Beta 3 of iOS 18.1, MacOS Sequoia 15.1, & iPadOS 18.1 Released with Apple Intelligence

The third beta variations of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1, have been launched by Apple. Each of those variations of beta system software program help Apple Intelligence (assuming the iPhone, iPad, or Mac helps it too, anyway), whereas the iOS/ipadOS 18.0 and macOS 15.0 variations don’t.

With the quantity of betas that Apple is releasing today, it’s fairly straightforward to get misplaced and surprise which is for what and why there are concurrent betas. To put it merely, it’s this; whereas Apple Intelligence AI options had been introduced similtaneously iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS Sequoia 15, Apple talked about these AI options can be coming later. That “later” model that helps Apple Intelligence AI is iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1.

While iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1 will run on any appropriate device, Apple Intelligence AI itself has very strict system necessities; for instance, whereas there are lots of iOS 18 appropriate iPhones, solely iPhone 15 Pro or newer helps Apple Intelligence, and equally, whereas there are more MacOS Sequoia appropriate Macs, solely Apple Silicon Macs will help Apple Intelligence. Assuming your device helps Apple Intelligence AI, you an decide into enabling Apple Intelligence in your device. If your device doesn’t help Apple Intelligence, you may as an alternative run the ChatGPT app on nearly any iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and acquire lots of the identical capabilities and options, besides that it’s not embedded within the working system

How to Install iOS 18.1 Beta 3 / iPadOS 18.1 Beta 3

Backup to iCloud after which begin updating:

1. Open “Settings” after which head on over to “General”
2. Go to “Software Update”
3. Select “Beta Updates” after which select “iOS 18.1 Developer Beta” or “iPadOS 18.1 Developer Beta” after which faucet back
4. Choose to put in iOS 18.1 beta 3 / iPadOS 18.1 beta 3

As typical, the device might want to restart to complete set up.

How to Install MacOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 3

Backup the Mac with Time Machine after which get updating:

1. From the  Apple menu choose “System Settings”
2. Go to “General” after which go to “Software Update”
3. Click the tiny (i) button next to ‘Beta Updates’ and choose “MacOS Sequoia 15.1 Developer Beta”
4. Choose “Update Now” to put in MacOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 3

The Mac will restart to complete set up.

Apple has mentioned that iOS 18, MacOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18 shall be launched this fall, and that Apple Intelligence options shall be launched later within the yr. It’s a good guess that iOS 18.0, iPadOS 18.0, and MacOS Sequoia 15.0 shall be launched in September, and that iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1 shall be launched someday in October or November. Apple has an occasion scheduled for September 9, the place we’ll probably be taught the exact timelines.

With an Apple occasion scheduled for September 9, we’ll probably quickly be taught the exact timelines and launch dates of all of those system software program variations, in addition to the brand new iPhone 16 sequence.