Apple Confirms Release of iOS 18.1 Next Week

Apple has confirmed that it intends to release iOS 18.1 next week, bringing Apple Intelligence to all users for the first time.

The company confirmed the upcoming release to The Verge as part of its AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid review.

Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1
Here are the first set of Apple Intelligence features that will be available with iOS 18.1. You'll be able to find them integrated across apps and experiences.


● Writing Tools
● Clean Up in Photos
● Create a Memory movie in Photos
● Natural language search in Photos
● Notification summaries
● Reduce Interruptions Focus
● Intelligent Breakthrough & Silencing in Focus
● Priority messages in Mail
● Smart Reply in Mail and Messages
● Summaries in Mail and Messages
● Siri enhancements, including product knowledge, more resilient request handling, new look and feel, more natural voice, the ability to type to Siri, and more

Apple Intelligence first launches in U.S. English, and will quickly expand to include localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. in December. Over the course of the next year, Apple Intelligence will expand to more languages, like Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and others.

Additional features will roll out in the months to come. Please download the iClarified app or follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and RSS for more updates!