At the recently concluded WWDC 2024 event, Apple unveiled its upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 18, and after going through the keynote and the release notes, I can safely say that it is one of the biggest upgrades to iOS yet. Yes, there are a few features that should have come into the iOS platform a long time ago, but as they say, Apple takes their time with things because they want to get it ‘Right’.
The most interesting thing about iOS 18 however, it not the quality of life impovements, but the all-new Apple Intelligence that will run through the very foundation of iOS and make every feature smarter and more personal. Powering Apple Intelligence will be OpenAI’s brand new GPT 4-o, which itself has become the best of the bunch when it comes to AI applications and platforms.
There are some who feel Apple is making a mistake by going with OpenAI, rather than developing its own AI model, but when I thought about this, I saw a similarity to the Apple-Intel partnership, where the former utilised Intel chipsets, until it was ready with its own silicon, and now, we can all see just how well the new generation of Apple chipsets are performing.
The Cupertino based tech giant may just be pulling another Intel here, in the sense that they will give their users a taste of the best AI in the market, and in due course, blow everyone out of the water with a AI model of their own, but that’s just my thinking.
iOS 18 release date
If you are an Apple user and you absolutely can’t wait to try iOS 18, well the word on the corner is that users will be able to download the new version this fall (usually a few days after their September flagship event).
iOS 18 compatible devices
iOS 18 will run on the following devices –
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE
(2nd generation or later)
However, if you are looking forward to using Apple Intelligence, you will need to own an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max.
