According to informed sources, Apple's upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) feature will be released later than expected and cannot be released at the same time as the iPhone and iPad software updates, giving the company more time to fix vulnerabilities.
According to informed sources, Apple now plans to launch "Apple Intelligence" to customers before October as part of its software update. This means that iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, which were released in September, do not have AI capabilities and will have to wait a few weeks before "Apple Intelligence" will be added in subsequent iOS 18 updates.
However, they also added that Apple plans to provide Apple Intelligence to software developers for early testing through iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 beta versions as early as this week.
But it is worth mentioning that this strategy is relatively rare. It is understood that Apple usually gradually releases previews of updates and improvements after the official version of iOS is released. Therefore, providing developers with a beta version in advance this time means that the software risk will be higher than usual.
At the same time, in order to ensure that its huge bet on artificial intelligence can be smoothly released to consumers, Apple needs the support of developers to help solve some problems and test features on a larger scale. It is reported that concerns about the stability of Apple's smart features have to some extent led the company to separate these features from the upcoming initial versions of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Absent from the first batch of iPhone 16
In June of this year, Apple announced these new features and operating systems at its Worldwide Developers Conference, and stated that "Apple Smart" will debut as part of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. This delay means that artificial intelligence features will not be widely launched and applied until the subsequent updates of the new operating system.
Moreover, according to the aforementioned revelations about Apple's intelligence, it is speculated that the first batch of iPhone 16 shipped to consumers this year may lack new artificial intelligence features and require software updates in a few weeks.
The first batch of features launched by Apple Intelligent include priority of key notifications, web and voice notes, tools to improve writing, improvements to Siri, and integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT.
According to media analysis, even if Apple updates to iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, "Apple Smart" will still lack some features. This includes some of the most significant changes to Siri, such as the ability to use data on the device to assist with answering questions, and the system being able to use content on the user's screen to provide answers.
According to reports, Apple plans to launch a full set of Apple Smart features through multiple updates to iOS 18 between the end of 2024 and the first half of 2025. In addition to iPhone and iPad, Apple Smart will also be integrated into Mac computers. In addition, the Apple Smart of Vision Pro is also under development, but the release plan for the device will not be announced until later.
In order to not fall behind in the global AI competition, Apple has placed a "big bet" on "Apple Intelligence". In the past year, artificial intelligence has swept the globe, disrupting both enterprise and consumer devices. Apple believes that these new features may contribute to the sales of new iPhones this year. The iPhone 16 series has almost no changes in design, so software related improvements will be the main factor driving sales of new models.