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Apple releases iOS 18.1 developer beta with the first ‘Apple Intelligence’ iPhone features

Four simulated iPhone screenshots showing Apple Intelligence features like the new Genmoji, smart replies, and priority notifications.
Some of the Apple Intelligence features previewed during WWDC 2024 | Image: Apple

Apple has just released the developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, giving users access to the company’s first set of AI features. Some of the Apple Intelligence features arriving with the beta include Siri with an updated design and ability to maintain context across multiple requests, new Mail features like smart reply and email summaries, natural language search in Photos, and other tweaks, according to 9to5Mac.

To install these updates, you’ll need an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, or for iPads and Macs, a system with an Apple Silicon chip.

At the same time, on Monday, Apple also released a second public beta for iOS 18, with some of the features seen in a recent developer beta, like RCS support on more…

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