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The beta testing cycle for Apple’s latest OS updates is in full swing. Earlier this week, the third developer beta was released for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, and the rest of this fall’s updates. The fourth developer beta is expected to be available in the coming weeks, likely at around the same time as the first beta Apple makes available to the public (though less stable developer betas were released last year by Apple). You no longer have to pay to access a developer account).
Many of the features in the new update are already available for testing. Cosmetic Updates and Under the hood improvementsHowever, Apple’s highly touted Apple Intelligence features are not available for testing in any form. Reports In the current version of iOS 18, the Xcode Simulator shows a settings menu for Apple Intelligence features, but for now it appears that these settings remain non-functional placeholders that don’t actually do anything.
That could change soon. Apple has said that the first wave of Apple Intelligence features will be available “this summer,” and I’d make a small bet that the first features will be available in the public beta builds later this month. But the current state of the beta means that report Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggested that Apple was “caught off guard” by the tech industry’s keen interest in generative AI.
Apple Intelligence features, if they even come at all, will be rolled out gradually; some features will be available sooner than others. —Gurman Recently reported Specifically, the new Siri won’t be available to test until January, and it may not actually be released until early 2025. The first wave of features will only work in US English, and most of the features will only be available on relatively recent Apple hardware — currently, that includes iPads and Macs with M-series chips, or the iPhone 15 Pro, but presumably all of this year’s new Pro and non-Pro iPhones will be compatible with Apple Intelligence.
That Apple is being relatively slow to roll out AI-generated features isn’t necessarily a bad thing: Just look at Microsoft, which has repeatedly failed in its attempts to rush AI-powered features into its Bing search engine, Edge browser and Windows operating system. Windows 11 Recall FeatureA comprehensive database of screenshots and text that tracks everything you do on your PC was announced, followed by Multiple delays Security researchers and other testers indicated that users’ personal information may be at risk.
