Apple on Wednesday made available iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2 for iPhone. Among this comes new features powered by Apple Intelligence – the company’s suite of artificial intelligence – first announced in iOS 18.1 Developer Beta. Newer tools include writing, summarizing web pages, and removing objects from images. Apparently, the update was rolled out days after the release of the iOS 18.1 Developer Beta 5, and it also packed new features such as fresh Control Centre toggles and AI integration to the Messages app.
iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2 Update Features
Coming to Apple, iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2 brings Apple Intelligence in Messages. After update, users will now be able to get summaries of their unread conversations. They can also choose suitable quick responses to questions received in messages.
Ending, iPhone Control Centre gets new dedicated toggles for VPN and Wi-Fi. It presents a new option to revert the user-designed layout of the Control Centre back to the factory layout if it doesn’t seem right. Writing tools are now found inside Notes, which offers an entry point to access the Apple Intelligence features. Instead of going through the tedious route that consists of having to highlight the text, the user may tap directly on any of the writing tools to get access to them.
iPhone mirroring with Mac has been added into iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2. Users can drag and drop files from both Apple devices. However, the iPhone must be running on iOS 18.1 Public Beta 5 and the Mac on macOS Sequoia 15.1 software.
Apple Intelligence Features: Compatibility
Apple claims all iPhone models that are eligible for the iOS 18 update can download the iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2. The hitch is that not all of them will be able to use the Apple Intelligence features. In fact, all of the iPhone 16 series will, and the feature can be added on to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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