I installed the Apple Intelligence public beta on my iPhone 16 Pro Max and it works great

Date:
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:00:26 +0000

Description:
I installed the iOS 18.1 public beta on my new iPhone 16 pro Max and now I have access to Apple Intelligence.

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Well, Apple kind of fooled us, didnt it? The iPhone 16 , iPhone 16 Plus , iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max are now here and theres a public beta of Apple Intelligence to supercharge your new iPhone at launch.

Yes, the public beta isnt as stable as the upcoming iOS 18.1 release next month, but I decided to install it on my brand new iPhone 16 Pro Max , and Im impressed with the results so far.

For full transparency, I initially installed iOS 18.1 developer beta 1 on my iPhone 15 Pro Max in July and after testing out Apple Intelligence for a few days I uninstalled the buggy mess from my device. It wasnt so much an Apple Intelligence problem, but more related to how unstable a developer beta can
be and why no one should install any developer betas on their primary device.

Fast forward to September 20 and not only do I have the shiny new iPhone 16 Pro Max in Desert Titanium but Ive reinstalled iOS 18.1 thanks to Apples surprise public beta drop. Public betas are still in development but they are usually far more stable than any developer beta, and so far, so good.

So I unboxed my 16 Pro Max, instantly updated to iOS 18.1 public beta (if youre looking to find out how to do this, check out our iOS 18.1 public beta install guide ), and jumped on the Apple Intelligence waitlist.

Within minutes, my new iPhone had Apple Intelligence and my worry of Apple Intelligences messy launch was somewhat defused. (Image credit: Apple)

Just to be clear, iOS 18.1 public beta is exactly that, a beta, so while Im happy to use it on my primary device, I dont suggest you install it unless
you know exactly what youre getting yourself into. Ive had no bugs or performance issues so far and the Apple Intelligence features that are available work pretty well, but everyones experience with beta software is different depending on the apps you use.

Back to Apple Intelligence: Youll find all of the features my colleague Lance Ulanoff discussed in his iPhone 16 Pro Max review , which means Writing Tools to proofread and summarize text, smart replies in Messages, Siris redesign albeit not the super smart one youre waiting for, Clean Up in Photos to
remove objects from pictures, the ability to create Movie Memories, and the most underrated Apple Intelligence feature of them all: Reduce Interruptions Focus mode.

On paper, it might not sound like a lot of new additions to iOS on the best iPhone, but Apple Intelligence gives your smartphone a 2024 AI-fuelled
glow-up making my new device feel fresh, rather than an incremental upgrade
on my already fantastic 15 Pro Max from last year. It's not quite ripe, yet

So far Ive used Apple Intelligence to reply to my girlfriend more often than
I care to admit (shes definitely realizing, so I need to be careful), quickly removed a dog toy from the background of a photo of my French Bulldog, and used Reduce Interruptions to silence unnecessary notifications. Ive had no problem with Apple Intelligence's performance so far while using the iOS 18.1 public beta, everything works just as expected and so much better than that initial developer beta I tried all those months ago. While it does feel like the AI features arent quite ripe yet, this is enough of a taster to get me excited for the lifespan of my iPhone 16 Pro Max and all the Apple Intelligence it has to look forward to.

If youre on the fence, there are worse things you can do than try out the iOS 18.1 public beta with Apple Intelligence. But remember, its a beta after all. You might also like... iPhone 16 review iPhone 16 Plus review iPhone 16 Pro review



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