iOS 18: 8 cool new features you can try right now, including Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is finally here... sort of.
 By 
Alex Humphreys
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Kimberly Gedeon
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While iOS 18 is slated to officially launch later this year, the release of the developer beta has given us a chance to try out some of the new features, including Apple Intelligence. The number of tweaks Apple has added to the next big update appears to be countless, so we’ve narrowed it down to the most useful features.

Disclaimer: Beta software is for testing purposes and users should expect to run into issues. To mitigate more serious problems, such as potential loss of data, you should back your phone up before installing iOS 18 beta.

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Alex Humphreys

Senior Video Producer

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Kimberly Gedeon
East Coast Tech Editor

Kimberly Gedeon, at Mashable since 2023, is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.


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