what new things to expect?

iOS 18.2 is a major update for iPhone users since it brought Image Playground, Genmoji and even Visual Intelligence, an equivalent of Google Lens. The integration of ChatGPT with Siri, capable of responding to much more complex requests, is also one of the major additions of iOS 18.2. You probably noticed that these new features were not available on your smartphone. Logical, since Apple Intelligence will not arrive in France until April 2025. Before that, Apple intends to develop its operating system. The iOS 18.2.1 update is coming and here's what it will bring.

No revolution for the iOS 18.2.1 update planned by Apple

MacRumors reports that Apple appears to be internally testing the iOS 18.2.1 update for iPhone. Unsurprisingly, it is not expected to bring revolutionary features to Apple Intelligence. iOS 18.2.1 would above all be a minor update which would fix bugs as well as security vulnerabilities. MacRumors is not yet able to specify what issues iOS 18.2.1 will fix.

Note that the update will certainly be released at the end of the month or at the very beginning of January 2025. English-speaking users will have to wait until the release of iOS 18.3 to discover new Apple Intelligence functions. Mark Gurman, Bloomberg journalist specializing in Apple news, estimates that it will arrive at the beginning of the year. The update could drastically improve Siri's capabilities.

There's already plenty to do with iOS 18.2. Apple even called on a singing star to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new feature in iOS 18.2. The new version of the Dictaphone and its Layered Recording function allows you to superimpose a vocal track on an existing instrumental recording.