Apple enthusiasts eagerly anticipating the tech giant's latest innovations will have to exercise patience for some of the most exciting Apple Intelligence features. While iOS 18.1 and 18.2 are set to bring a host of new capabilities, several groundbreaking updates won't arrive until 2025.
Siri's Personal Touch
One of the most anticipated features is Siri's ability to understand personal context. This upgrade will allow the virtual assistant to learn from your communications and actions, making it more intuitive and helpful. Imagine asking Siri to find a flight number from an old email or retrieve a recipe a friend texted you months ago. This level of personalization is on the horizon, but not until a future update in 2025.
App Integration Overhaul
Siri is also getting a major boost in its ability to interact with apps. The assistant will soon be able to perform complex tasks within both Apple and third-party applications. For example, Siri could edit a photo and send it via Messages, or extract a PDF from an email and save it to Files. These advanced in-app actions are slated for either iOS 18.3 or 18.4, expected to roll out in 2025.
Mac Users, Hold Your Horses
While iPhone and iPad users will enjoy Genmoji - a feature for creating custom emoji characters - in iOS 18.2, Mac users will have to wait. The macOS version of this feature is still in development. Similarly, the Memory Movie feature, which creates photo slideshows based on text descriptions, will be absent from macOS Sequoia's initial release.
Smarter Notifications
A new Priority Notifications feature is in the works, designed to display your most important alerts at the top of your notification stack. This intelligent sorting system aims to streamline your interaction with your device, but it won't be available until a 2025 update.
Expanded Language Support
Apple plans to broaden its language offerings in 2025, adding support for Chinese, various English dialects, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and more. This expansion will make Apple's AI features accessible to a wider global audience.
While the wait for these features may seem long, Apple's phased rollout approach ensures that each update is polished and ready for prime time. In the meantime, users can look forward to the exciting changes coming in iOS 18.1 and 18.2, which will lay the groundwork for these future innovations.