Apple Intelligence is reported to not arrive until October with iOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence probably won't be ready in time for public release and iPadOS 18 in September, but you might not have to wait too long for it after that. In accordance with Mark Gurman, Apple plans to introduce Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, which the company expects to be released in October. Betas of these – with some AI features – will reportedly be ready for developers to start playing with as soon as this week.

Apple Intelligence will not offer its full features at first. Others, like, are expected to come later this year. Gurman reported that these updates could come next year. And when Apple Intelligence arrives, it will not be compatible with all phones that can support iOS 18. Apple said when it was announced that . That rules out all the latest iPhone models except the .