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“But Apples AI glory is still years away.
That may not be theApple Intelligencelaunch people had been dreaming of, particularly those employed at Apple HQ.
“But there are many definitions of ‘when Apple Intelligence arrives.'”
A public beta followed in September shortly after theiOS 18update arrived.
You won’t find every Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 18.1.
The update includesWriting Toolsthat work in any app where there’s keyboard input, including third-party offerings.
Instead of showing the first few sentences of a message, your inbox now displays a two line summary.
Siri also gets the first changesin what figures to be a complete overhaul as part of Apple Intelligence.
Siri has a more extensive understanding of Apple products, making it a good troubleshooting resource.
There’s atype-to-Siri featurein Apple Intelligence, too.
All of those are improvements, some of them further along then others.
But they’re not exactly reinventing what the iPhone as to offer.
That’s certainlymy impression after using iOS 18.1.
But other tools feel like they’re going to need more refinement over time.
There’s certainly in this initial burst of Apple Intelligence features that’s reason enough to upgrade your phone.
That assessment lines up with IDC’s forecast for iPhone sales during the holiday quarter closing out 2024.
Expect a public beta to follow soon enough.
This Google Lens-like feature lets you point your iPhone camera at something to extract information.
Other iOS 18.2 additions include Image Playground, Apple’s stab at using generative AI to create images.
Those will be good additions to the iPhone experience, and I certainly look forward to trying them.
I suspect that message and email summaries are the most obvious changes.”
IDC’s Popal sees Siri as the key.
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