When Apple’s iOS 18 update arrives later this year, your iPhone will get a host of new features: you’ll be able to fully customize your home screen and control center, lock and hide applications, access the overhauled Photos app and take advantage of Apple Intelligence — Apple’s new AI system for the iPhone and other devices. Apple announced iOS 18 at its WWDC conference, and the second developer beta is available now.
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But will your iPhone even support iOS 18? And if so, will it support the Apple Intelligence features?
Here’s everything you need to know. While you’re here, check out everything announced at WWDC 2024.
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Which phones will support iOS 18?
For iOS 18, you’ll be happy to know that every iPhone model that currently supports iOS 17 will also support iOS 18. If you’re currently running iOS 17, you’ll definitely be able to upgrade to iOS 18. Here’s the full list of the iPhone models that will support iOS 18:
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (second generation and later)
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
And while it hasn’t been announced yet, the iPhone 16 series will almost certainly arrive running iOS 18.
But will my iPhone support Apple Intelligence?
Apple Intelligence, Apple’s generative AI system for your iPhone, is one important aspect of iOS 18. (Note that Apple Intelligence will be released later this year, as a beta. It’s currently not available on the iOS 18 developer beta.)
You can use Apple Intelligence to quickly summarize text in Safari, create personalized images in Messages and ask Siri to perform more complex tasks than ever before — but Apple Intelligence isn’t coming to every iPhone.
Only a few select iPhone models will support Apple Intelligence:
And that’s it, unfortunately.
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These two models are the only ones that have the A17 Pro processor, which is the latest and most advanced chipset Apple has to offer. These are the only two devices, for now, that are capable of supporting the new on-device AI features that Apple Intelligence will bring later this year.
The iPhone 16 will surely be able to support Apple Intelligence, but it’s not clear if only certain models will have it, or if the entire series will offer the AI features.
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