Updated October 25 with further details of the new developer beta on its way.
Apple Intelligence is almost here and Apple has just confirmed exactly when. We already knew it was some time in October and now Apple has said it will be next week. And on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Apple has just put the first developer beta of iOS 18.2 live.
Apple Intelligence is just days away.
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Although the iOS 18.1 release is highly anticipated, it’s the developer beta of iOS 18.2—set to be the next update unless there are bug fixes that are needed in the meantime—that will likely cause more excitement as it has a lot of new features.
Early adopters of the new software have already commented on features they like. John-Anthony Disotto at Techradar, for instance, has talked about the AI features coming to the Mail app, saying, “While it may not be as headline-grabbing as ChatGPT-integration with Siri, Visual Intelligence, or Genmoji, it’s the mundane use of AI that I think the average consumer will appreciate most. I’ve been using the new Mail app in iOS 18.2 developer beta for roughly 24 hours now, and while it’s still in development it makes me optimistic about Apple Intelligence.”
Disotto’s enthusiasm is because of strong summarizing tools, new categorization and an improved design. Together they have sorted out what was a “mess of an inbox.” He also warns that as this is a developer beta, that it shouldn’t be installed on your main driver. I’d agree, early betas can be unstable or can damage battery life.
