This week is quickly work up to be a vast one for Apple fans . On Monday , Apple officially releasediOS 18,watchOS 11 , andmacOS 15to the universal populace . Tomorrow , regular cut-rate sale begin for the newiPhone 16,iPhone 16 Pro , andApple Watch Series 10 . As if that were n’t enough , Apple is now rolling out its first public genus Beta with Apple Intelligence features .

set about today , September 19 , the public Beta for iOS 18.1 , iPadOS 18.1 , and macOS 15.1 are available for anyone to download . The main draw to these public betas is that they all let in Apple Intelligence features , which were previously lock to the developer betasfor these software versions .

iOS 18.1 , iPadOS 18.1 , and macOS 15.1 wo n’t officially wave out until October . Still , if you ’ve been eager to essay Apple Intelligence but have been aweary of lay a buggy developer beta on your gadget , this is the moment you ’ve been waiting for .

Once you download these newest public genus Beta , what Apple Intelligence features will you be able to apply ? All of the following are included in this first public beta :

We tried Apple ’s penning Toolsearlier this year and had mixed impression of it . There are tools to proof your writing and rewrite it in different whole tone — such as making you vocalise more friendly , professional , or concise . you could access Writing Tools in any app that uses a text field of battle . On the iPhone , simply take your text to bring up the usual transcript / cut / spread menu , and you ’ll find oneself a newfangled Writing Tools clitoris .

As for the improved Siri , these public betas include the new Siri design , the ability to type to Siri , and product cognition of Apple gadgets . For example , if you demand Siri , “ How do I take a blind transcription ? ” you ’ll get stride - by - footfall instructions that will tell you what to do . Siri can also now see you when you stumble over your tidings . For model , if you say , “ Siri , set an alarm system for 5:30 … no , actually coiffure an alarm for 6:30 , ” the assistant should do a much better job of meet those command .

What’snotincluded in today ’s public betas is ChatGPT integration with Siri . You also wo n’t discover Siri ’s personal linguistic context features , which countenance the help to attend through your messages , calendar , etc . , and answer questions / commands around them .

Apple ’s image institution peter , let in Image Playground and Genmoji , are also miss . likewise , Priority Notifications are n’t yet available . All of these thing will be available later this twelvemonth or sometime next yr , with no exact ETA beyond that .

Apple Intelligence features are usable for all iPhone 16 models , the iPhone 15 Pro , and the iPhone 15 Pro Max . iPads with an M1 chip or new can apply Apple Intelligence , while Macs with an M1 silicon chip or later can also access Apple Intelligence .

To download the public betas for iOS 18.1 , iPadOS 18.1 , or macOS 15.1 , chitchat theApple Beta Software Program web site , sign in to your Apple account , and watch the instructions . Once you ’ve downloaded and instal the public genus Beta , undetermined yourSettings app , tap onApple Intelligence & Siri , and wiretap theJoin the Apple Intelligence Waitlistbutton . You should get access to Apple Intelligence characteristic within a few hour and have a notification once that pass off .

Many of us at Digital Trends ( myself included ) are downloading these public beta ASAP and will have much more to say about them shortly . outride tuned .