Apple Releases iOS 18.3 With Visual Intelligence and Notification Summary Improvements

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, the third major updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 software that came out last year. iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 come six weeks after Apple released iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2.

The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released iPadOS 17.7.4 for iPads that aren't able to run iPadOS 18.

For iPhone 16 models, iOS 18.3 adds Visual Intelligence support for adding events to the Calendar app and identifying plants and animals. The update removes Apple Intelligence Notification summaries for news and entertainment apps in an effort to prevent misleading alerts, plus it italicizes all summaries done by Apple Intelligence.

There are also several bug fixes, and a change to the Calculator app. Apple's release notes are below.

Visual intelligence with Camera Control (All iPhone 16 models)
- Add an event to Calendar from a poster or flyer
- Easily identify plants and animals

Notification summaries (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)
- Easily manage settings for notification summaries from the Lock Screen
- Updated style for summarized notifications better distinguishes them from other notifications by using italicized text as well as the glyph
- Notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps are temporarily unavailable, and users who opt-in will see them again when the feature becomes available

This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes: - Calculator repeats the last mathematical operation when you tap the equals sign again
- Fixes an issue where the keyboard might disappear when initiating a typed Siri request
- Resolves an issue where audio playback continues until the song ends even after closing Apple Music

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit:
https://support.apple.com/100100

We are expecting iOS 18.3 to be followed with an iOS 18.4 beta that includes new Apple Intelligence features for Siri.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 18.3 With Visual Intelligence and Notification Summary Improvements

 

[J@ffa]

Different to the RC (update showing from 18.3 build 22D60 for me).

 

[goonie4life9]

It’s here, folks! Everybody get excited about the ALL NEW iOS 18.3. This is the best, most powerful iOS 18 that Apple has ever released!

 

[yukari]

361.2 MB on 13 Mini
Must be a different built than RC as MR reported.

 

[iToph]

Now give 18.4 Europe is readyyyyy to try out AI

 

[tubular]

So when I install it, how do I switch off every last vestige of AI I’ve been involuntarily opted into?

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

How stable is this compared to 18.2?

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

So when I install it, how do I switch off every last vestige of AI I’ve been involuntarily opted into?

Your phone has had AI features for at least a decade now.
But if it bothers you that much, it’s in the settings panel that’s called “Apple Intelligence and Siri”.
The switch labeled… Oh, what was it again? Oh yeah, “Apple Intelligence”. First switch right on the top, you can’t miss it.

 

[skit911]

So when I install it, how do I switch off every last vestige of AI I’ve been involuntarily opted into?

Everything runs on device except GPT so there’s no privacy concerns or data collection happening.

Settings>Apple Intelligence & Siri and turn off the toggle at the top

 

[yukari]

How stable is this compared to 18.2?

Most often stability depends on the Apps you are running.
All the Apps I'm running, 18.3 beta and now 18.3 has been very stable.

 

[upthetoffees]

Is this for europe and AI too? Bit fed up with all this staggered europe bs. Do we have AI or not? Farce

 

[abcmax]

Is it the time to upgrade from iOS 17?

 

[Mescagnus]

Why is visual intelligence iPhone 16 series only? Is the camera on iPhone 15 Pro / Max too inferior?

 

[nickelro]

So what does it break?

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

How long is this going to be on beta???


/ rhetorical

 

[Polinsky]

Is it the time to upgrade from iOS 17?

Not for a very long time.

 

[Polinsky]

How long is this going to be on beta???


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Until it's not.

 

[Cirillo Gherardo]

Visual intelligence with Camera Control (All iPhone 16 models)
- Add an event to Calendar from a poster or flyer
- Easily identify plants and animals

How did we ever live without this? Seriously, VI has huge theoretical potential, but if these are the leading examples they can think of to sell it, it clearly isn't ready for anything other than tech demo.

 

[ParkHemp]

whats the build number?

 

[Polinsky]

So what does it break?

I'm confident it will break at least 3 major things.

 

[Realityck]

How stable is this compared to 18.2?

Solid and better running then 18.2 using three primary Os’s.

 

[Kylo83]

Thought the AirPods hearing aid feature in the uk would be with 18.3

 

[thefrost]

Why is visual intelligence iPhone 16 series only? Is the camera on iPhone 15 Pro / Max too inferior?

It is tied in with Camera Control.

 

[fivenotrump]

We are expecting iOS 18.3 to be followed with an iOS 18.4 beta that includes new Apple Intelligence features for Siri.

SNTX: "followed by"

 

[Mescagnus]

It is tied in with Camera Control.

So it wouldn't work with, say, a software button in iPhone 15 Pro camera app? It needs a physical button?