In his latest “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says iOS 18.1, with support for Apple Intelligence, should arrive by the middle of October. He thinks iOS 18.2 — should arrive in December.
After that, Apple wants to get iOS 18.3 complete by the end of the year, setting the stage for a January release, Gurman says. The biggest iOS 18 update after iOS 18.1 will be iOS 18.4, which will include many of the new Siri features (some are in consideration for iOS 18.3, I’m told).
“That’s not scheduled to be released until March, following its completion in early February,” Gurman says. “This staggered rollout of Apple Intelligence could test the patience of customers. Though it’s not uncommon for Apple to postpose the release of new features, the scale of the delays this year is unprecedented. And the company has only made things worse by turning these still-unavailable features into the main selling point for new iPhones.”
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