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One of the most important updates in the history of the iPhone is about to arrive. iOS 18.1 is an update full of new featuresincluding Apple Intelligence, and is about to hit the market and completely transform your iPhone. And since we already know everything about this update, we are going to analyze all its new features and its release date.

It is the update we are all waiting for and one to which Apple has dedicated the most development time. They will practically pass 3 months from the launch of the first beta of iOS 18.1 to its final versionthe same time Apple usually spends on a new operating system.

What’s new in iOS 18.1

We are before the first major update of iOS 18as iOS 18.0.1 was released to fix bugs. But it is much more than an update, as it means the arrival of Apple Intelligence, which promises to revolutionize the way we use the iPhone.

These are all the new features of iOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence

It is the great news of iOS 18.1, in fact, It is the main novelty of iOS 18but it has been delayed until this update. It is true that Apple Intelligence, for the moment, will be restricted to the United States and the English language, which will make its launch more staggered. Apple has confirmed the languages ​​in which Apple Intelligence will be available soon, and we hope that it will not take long for it to reach all users.

Although Apple Intelligence arrives with iOS 18.1, There will be features that will continue to be unavailable and that they will not arrive until the next update. These are all the Apple Intelligence features that we will see in iOS 18.1:

• writing tools– This feature will allow you to rewrite, correct and summarize text almost anywhere you can type, including Mail, NotAs, Pages and third-party applications.
• New features for Siri:
  • New design with a bright light that wraps around the edge of the screen when Siri is active.
  • Ability to switch between text and voice to give instructions to Siri.
  • Siri can now give users on-device support and answer thousands of questions about how to do something on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
  • Siri now understands you better even if you get confused with some words, and is also able to maintain the context from one request to the next.
• New features for Mail:
  • A new section at the top of the inbox shows the most urgent emails, such as a dinner invitation for that day or a boarding pass.
  • In your inbox, instead of previewing the first few lines of each email, you can see summaries without opening the message.
  • Smart Reply provides tips for quick response, and will identify questions in an email to ensure everything is answered.

Apple Intelligence promises to revolutionize the way we use the iPhone

• Reduce interruptions– A new approach that shows only notifications that might need immediate attention, such as a message about an early pick-up from daycare.
• New features for Photos:
  • Natural language can be used to search for specific photos, such as “Maya skating in a tie-dye shirt” or “Katie with stickers on her face.”
  • Video search adds the ability to find specific moments in clips so users can go directly to the relevant moment.
  • Memories: Users can create the story they want to see by simply writing a description. Using language and image understanding, Apple Intelligence will choose the best photos and videos based on the description, create a story with chapters based on themes identified in the photos, and organize them into a movie with its own narrative arc.
  • Clean Up: this function will allow you to delete elements from the photos so that they look the way we want, such as eliminating a person who appears in the background.
• Transcripts– In Notes and other apps, you can record audio and get a transcript along with a summary of that transcript with the most relevant details.

Apple Intelligence will be compatible only with iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro y iPhone 16 Pro Max. And also with iPads or Macs that have an M series chip.

What’s new in the Control Center

iOS 18 Control Center has completely changed and now it is much more customizable, in addition to having a new design. And with iOS 18.1 Apple has decided to improve it with some very interesting new features:

• Apple has added new buttons: Wi-Fi, VPN, Satellite, AirDrop, Measurements and Level.
• A new button has also been added that can reset the Control Center to the default layout. This can be found in Settings > Control Center.
• Shortcuts can now open the Control Center, offering multiple possibilities.

NFC in third-party apps

Apple ha Open iPhone NFC to third-party apps in iOS 18.1and that means anyone can launch their own contactless payments app for the iPhone as an alternative to Apple Pay. But NFC is not only used for payments, now developers will be able to access functions like these without depending on the options offered by Apple:

• Contactless payments
• car keys
• Corporate insignia
• Student IDs
• house keys
• hotel keys
• Merchant Loyalty and Rewards Cards
• Event tickets
• Government IDs

Improvements to the iPhone Mirroring app

The iPhone Mirroring app available in macOS Sequoia allows us to see the iPhone on our Mac and control it from here. And with the arrival of iOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 it is now adds drag and drop functionality. You can send documents, photos and any other file simply by dragging it to the iPhone screen. This app is not available at the moment in Europe.

Other news

• Apple Music– Added a new option to share songs directly to TikTok. So if you are a fan of this social network, it is now more integrated with Apple’s music platform.
• Sleep apnea detection– This update adds this feature compatible with Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Series 10.
• Camera control: The new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 adds functions, if you hold down the camera control button with a light press, you will now see a bar next to the settings options. You can also switch to the front camera, in addition to switching between the rear cameras.
• Notifications: If you have multiple notifications from an app and they are grouped together on the iPhone lock screen, a number now appears next to the app icon showing you how many notifications you have from that app.
• New Watch app icon– Removed the Apple Watch side button that appeared.
• Microphone and camera indicators– The orange and green indicators displayed on the Dynamic Island have a new animation that fades out when you stop using the microphone and camera.

iOS 18.1 released

Although this is not an official confirmation from Apple, it is as if it were. Mark Gurman has leaked the release date of iOS 18.1 and it makes a lot of sense seeing the evolution of its development. This would be the chosen date:

• iOS 18 Release Date: October 28.

This is all we know about iOS 18.1, a big update that will be released very soon. There are many new features that we expect, although Apple Intelligence, which is one of the big news, will not be available in all regions.

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