The latest iOS 18.1 beta brings call recording and transcribing to more iPhones

Date:
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:09:33 +0000

Description:
iOS 18.1 beta 4 is out, and it reportedly brings call recording to every iPhone from the iPhone XS onwards.

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With iOS 18 now out in the wild, Apple has also expanded its iOS 18.1 beta. Previously, this beta was only available on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max , but now beta 4 of iOS 18.1 has rolled out, and this is available
for every device capable of running iOS 18.

Of course, the reason Apple limited the beta previously was because the headline feature is Apple Intelligence , and this only works with the iPhone 16 line and the iPhone 15 Pro models. But theres more here than just Apple Intelligence, including call recording and transcribing, and thanks to this latest beta we now know these features will be more widely available.

MacRumors has confirmed that these features work on the iPhone 14 Pro , and there have been other user reports suggesting that they work on everything from the iPhone XS onwards which is to say, every phone that can run iOS 18. (Image credit: MacRumors) Recordings and transcripts but no summaries

With this latest iOS 18.1 beta then, no matter what phone youre using you should be able to tap an icon in the top left corner of the call screen to start a recording. A spoken message will then inform everyone on the line
that the call is being recorded, and once the call is over youll find the recording and a transcript in the Notes app.

However, while it seems all recent iPhones will get these features, you will still need Apple Intelligence to get an AI-generated summary of the call. So for that you need an iPhone 15 Pro, an iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model.

You also currently need to be in the U.S., Australia, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, or South Korea to use call recording at all, but hopefully the feature will be made more widely available over time.

And if you dont fancy grabbing a beta, the finished version of iOS 18.1 is
set to land in October, so theres not long to wait. You might also like iOS
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