Finally out of beta, iOS 18 became available to the public starting Monday afternoon. You can download and install it if your device is compatible, but it already comes with all iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro models that will be available on September 20. Those with eligible devices can update by going to Settings > General > About > Software Update and starting the download and installation processes.
To see if your device is eligible, we have a list of iPhone models that can support iOS 18. Check it out and see if yours will work.
Some of the “hidden” features our editor Cherlynn spotted include improvements to Apple Maps, Calendar and Reminders integration and expanded Tapback options in Messages, allowing you to see who responded with which emoji. Safari gets a “Highlights” function, which generates a summary of the web pages you’re on using machine learning. Our UK office manager Matt Smith also tried out some early features of iOS 18 in July, and his main takeaway is that Apple Intelligence is the real star. Unfortunately, Apple Intelligence isn’t out today, but its first features will be available in October as part of the next update.
Apart from iOS 18, all other major updates of Apple’s children’s operating system are also available. That includes iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18 and watchOS 11, all of which are coming to their respective devices today. Be sure to check that your devices are eligible for the update and that they have enough space. You may need to free up a few gigabytes of storage first.
Update, September 16, 8:17PM ET: Added a complete list of additional Apple OS updates now available, as well as more context about Apple Intelligence (some, but not all, features coming from October).
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