iPhone 16 is Apple’s first AI phone, but it won’t have Apple Intelligence at launch

We're a few hours away from the big Apple event of the year. Apple will unveil the iPhone 16 series on Monday, with Apple Intelligence expected to be the main selling point for the four handsets.

However, users who can't wait to preorder the iPhone 16 flavor of their dreams this week to use Apple Intelligence features as fast as possible will have to wait. Apple Intelligence won't be ready until iOS 18 gets to the iOS 18.1 update in October. Even then, it won't be the full suite of Apple Intelligence apps and features that Apple unveiled at WWDC.

A last-minute report on the iPhone 16 launch event says Apple has further delayed some Apple Intelligence features. You'll have to wait until iOS 18.2 in December to get some of them. Then there's the EU and China, where Apple is yet to announce launch plans for Apple Intelligence.

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