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iOS 18 Speculation Thread
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Let’s not overthink this.
From my vantage point, it appears the intention was to release the initial subset of features (writing assistance, Genmoji, etc) with 18.0. For whatever reason, that became impossible within the time constraints dictated by the need to have a complete 18.0 in time to install on new iPhones coming off the assembly line beginning towards the end of August.
At the same time, it would have been hugely injurious to Apple’s stock price if they were to ship iOS 18 with no Apple Intelligence AND no visible roadmap to when it would appear. So they needed to get it out there now, but with an extended date for it’s release. Hence an 18.1 beta this week. This buys them 3-5 additional weeks to get things as polished as possible and keeps the new iPhone release date on schedule.
My thinking is that the 18.1 beta will be available to all users, just like betas are even they have one feature that are not available on all phones (think Standby mode).
We’ll know soon!
From my vantage point, it appears the intention was to release the initial subset of features (writing assistance, Genmoji, etc) with 18.0. For whatever reason, that became impossible within the time constraints dictated by the need to have a complete 18.0 in time to install on new iPhones coming off the assembly line beginning towards the end of August.
At the same time, it would have been hugely injurious to Apple’s stock price if they were to ship iOS 18 with no Apple Intelligence AND no visible roadmap to when it would appear. So they needed to get it out there now, but with an extended date for it’s release. Hence an 18.1 beta this week. This buys them 3-5 additional weeks to get things as polished as possible and keeps the new iPhone release date on schedule.
My thinking is that the 18.1 beta will be available to all users, just like betas are even they have one feature that are not available on all phones (think Standby mode).
We’ll know soon!
So they are splitting it off. Clicked the bottom and it brought up the update. On 15 pro.
Will be interested to see how long the waitlist process is.
I await your words of wisdom, I wonder if Apples Ai will ever come to the Apple TV?
The Apple Intelligence beta was always going to be waitlisted — the only thing that has changed is that it will be based on 18.1/15.1 instead of 18.0/15.0.
Lame: Apple Intelligence is not currently available in the EU or China.
Came up on both my ipad pro (M1) and 15 pro. So seems they aren't making people wait (unless you don't have an M1 with 8gb of ram maybe).
