Apple rolled out the iOS 18.1 update to eligible iPhones, iPads and MacBooks on Tuesday. The new update marks the first phase of rollout of Apple’s much hyped Apple Intelligence features that were announced at WWDC 2024. With the iOS 18.1 update, Apple is bringing tons of AI features to iPhones, including a more natural and conversational Siri, system-wide writing tools, call transcription and summary, smart replies in the Mail and Messages app, AI-backed focus modes and more.
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iOS 18.1 eligible devices in India:
While iPhones from iPhone SE (2nd generation) onwards are eligible for iOS 18.1 update, only a select iPhones can run the new Apple Intelligence features. Apart from the latest iPhone 16 series, last year iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are also capable of running the new AI featuers.
How to get iOS 18.1 update in India?
In order to download the iOS 18.1 update, open your iPhone and head over to the control panel to see if there is any notification for updating to iOS 18.1. In case you don’t see a notification, head to settings on your iPhone, click on General, then Software Update and tap on Download and install iOS 18.1 option.
However, as previously mentioned Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1 are currently only available in English (United States), so Indian users will not see the new AI features by default. In order to get Apple Intelligence features, users will have to change their default language in Siri from English (India) to English (United States).
When is Apple Intelligence coming in Indian languages?
Apple has confirmed that Apple Intelligence will soon more languages with localised English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK getting the update from December onwards. Meanwhile, support for more languages including English (India), English (Singapore), Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese and more will be available via an OTA update in April.
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Published: 29 Oct 2024, 11:21 AM IST
