iOS 18 release date

Apple Announces iOS 18 Release September 16It will offer iPhone users a number of important features, including new home screen customization options, an updated Control Center, and much more.

Apple Intelligence’s set of AI functions will only appear in iOS 18.1, which is expected to be released in late October.

To install the update, simply go to your smartphone’s settings, select “General” and then “Software Update.”

Here is the full list of iPhones compatible with iOS 18 this year:

• iPhone XR.
• iPhone XS and XS Max.
• iPhone 11.
• iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max.
• iPhone 12 and 12 mini.
• iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
• iPhone 13 and 13 mini.
• iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max.
• iPhone 14 and 14 Plus.
• iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.
• iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.
• iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max.
• iPhone 16 and 16 Plus.
• iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
• iPhone SE (second generation).
• iPhone SE (third generation).

iPadOS 18 release date

Although there were no new iPad models yesterday, we know the release date of iPadOS 18. It has the same release date as the smartphone operating system – September 16.

New features of iPadOS 18:

• New Home screen and tools to customize app icons.
• “Calculator” app with math notes.
• New Notes features, including Apple Pencil Smart Script feature.
• Updated interface of the “Photos” program.
• New tab bar design for apps.
• Updated Files to save downloaded files, folders and more.

iPad models compatible with iPadOS 18

• It is iPad Pro (M4).
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later).
• iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and newer).
• iPad Air (M2).
• iPad Air (3rd generation and newer).
• iPad (7th generation and newer).
• iPad mini (5th generation and newer).

macOS Sequoia release date

MacOS Sequoia laptop operating system also to be released September 16.

Like iOS 18, macOS Sequoia won’t have Apple Intelligence features at launch, instead delaying them until at least the release of macOS Sequoia 15.1 in late October. But Sequoia still has a few interesting features.

One of these functions iPhone mirroringThis will allow you to use your iPhone from your Mac completely wirelessly, even if your phone is across the room and locked. Your Mac’s keyboard and trackpad become your iPhone’s inputs. You can also receive notifications from your iPhone to your Mac if you have iPhone mirroring enabled, which will be very useful and convenient.

Another key feature is window tiling, which lets you group windows into neat tiles, similar to how Windows works. Apple describes this feature as “a new way to organize windows in the most convenient order.” [користувачів]”.

Other macOS Sequoia features include:

• New Highlights functionality in Safari for quickly searching for information on the Internet, such as instructions, summaries, or quick links to more information.
• New Reader mode for distraction-free reading of articles, including summaries and table of contents.
• Game Porting Toolkit 2 – Gives developers more options to port their games to Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
• Presenter Preview allows users to see what they are sharing before sharing it during a video conference.
• Now you can change the background during video conferencing.
• The new Passwords app helps you organize your passwords and 2FA codes without having to go into the Settings app.
• New text effects, emojis and stickers, and the ability to schedule text for later use in the Messages app.
• New Collections feature in the Photos app.
• The Calendar app now integrates with Reminders.

Features like Writing Tools, Notification Summaries, Siri input, ChatGPT support, Playground, and Genmoji are considered part of the Apple Intelligence feature set and will be available later.

Is your Mac compatible?

As usual, macOS Sequoia will end support for more Intel Macs and will only be compatible with the following models:

• 2020 MacBook Air and newer.
• 2018 MacBook Pro and newer.
• 2019 iMac and newer.
• 2018 Mac mini and newer.
• 2017 iMac Pro and newer.
• 2022 Mac Studio and above.
• 2019 Mac Pro and later.

If you’re using a discontinued Mac like the 2018-2019 MacBook Air, you’re out of luck — but you’ll still get macOS Sonoma security updates for another two years.

watchOS 11 release date

Finally, on the same day, September 16watchOS 11 operating system for smart watches has also been released.

• This update adds new interactive widgets to the Smart Stack and shows Live Events on iPhone for the first time.
• The update also comes with a new Vitals app that gives users better context about their health based on data collected by the Apple Watch.
• Users will find more personalized activity rings in the Fitness app. For example, you can now designate a rest day or set different goals for certain days of the week.
• Meanwhile, Apple Fitness+ adds a new For You area and improved rewards.
• The update also introduces new watch faces and the Apple Translate app for Apple Watch.

Which devices will get watchOS 11?

• Apple Watch Series 6.
• Apple Watch Series 7.
• Apple Watch Series 8.
• Apple Watch Series 9.
• Apple Watch Series 10.
• Apple Watch Ultra (first generation).
• Apple Watch Ultra (second generation).
• Apple Watch SE (second generation).