Apple Intelligence release date leaked – here’s when the first AI features are set to arrive on your iPhone
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TheAppleIntelligence release date has been leaked, and when Apple said its AI features would arrive in October, it meant… Late October.
According to top insider Mark Gurman in Bloomberg’sPower On newsletter, Apple Intelligence’s first wave of AI features will be coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac on October 28, more than a month after theiPhone 16andiPhone 16 Prolaunch.
Apple Intelligence arrives as part of iOS 18.1 and will be accessible on a small selection of thebest iPhonesincluding the iPhone 16 lineup and the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. iPhone 15 users will sadly miss out on Apple’s first venture into the world of AI.
While October 28 will see the arrival ofApple Intelligence, it only spells the start of Apple’s AI rollout. This first batch ofApple Intelligence featureswill include Writing Tools for proofreading and rewriting, Smart Replies to quickly reply to messages, Notification Summaries, Clean Up in Photos, and a redesign of Siri.
A new era
Other features likeChatGPTintegration, Genmoji, and Image Playground are expected to arrive with iOS 18.2 before the end of the year with Siri’s major Apple Intelligence overhaul due around March 2025.
Apple’s AI rollout has been met with some skepticism considering the iPhone 16 lineup is currently on sale advertised as the ‘first iPhone built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence.’ By the time early adopters finally get their hands on Apple Intelligence, the phones will be over a month old, despite all of Apple’s marketing heavily focused on AI.
It’s also worth noting this October 28 release date will only be for US English, users in the UK who don’t want to change their device language will need to wait until later this year to use Apple Intelligence and EU iPhone owners might not be getting AI features at all.
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OuriOS 18.1 Apple Intelligence hands-onwill give you all the information you need on what to expect when Apple AI finally becomes available later this month. You can also check out ouriPhone 16 Pro reviewfor early impressions on Apple Intelligence.
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John-Anthony Disotto is TechRadar’s Senior Writer, AI, ensuring you get the latest information on Tech’s biggest buzzword. An expert in Apple, he was previously iMore’s How To Editor and has a monthly column in MacFormat. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and is an award-winning journalist with years of experience in editorial.
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