Apple Intelligences release date is almost here - why it's a bigger deal than you think

Date:
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 18:31:00 +0000

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Apple Intelligence's release date is fast approaching and it's a pretty big deal for the future of AI.

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Apple Intelligences release date is fast approaching, making it an exciting time to own one of the best iPhones .

The AI tools are one of the major selling points of the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro , bringing features like proofreading and rewriting, summaries, and AI photo editing to iOS 18. Thats not all, however iOS 18.1s imminent launch and the arrival of AI on iPhone is just the beginning, with more Apple Intelligence features set to launch over the next year.

So when is the Apple Intelligence release date? And is it actually a big
deal? Or will consumers forget it even exists in just a few months time?
Apple Intelligence release date (Image credit: Apple)

Apple Intelligence is currently in testing via the iOS 18.1 public beta . This means we can expect to see Writing Tools, Clean Up, and Notification Summaries, to name just a few features, arrive in October with iOS 18.1s official release. Weve covered all the Apple Intelligence features , and when you can expect to use them, in-depth already, but heres a quick rundown of
the expected release schedule:

Apple has confirmed that Apple Intelligence will arrive in October with iOS 18.1. Later this year, according to Bloombergs Mark Gurman, Genmoji and Image Playground will arrive in iOS 18.2 which is expected in December. Following
on from those major updates, iOS 18.3 is expected around January, and could potentially add some of the Apple Intelligence-fuelled Siri features.
Finally, the full Siri Apple Intelligence makeover is expected in March of next year as part of iOS 18.4, closing out the first year of Apple Intelligence features just in time for iOS 19 and WWDC 2025.

Based on these rumors, and Apples own confirmation that Apple Intelligence will launch this month, we fully expect iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to arrive in the next couple of weeks. Why its a big deal (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol)

The Apple Intelligence launch is a huge deal in terms of the future of easily accessible AI, and Apples entrance into the AI space could play a pivotal
part in the future of the technology. Lets take a step back from the powerhouses of AI like OpenAI for a second; your parents will probably get their first taste of AI in Apple Intelligence, as will many average
consumers. That means Apples foray into AI, and its attempt to become AI for the rest of us, is a far bigger deal than the new AI features themselves.


iPhone users make up the majority of the US smartphone market, and Apple has built a successful business on the promise of its technology just working straight out the box. With the arrival of Apple Intelligence, well get a good idea of whether or not AI is ready to become a key element of our daily
lives, or if, in its current form, its just a nice-to-have that we forget about with time. Does Apple Intelligence become a key element of the iPhone experience, like FaceID, or does it become the next example of Apples ideas not living up to their promise like the discontinued Touch Bar?

Every smartphone with AI features these days, whether thats the Google Pixel
9 or the Samsung S24 Ultra, has what seems like a repackaging of the same tools: writing, summarizing, photo editing, and a better voice assistant. Can Apples attempt surpass these Android offerings and offer something distinct? And if so, do people even care?

As someone who writes about AI every day, Im intrigued to see how the average consumer interacts with the idea of chatbots and AI-powered features built into operating systems. Apples vision for its Apple Intelligence-powered version of Siri, with personal context and on-screen awareness, is the AI addition to iOS Im most excited about, but if the voice assistant turns out not to be as impressive as Apples WWDC 2024 demo suggested, it could quickly come to be seen as a high-profile failure.

Theres a lot to look forward to in the world of AI; and Apple Intelligence, while maybe not the most impressive use case weve seen for artificial intelligence, is set to be a turning point for the technology. As for in
which direction, however, your guess is as good as mine: will Apple Intelligence catapult consumer AI into the mainstream? Or could it turn out
to be another Apple Vision Pro niche, and better executed by others? You might also like Apple Intelligence hands on - iOS 18.1 dev beta gives us an early look at a smarter Siri and more The Apple Intelligence launch is a mess Apple Intelligence: here's a full list of the iPhones, iPads and Macs that'll get Apples new AI powers



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