Apple has released Beta 5 of iOs 18.1, which will be The first update in which we will see Apple IntelligenceWhat are the main new features of this Beta 5? We tell you all about them here.

This afternoon new Betas have been released for the next Apple updates. iOS 18.1 and iPadOS Beta 5, watchOS 11.1 Beta 2 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 5. These will be the first updates in which Apple Intelligence will debut, although not in its entirety and not worldwide. We will only see the first features in the United States and in US English, it will not be until 2025 when we will see them in Europe. In the successive Betas that we have been testing these weeks we have already told you about the main new features, and in This Beta 5 changes some things again which we list below:

  • New buttons to add to the control center, including WiFi and VPN
  • New option within Settings>Control Center to reset it to factory settings in case you went overboard when customizing it
  • RCS Messaging support is extended to new operators and countries
    • Vodafone (Germany)
    • Telenet (Belgium)
    • Neighbor (Belgium)
    • BASE (Belgium)
    • TracFone (United States)
    • C Spire (United States)
  • New option to switch to the front camera in the iPhone 16 Camera Control
  • New option to drag files between Mac and iPhone using iPhone Mirroring
  • New writing tools button in the Notes app
  • New Shortcuts action to open Control Center
  • Apple Intelligence icon appears dark in settings (in dark mode)

To update to this new Beta you must be part of the developer program. It is expected that it will soon be available for users of the Public Beta, and The estimated date of release to the public is in the month of Octoberso there will surely be another Beta before it is available to everyone.