During the special Apple Event, where the new iPhone 16 range was unveiled, Apple also announced the much-anticipated software update for iPhone owners. This is iOS 18, which is expected to bring significant innovations, particularly with the integration of Apple's Artificial Intelligence (AI) features.
The final version of iOS 18 will be released on 16 September for all supported devices. In particular, the brand-new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models will come with iOS 18 pre-installed when they launch on 20 September.
However, one notable difference this year is that Apple Intelligence features will only be supported on iPhone 16 models and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Other iPhones will not be able to take advantage of these advanced AI features.
Apple also announced the list of iPhones that will support iOS 18. The oldest models to receive the update are the iPhone XS models, which were released in 2018.
Due to European Union regulations, Apple will not be making its new suite of Artificial Intelligence technologies, known as Apple Intelligence, available in Europe this year. Features such as iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing will also be unavailable in the European market with iOS 18.
iPhones that will support iOS 18:
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS / XS Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro / iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 / 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro / 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 / 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 / 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max
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