iOS 18.3 is here with a major change to how you enable Apple Intelligence

Date:
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Description:
Plus, a fix for Notification Summaries

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18.3 is out now for all users, alongside a few other Apple software updates. For the first time, this update enables Apple Intelligence by default. This update rolls out a fix for Notification Summaries and improvements to Visual Intelligence.

After a few weeks of developer and public betas, Apple finally released iOS 18.3 to the public today meaning that if you have an iPhone capable of running the software, you can install it as an over-the-air update right now.

It also delivers two significant improvements to Apple Intelligence and turns on the suite of features by default. Still, in the world of Apple Software Updates, iOS 18.3 stands as a smaller one that does more work under the hood rather than providing flashy new features.

Apple also released several updates for its other devices: iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, and watchOS 11.3. Updates for the Apple Vision Pro, the HomePod and HomePod mini, and the Apple TV 4K also dropped, so now is a good time to check for updates.

The big change, though, with Apple's most recent software updates is that Apple Intelligence is being enabled by default. So, if you don't want the ChatGPT integration for Siri, Image Playground, custom emojis, writing tools, or notification summaries, in that case, you'll need to navigate to Settings and turn off the suite of features. (Image credit: Future)

Leading the feature pack with iOS 18.3 are new tricks for Visual
Intelligence. Initially teased in September 2024 when Apple first unveiled
the iPhone 16 lineup, the Camera Control could do a bit more beyond taking photos, including letting you take a picture of anything and either search
for it on Google or ask ChatGPT for help.

Now, with iOS 18.3, Visual Intelligence can help you identify a pet it
worked well with my mini Bernedoodle, Rosie and different types of plants. Further, if you scan a poster or something with a date on it, you can export that right to your calendar to create a new event.

It certainly makes Visual Intelligence more useful. Considering its similar
to Google Lens and other apps, including ChatGPTs iOS app , which has become more multi-modal , Apple is certainly looking to improve the experience continuously. Its also building out Apple Intelligence features; remember, these are all still in beta.

The other Apple Intelligence feature thats getting an update here is Notification Summaries , and this is the fix or solution that the tech giant promised after the feature caused a few very public issues. You might recall that BBC News called out the feature for summarizing a story about the
accused killer of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson quite incorrectly. (Image credit: Future / Apple)

With iOS 18.3, Notification Summaries for News and Entertainment apps are off by default, and you can turn the functionality on or off per app. Turning the feature off for news entirely shows that Apple is making some more tweaks under the hood and will likely reenable this when it feels the feature is ready for prime time.

All other apps with notification summaries turned on will be presented in italics to let you know they are being generated through Apple Intelligence.

And if youve already been running iOS 18.1 or iOS 18.2, iOS 18.3 will automatically enable Apple Intelligence on your device, assuming it can run it. You can still go into Settings to turn it off, but this is the first time it is being enabled by default, and the same switch-on occurs with macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iPadOS 18.3.

As with most other Apple software updates, iOS 18.3 also includes bug fixes and security updates, so its always advisable to keep your iPhone and other Apple devices up to date. You might also like DeepSeek is the new AI chatbot that has the world talking I pitted it against ChatGPT to see which is best The iPhone 16 is getting a neat Apple Intelligence upgrade with iOS 18.3
here are 3 new tricks I'm excited about Apple Intelligences Notification summary controversy is a reminder that AI will improve with time, and I'm not giving up on it



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