Apple Intelligence is finally here — in really early beta form.
Apple on Monday released the first developer beta for iOS 18.1, which includes long-awaited Apple Intelligence, with (some) new AI features live and ready to use right now.
But heads up: You can download the iOS 18.1 dev beta and use Apple Intelligence only if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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You can use Apple Intelligence to create original emoji, proofread your emails, summarize articles in Safari, prioritize your notifications, analyze your audio transcripts and reduce interruptions on your iPhone and other compatible devices. And Siri of course will use AI to better assist you.
If you don’t have the iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max, you can still check out the iOS 18 developer beta to take advantage of all the other new features that aren’t AI, like the redesigned home screen, a customizable control center, locked and hidden apps, scheduled text messages, a new password manager app, text messaging via satellite and the huge redesign to the Photos app.
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The Apple Developer program has long required a fee to join, at $100 per year. Last year, with the release of the iOS 17 developer beta, Apple created a free tier of the Apple Developer program, which allows you to download any developer betas for free as long as you have an Apple ID.
If you want to try out iOS 18.1 today, here’s how.
Why you might not want to download the iOS 18.1 developer beta
Just because you can download the iOS 18.1 developer beta for free doesn’t mean you need to, or should.
Early developer betas, such as this one, are intended for developers to test their apps on upcoming versions of iOS. It’s also a way for developers to identify and report bugs, which helps…
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