These days, Apple typically releases the iPhone in September. But now there is a problem. Apple Intelligence — a core feature of the iPhone 16 — won’t be ready until October. When they faced a similar problem back in 2011, the company made the decision to postpone the hardware release from its then-usual June timing to October. This time Apple is taking a different tack and won’t hold back the new hardware until the services are ready.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was told that the iPhone launch will occur around the same time as last year — September 10 a probable date — and users will need to upgrade their new hardware to iOS 18.1 in October to get rolling with Apple Intelligence.
After testing the first beta version of Apple Intelligence myself, I can tell you that the features don’t yet live up to the excitement. In their current state, they’re a far cry from the game-changing technology that fans and investors hope Apple Intelligence will become,