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

 / New AI features from Apple are available to test on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in early developer previews.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. 

Jul 29, 2024 at 1:32 PM EDT

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. Bloombergreported that Apple will likely roll out some Apple Intelligence features, like Siri’s larger AI overhaul, later, running well into 2025.