iOS 18.1 Update: Apple’s Latest AI Features Are Here – Find Out What’s New!

Apple’s iOS 18.1 update brings advanced AI features like enhanced Siri, writing tools, and Focus Modes to iPhones. Check out compatibility, new features, and how to download it in India.

By Ankur singh Updated: Oct 29, 2024, 12:24 IST

iOS 18.1 Update: Apple has released the much-anticipated iOS 18.1 update on compatible iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. This includes all the much-awaited Apple Intelligence features first previewed at WWDC 2024. This update brings all of these AI-enhanced enhancements to iPhones with more conversational Siri, system-wide writing assistance, transcription and summaries for call recordings, smart replies in Mail and Messages, AI-powered Focus Modes, and more.

Compatible iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks in India for iOS 18.1

While iOS 18.1 is available for all iPhone models starting from the iPhone SE (2nd generation), only certain models can avail of the full set of Apple Intelligence features. Not only that, but some last year's models - iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - also support these highly advanced AI features.

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How to Download the iOS 18.1 Update in India

Open your iPhone. Check the control panel, and you will see an iOS 18.1 notification. If you don't, go to *Settings > General > Software Update, then select Download and Install iOS 18.1*.

Apple Intelligence features are available today only in English (United States). Indian users will therefore not see those features by default. For users who wish to avail of these, it would require changing Siri's language setting from English (India) to English (United States).

When Can Users Expect Support for Apple Intelligence in Indian Languages?

Apple has announced the expansion plans of Apple Intelligence to support more languages. Localised versions of English will be ready for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK from December, while through an over-the-air or OTA update, in April, support will extend into languages like English (India), English (Singapore), Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese and many more.

This roll-out is gradual and intended to allow Apple Intelligence to reach out to the entire globe, thus making an iPhone work seamlessly by providing localized languages.