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On July 29, according to people familiar with the matter,appleThe company's upcoming artificial intelligence features will be released later than expected, missing out on the upcomingiPhoneandiPadHowever, this gives the company more time to fix potential bugs.

People familiar with the matter said that Apple plans to bring Apple Intelligence to a large number of users through a software update in October. This adjustment means that the original plan toiOS The public release of artificial intelligence features that were expected to be released in September for Apple 18 and iPadOS 18 will be delayed by several weeks, the people said, asking not to be identified because release details have not yet been announced.

However, it is worth noting that Apple has decided to act ahead of schedule and may show Apple features to software developers for the first time through the beta versions of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 as early as this week to accelerate the early testing process. This unconventional move breaks Apple's practice of not releasing preview versions of subsequent updates before the official release of the new generation of operating systems.

Behind this decision is Apple's high bet in the field of artificial intelligence. In order to smoothly push this important feature to consumers, the company needs the assistance of developers to jointly solve potential problems and verify the function in a wider testing environment. It is precisely out of careful consideration for the stability of Apple's function that Apple chose to strip it from the first version of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

In June this year, at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced a number of new features for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, and previewed the debut of Apple's intelligence as a core highlight. However, the latest schedule adjustment shows that this cutting-edge artificial intelligence function will not be widely launched in the first update of the new operating system, but will be postponed to subsequent updates. In this regard, an official Apple spokesperson declined to comment.

Last week, Apple pushed the fourth beta version of iOS 18.0 to developers, and originally planned to complete the final development by the end of July to coincide with the release of the new iPhone in September each year. This requires the development of the operating system to be completed a few weeks in advance so that there is time to install the software on the device before leaving the factory.

The change in Apple's release strategy means that the first batch of iPhone 16s sold to consumers may not support new artificial intelligence features for the time being and will require a software update in a few weeks. Apple's intelligence includes a range of features, such as intelligent sorting of key notifications, automatic summarization of web pages and voice notes, writing efficiency tools, a comprehensive upgrade of Siri, and deep integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Even if Apple releases it with iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, its initial versions will still lack some features, especially several key upgrades to Siri, such as the ability to use local device data to instantly respond to queries and provide personalized answers based on the user's screen content.

According to industry sources, Apple is planning to gradually unlock the full feature set of Apple Smartphone through multiple rounds of updates to iOS 18 between the end of 2024 and the first half of 2025. This strategy applies not only to iPhones and iPads, but Apple Smartphones will also be part of macOS Sequoia, empowering Mac computers equipped with Apple's own chips, further expanding its application scenarios.

In addition, the artificial intelligence functions for Vision Pro are currently under intensive development, but its specific release schedule will take some time to be revealed.

Apple is going all in on Apple Intelligence in an effort to gain a foothold in the highly competitive field of artificial intelligence, which has taken the world by storm over the past year, profoundly impacting both the enterprise and consumer markets. By only supporting last year's iPhone 15 Pro and the upcoming iPhone 16 series, Apple believes that these innovative features could become a key factor in driving sales growth for this year's new iPhones.

The iPhone 16 series has not changed much in design, except for a new camera control button and a faster chip, so software-level enhancements will undoubtedly become an important factor in attracting consumers' attention and boosting sales of new models. (Xiaoxiao)