When Will Apple Release the iOS 18.4 Beta?

[GeneticBloom]

Siri gets stupider all the time. I asked it to add Parmesan cheese to my grocery list, this is what I got. I can’t wait for these upgrades.

 

[johnsawyercjs]

Siri gets stupider all the time. I asked it to add Parmesan cheese to my grocery list, this is what I got. I can’t wait for these upgrades.

Siri: "No, but uh really, parmis on cheese really is a thing! I swear! I had some the other day."

 

[Mac-85]

Well I simply don’t want any AI features and have never used Siri. Simply is the key word in how I use iPhone, Mac and tech in general.

 

[LordArchie]

The Wallet app seems like a more logical place to store passports than the Passwords app.

Perhaps, but the Wallet app isn't automatically shared amongst your Apple Devices. The Passwords App is...

 

[Tagbert]

The Siri Personal Context example of asking what your passport number is, where would you need to have that info stored for Siri to tell you?

Perhaps in your contact card or in a note?

 

[Macaholic868]

Next week with 10+ New bugs that weren't bugs in 18.3

There are bugs in a beta release? How dare they!!!!!

 

[WilliApple]

I agree it seams Logic… I don’t think apple will wait a lot since they have released 18.1 and 18.2 betas earlier!

If they plan on releasing this in April, what about mid February? Im betting that date.

(hey can we have betting for release dates)

 

[Sam1S]

In Finland the only update is a root vegetable emoji so who cares when

 

[Reverend Benny]

Guessing we will have to wait a bit longer this time for a 18.4 beta as it may reveal new models such as the SE and new iPads.

 

[Sophytaylor6@]

I recently update the iOS 18.3 so i don't think that the 18.4 version will take a lot of time to release. Most probably, Apple might be planning to release it sooner as expected.

 

[ronno]

The Siri Personal Context example of asking what your passport number is, where would you need to have that info stored for Siri to tell you?

A picture of the passport, email attachment, or maybe it’s been scanned into the wallet.

 

[svish]

Should see it in the next couple of weeks. Eagerly waiting to try out the new Siri with on screen awareness. Hopefully Siri will be somewhat better.

 

[contacos]

A few requests:
- ability to freeze an app
- multiple users
- private space, plus the ability to setup private space in multiple users
- quick tap to enter guest mode

Not going to happen. They want everyone to buy their own device 🤑

 

[bn-7bc]

A few requests:
- ability to freeze an app
- multiple users
- private space, plus the ability to setup private space in multiple users
- quick tap to enter guest mode

I think you can forget about multiple users as apple seams to belive ut will hurt sales of phones/tablets.

 

[bn-7bc]

Why wallet? People keep photos of their ID’s and passports on their photos app. To quickly use the id numbers when needed. If new siri with 18.4 can’t find and learn from that info, it’s basically useless. Dumb siri we have already can do those things. For example, it knows who is your mom if you linked your mom as your mom on contacts app. So if I have to link something, we cant talk anything about AI.

The thing is the photo ip as a photo can be doctored way easier than an d in the wallet app the (at least here in Norway) requires you to identify with a digital id in the process of adding it, sp yje chences to fake are probably way smaller

 

[bn-7bc]

In Finland the only update is a root vegetable emoji so who cares when

there might be updates under the hood to, not evrything is about sille emotes

 

[applefan8254]

I think you can forget about multiple users as apple seams to belive ut will hurt sales of phones/tablets.

Sorry I should have clarified: I meant *multiple personal spaces*, for a single user. Sometimes the feature is wrongly called "multiple users" but that is a misnomer. The function is meant for one person to have multiple separate spaces for improved privacy / security.

Plus, if they want, apple can limit the feature to 512gb devices so it's an upsell - apple gets more profit, users get better privacy.

 

[il_teo77]

Might take longer with Apple Intelligence supporting a lot of new languages...

 

[MLVC]

That spring timeline for Apple's AI release in the EU should match up with iOS 18.4, right?

 

[il_teo77]

That spring timeline for Apple's AI release in the EU should match up with iOS 18.4, right?

Did Apple say they will release it in the EU or only that new languages are supported?

 

[Ivander]

For all of us here in the EU left behind by Apple, 18.4 essentially means 18.0.

 

[fabbydabby1]

Well I simply don’t want any AI features and have never used Siri. Simply is the key word in how I use iPhone, Mac and tech in general.

ok you don’t use AI but going forward it’s going to be a key theme running through the OS with various improvements going forward

 

[Populus]

I’m quite intrigued by iOS 18.4… supposedly, it is the release that should grant everyone Apple Intelligence access, right? At least to a few more languages.

 

[il_teo77]

Well I simply don’t want any AI features and have never used Siri. Simply is the key word in how I use iPhone, Mac and tech in general.

I like AI especially for the photo retouch tool. And, since I write quite often and use email extensively, I am looking forward to the AI tools for writing and email sorting. Genmojis and images playground are just exceptionally useless tools for me. As for Siri? I wish I could use it more but, as it stands, I agree it is utterly useless (for instance when I want to open the Disney+ app on my AppleTV via my HomePod, no way to do that).
I would also like to have the voice memo transcription in Italian, which would be extremely helpful for meetings and notes.

So all in all, having Apple Intelligence in English opens a lot of things but speaking Italian, and having all the documents in italian (or German) prevents me from really using Apple Intelligence as it currently stands. That's why I am eagerly looking forward to 18.4 beta.

As for "non AI features" the new calculator, Freeform and the Notes revamp made my iPad really really useful again.

 

[MLVC]

Did Apple say they will release it in the EU or only that new languages are supported?

EU release, not new languages:

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