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[cnmo technology news] after nearly three months of testing, developers and users are looking forward to the official version of ios 18. on september 5, cnmo learned from foreign media that the beta test of ios 18 has come to an end and is expected to be officially released to the public later this month.

according to the latest report from bloomberg reporter mark gurman, the beta 8 version of ios 18 is very likely to be the final test version for developers. this inference is consistent with the release pattern of previous versions such as ios 17, ios 16 and ios 15.they all followed the convention of releasing eight developer beta versions, with ios 12 being the most recent exception to releasing more than eight beta versions.

apple is expected to announce the release candidate of ios 18 at the iphone 16 launch event on september 10, which means that the update is close to its final form. as for the specific release date of ios 18, apple may reveal it at the launch event. based on past experience, september 16 is the most likely release date, but september 17 and september 18 are also possible.

according to gurman, apple has pre-installed ios 18 for the iphone 16 on the production line, and these devices are expected to be officially launched on september 20.

ios 18 compatibility is the same as ios 17, supporting the following iphone models:

iPhone 15

iPhone 15 Plus

iPhone 15 Pro

iPhone 15 Pro Max

iPhone 14

iPhone 14 Plus

iPhone 14 Pro

iPhone 14 Pro Max

iPhone 13 mini

iPhone 13

iPhone 13 Pro

iPhone 13 Pro Max

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone XR

iphone se (2nd generation and later)

the ios 18 update will be pushed to users through the general > software update section of the settings app.