When will Apple release iOS 18.2? That date is now pegged for early December, according to Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman.
Expected the week of December 2 according to sources, the update will bring Apple Intelligence enhancements, including a built-in ChatGPT, the Image Playground app, and custom emoji maker called Genmoji. Things might change if no delays get in the way.
The update will also offer new English language options beyond American English (such as Canada English), with broader language support expected to roll out in the EU by April.
Following this December update, Apple plans another major AI push in April with iOS 18.4. This update is set to finally bring new Siri capabilities, allowing the digital assistant to access real-time data on users’ screens to provide more personalized responses. That seems a bit crazy for new iPhone 16 series owners to wait seven months to get the new Siri. Apple’s marketing with Apple Intelligence doesn’t exactly tout a staggered rollout of these new features.
While Apple plans to reportedly integrate Google’s Gemini AI in the future, it’s expected to hold off on this feature until 2025. Expansion into China isn’t expected before iOS 19 guesses Gurman, likely in a bid to focus on gradual global rollouts and collaborations.
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True – it is quite annoying waiting for all the Apple Intelligence features to launch. 18.1 has it for US English, but after trying that it seems no different than Siri. The writing tools are amusing, but not very helpful. The summaries are too vague to rely on.
Hopefully it gets a lot better within the next few updates, but Apple has had 10+ years to make Siri smart and the progress has been extremely slow, so I have my doubts.
I’d rather have a staggered rollout of AI capabilities over few months (provided they work as promised) than released all at once and inevitably jumbled up, some of it working poorly or not at all.
Been using the clean up feature for a bit. I recently got access to Playground but other then creating an AI image of me, I really haven't had much time to explore. A smarter Siri is what I am waiting for.