Finally out of beta, iOS 18 was released to the public on Monday afternoon. You can download and install it if your device is compatible, but it already comes with all iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, and iPhone 16 Pro models that will go on sale on September 20. Those with compatible devices can update them by going below. Settings > General > About > Software update and start the download and installation processes.
We have a list of iPhone models that can do this to see if your device is compatible Support iOS 18. Check it out and see if yours will work.
Some “secret” features Our editor, Cherlynn, covers improvements to Apple Maps, Calendar integration with Reminders, and expanded Tapback options in Messages, which lets you see who reacted with which emoji. Safari is getting a “Highlights” feature that uses machine learning to create a summary of the web pages you’ve visited. Mat Smith, our UK bureau chief, also tried some early iOS 18 features in Julyand his keynote was that Apple Intelligence was the real star. unfortunately Apple Intelligence it’s not out today, but it will have its first features Available in October as part of a later update.
Apart from iOS 18, all of Apple’s other major sibling operating system updates are also available. This includes iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18 and watchOS 11all of which are coming to their devices today. Check if your devices are eligible for the update and have enough space. You may need to free up a few gigabytes of storage first.
Update, September 16, 8:17 PM ET: Added a more complete list of additional Apple OS updates already available and additional context about Apple Intelligence (some, not all, features are coming from October).
