Hands on with Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, new iPhone 16 colors revealed

Benjamin and Chance spend most of the episode discussing iOS 18.1 with the debut of the first Apple Intelligence beta. That includes the new Writing Tools, notification summaries and Reduce Interruptions focus mode. It also features a new design for Siri, but lacks most of the new Siri functionality set to come later, which seems like an unenforced error.

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Links

• iPhone 16 colors and redesigned camera bump revealed in new image
• New image shows off iPhone 16 Pro colors, including darker Black Titanium
• iOS 18 beta 4: Here's what's new
• iOS 18.1 beta 1 now available with first Apple Intelligence features
• Smarter Siri with personal context understanding coming later this year in iOS 18 update
• These Apple Intelligence features aren’t in the first iOS 18.1 beta
• Hands on with Apple Intelligence writing tools in iOS 18.1