Your iPhone 16 could get its first Apple Intelligence options later this month

The iPhone 16, regardless of its advertising to date, nonetheless doesn’t have Apple Intelligence. That’s set to vary on October twenty eighth with the discharge of iOS 18.1, in accordance with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in right now’s Energy On e-newsletter.

The replace will convey with it AI-powered notification summaries, Gurman writes. Although he solely lists that instance, the iOS 18.1 beta has additionally included some Siri enhancements (like understanding you higher while you stumble over your phrases), together with writing instruments and a brand new rainbow-colored glowing edge graphic while you summon Siri on a cellphone or iPad.

Apple Intelligence solely runs on the iPhone 15 Professional and up, however it’s additionally been out there in beta for Macs and iPads with Apple silicon chips (M1 and and up), so even when you don’t have these iPhones, you should still be capable to take it for a spin. Trying forward, it’s additionally rumored to be supported on the subsequent iPhone SE.

We’ll nonetheless have to attend on among the marquee Apple Intelligence options. Siri finishing up duties for you throughout a number of apps and utilizing your info as context hasn’t been a part of the betas — that could not come till March subsequent 12 months. Different options, together with Apple’s Picture Playground and Genmoji, could possibly be out by December.