You might have to wait a little longer for Apple Intelligence.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s official launch date for the AI interface will slip to give Apple time to fix bugs.
According to individuals with knowledge about Apple’s plans, the company now plans to start rolling out Apple Intelligence in software updates by October, arriving several weeks after the launch of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. It’s thought that Apple Intelligence will be effectively split out among the launch of the software updates to allow for stability and QA testing.
Apple Intelligence will still be made to software developers for the first betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1.
Gurman also noted that it seems likely that the iPhone 16 lineup could ship without Apple Intelligence and require a software update for it at a later date. Apple is now said to be aiming to have development of iOS 18.0 completed by the end of July.
Even when Apple Intelligence arrives with iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, it will be missing aspects such as the overhauled version of Siri that uses on-device data to answer questions and understands what is on a user’s screen. These features are expected to arrive in the first half of 2025.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.