If you were quick to install the iOS 18 developer beta on your iPhone, there’s some good news and some bad news for you. Let’s break it down:
Good News:
– Enhanced Control Center with power-off button
– App icon home screen customizations
– Various new features available to beta testers
Bad News:
– Apple Intelligence features delayed until late 2024 or 2025
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is taking a cautious approach by staggering the release of AI features to avoid system crashes. By limiting access initially, they aim to prevent AI chatbots like ChatGPT from spewing out incorrect information.
If you’ve installed the iOS 18 developer beta, you may have noticed a sharp drop in battery life, even on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Unfortunately, the new Siri features showcased at WWDC won’t be fully available until next year. Some highlights include:
– Personal context queries
– Screen content recognition
– Photo browsing and editing capabilities
While these advanced Siri capabilities won’t be live until 2025, users can expect improvements like a revamped interface with glowing lights and enhanced speech recognition before the year ends.
As for whether it’s worth diving into an unstable beta for early access to iOS 18 features, that decision is yours to make. The public beta will be available next month, leading up to the final stable version expected in September alongside the iPhone 16 series release.
Stay tuned for more updates on iOS 18 as we move closer to its official launch!
