iPhone users urged to download iOS 18.1 TODAY or risk being hacked - here's how to get latest software

Apple is group to motorboat its caller iOS 18.1 that will see nan long-awaited AI feature and respective information fixes for iPhones moving connected nan erstwhile version.

CEO Tim Cook has touted Apple Intelligence arsenic 'a caller section of innovation,' focusing connected 'generative' AI models that alteration users to create matter aliases images from prompts.

The strategy will person nan expertise to create 'Genmojis,' caller emoji characters based connected matter prompts successful iMessage, edit photos and see a revamped Siri pinch amended conversational skills.

The caller iOS 18 strategy is group to deed smartphones astatine 1pm ET, but only nan iPhone 16 family and high-end 15 devices support Apple Intelligence.

There is besides a waitlist for nan AI characteristic and users tin declare their spot aft downloading nan update.

'Apple Intelligence is presently estimated to beryllium disposable for activation wrong a fewer hours of joining nan waitlist, though hold times whitethorn vary,' according to Apple. 

The caller iOS 18.1 is said to see fixes for vulnerabilities and bugs for issues for illustration unexpectedly restarting or a problem pinch Podcasts that shows unplayed episodes arsenic already played.

To instal iOS 18.1, unfastened nan Settings app. Then navigate to General, and pat Software Update. 

Your telephone will return a mates seconds to hunt for caller updates, and if nan update is available, you should spot it displayed connected your screen. 

Then, pat Install Now. If you spot Download and Install instead, pat it to download nan update, participate your passcode, past pat Install Now. 

Once iOS 18 is installed, you'll request to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist.

To do that, spell to Settings, pat Apple Intelligence & Siri, past pat Join nan Apple Intelligence Waitlist.

You will get a notification erstwhile Apple Intelligence is fresh to beryllium activated connected your iPhone. Once activated, nan AI features will statesman to download.

Those see intelligent penning devices that tin thief you proofread, rewrite and summarize matter anyplace that you tin constitute words, specified arsenic Mail, Notes, Messages and different apps.

The proofreading usability suggests amended words to usage and corrects grammatical errors. 

With rewriting abilities, you tin make your matter sound much friendly, concise aliases professional. 

And summarizing allows Apple Intelligence to publication your matter and nutrient a little summary of nan main points. 

The Photos app will besides person a caller Clean Up characteristic that allows you to quickly erase immoderate unwanted entity from a photo.

For example, if a personification walks into nan inheritance of your selfie, you tin region nan photobomb conscionable by tapping connected them.

The update says bully bye to mindless searching successful nan Photo app by letting users input cardinal words to find circumstantial images, specified as 'Mom successful beforehand of nan Eiffel Tower.'

You tin besides create a civilization Memory movie successful Photos pinch Apple Intelligence. 

To do that, conscionable participate a explanation and nan AI will find nan champion photos and videos to match, past put them into a Movie pinch its ain communicative arc.

The motorboat type of Apple Intelligence will besides travel pinch productivity features. The AI tin summarize notifications from aggregate apps, including Messages, Mail and more. It will besides prioritize notifications that request your contiguous attention.

The caller Reduce Interruptions Focus characteristic allows your iPhone to intelligently pass you of important notifications and shut up unimportant ones. 

And nan Mail app will get a privilege messages characteristic that sorts important emails astatine nan apical of your inbox. 

Siri will get a full swath of upgrades. In summation to nan flashy caller interface, nan integer adjunct will beryllium equipped pinch a caller level of intelligence and capabilities to thief it execute tasks for you.

The bot will person caller merchandise knowledge that allows it to reply questions astir your device's features and settings. You tin moreover inquire for thief while learning to do thing caller connected your iPhone, and Siri will supply instructions.

It will besides beryllium easier to pass pinch Siri acknowledgment to a much earthy sound and nan expertise to type requests to nan bot alternatively of relying only connected sound activation.

Siri will besides beryllium capable to retrieve requests you've made successful nan past, and usage them to pass responses to caller requests. 

These are conscionable a fistful of nan afloat suite of Apple Intelligence features that will yet beryllium coming to iPhones. 

Most of nan features that person made headlines since Apple first announced nan AI successful June are still months successful nan making - pinch immoderate slated to rotation retired successful 2025.