Apple Intelligence probably won’t be available when the new iPhones launch this September.
This comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who cites people familiar with the matter and claims that Apple plans to release the AI features as a software update “by October” — because, predictably, Apple needs more time to fix bugs and ensure support from third-party developers.
Apple announced the AI features at WWDC in June, saying they were “deeply integrated” into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, but nearly all of the new features — including a smarter Siri, AI-powered text editing feature “Rewrite,” and AI-generated “Genmoji” images — were missing when iOS 18 and the rest of the new OS were released as betas in July.
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To be fair, Apple hasn’t committed to releasing the AI in September — the company said a beta version of Apple Intelligence will be available this fall, with some features coming “over the next year.” Still, the company is reportedly planning to make at least some of the features available with the launch of new iPhones, which typically happen in the first half of September.
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As of now, Apple plans to release iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia in September, with AI features coming in subsequent updates. Similarly, the first iPhone 16 models may not have AI capabilities when they start shipping to consumers.
Apple reportedly plans to make Apple Intelligence available in developer beta versions, namely iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, as early as this week.
While all of this is unofficial and unconfirmed, there has been a real and official delay to the rollout of Apple’s AI features in Europe, after the company said in June that it wouldn’t be rolling out Apple Intelligence in Europe (possibly until 2025) due to regulatory concerns.
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