Apple Seeds Fourth Developer Betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 With Apple Intelligence

Apple today provided developers with the fourth betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to continue testing Apple Intelligence features. The third betas come two weeks after Apple seeded the third iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 betas. Apple has also seeded the first betas of upcoming watchOS 11.1, visionOS 2.1, and tvOS 18.1 updates to developers.

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The updates can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device. Prior iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 updates required a device that supports ‌Apple Intelligence‌, but the updates are now available for all devices following the launch of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15. Note that ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features still require an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 on iOS, and a Mac or iPad with Apple silicon on ‌iPad‌ and Mac.

‌Apple Intelligence‌ includes Writing Tools that are available wherever text can be selected and edited, and it can be used for spell checking, fixing grammar, rewriting with a new tone, and summarizing text.

Siri has a new design with a subtle glow around the display, and there is a Type to ‌Siri‌ feature so you don't have to speak to ‌Siri‌. ‌Siri‌ can follow along if you stumble over your words, and can maintain context between requests. Safari can summarize articles, and there's a new Reduce Interruptions Focus Mode.

Smart replies are available in Messages and Mail, plus the Mail app surfaces time sensitive messages and puts them at the top of your inbox. Photos has a Memory Movie feature for creating slideshows based on text descriptions, and you can record, transcribe, and summarize phone calls. Transcription and summarization are also available for any audio recording.

More on all of the features that are available in the betas right now can be found in our Apple Intelligence guide. Image Playground, Genmoji, and other new ‌Siri‌ features have not yet been implemented.

Apple has split ‌Apple Intelligence‌ into a separate set of betas because these features are not available in the initial launch versions of ‌iOS 18‌, ‌iPadOS 18‌, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌. ‌Apple Intelligence‌ will be available to the public later in October after a developer testing period.

Related Roundups: iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia
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Top Rated Comments

WarmWinterHat Avatar
25 weeks ago
Me with Apple Intelligence.



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Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Realityck Avatar
25 weeks ago
Took 20 days since beta 3 seeding , but we are all happy beta 4 seeding arrived today finally.

Please note with this beta 4 has become unified again. Older devices will be able to use it separately from AI.

To devs

* iOS 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045g | 22B5045h) - September 17, 2024
* iPadOS 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045g) - September 17, 2024
* macOS 15.1 beta 4 (24B5046f) - September 17, 2024
* tvOS 18.1 (22J5543e) - September 17, 2024
* watchOS 11.1 (22R5545g) - September 17, 2024
* visionOS 2.1 (22N5548d) - September 17, 2024
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CraigsDog Avatar
25 weeks ago
Probably going to be weekly updates now, but boy was that a long wait between updates.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WaterOz Avatar
25 weeks ago
So now that 18.1 is available for all phones, even ones without AI, I think we need to go ahead and start getting 18.2 with all the AI features not available in 18.1. #needy #imabetaaddict
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lordhamster Avatar
25 weeks ago
Battery life is better. I've already gotten 15 hours screen on time since installing this update 10 min ago.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Realityck Avatar
25 weeks ago
Comparison of MacOS 15.1 Beta 4 to previous MacOS 15.1 Beta 3

macOS 15.1 Beta 4 (24B5046f)

* Safari Version 18.1 (20619.2.3.1)
* System Firmware Version: 11881.40.128 (M1 based Macs)
* Darwin Kernel Version 24.1.0: Mon Sep 2 19:59:57 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.40.48~33/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

macOS 15.1 Beta 3 (24B5035e)

* Safari Version 18.1 (20619.2.1)
* System Firmware Version: 11881.40.110 (M1 based Macs)
* Darwin Kernel Version 24.1.0: Fri Aug 16 19:20:28 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.40.42~4/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

Apple Music/TV is now 1.5.1.10 was 1.5.0.174
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)