Apple Intelligence Won’t Release with iOS 18 in September: Gurman
Jul. 29, 2024According to the sources familiar with Apple’s plans, the company will introduce Apple Intelligence through software updates by October, a few weeks after officially launchingiOS 18, iPadOS 18, andmacOS Sequoia. This means that the initial launch of the new OS versions will lack Apple Intelligence features, contrary to what everyone anticipated.
The reported reason for the delay is the concern about the stability of Apple Intelligence features and developers need sufficient time for testing them.
It’s worth knowing that Apple Intelligence could be accessible to software developers for the first time as soon as this week with the first betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. Well, this is a rare move by Apple. The company usually doesn’t release previews of follow-up software updates until the initial version is out. It seems Apple is taking extra care to ensure a smooth public release of its big bet on AI. The giant wants developers to iron out issues and test features on a wider scale so nothing goes wrong when it finally enters the AI league.
Gurman also notes that Apple’s revised release strategy for Apple Intelligence also means the upcoming iPhone 16 series will be launched without Apple Intelligence capabilities and will need a software update to access them at a later date. So, if you’ve got acompatible device, you’ll have to wait till October to enjoy Apple’s suite of AI features. The Cupertino tech giant is gearing up to complete its development of iOS 18.0 by the end of July.
