iOS 18.5 could solve two of Apple’s biggest AI problems

Apple is currently beta testing iOS 18.4, and it’s packed with a lot of big and small new features. But per Mark Gurman, iOS 18.5 is set to solve Apple’s biggest AI problems with two new features: major Siri upgrades and AI support in China. What to expect from iOS 18.5, per Gurman In his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman wrote about the new features coming in iOS 18.4, then pivoted to discuss Apple’s following update: Anyway, the follow-up release, iOS 18.5, is where the good stuff is supposed to wind up. It has the AI-infused Siri that the company showed off last June, as well as support for Apple Intelligence in China. Typically, a point update so late in an iOS release cycle won’t have many notable new features. With iOS 18.5, however, there are two big ones: the Siri upgrades we’ve been waiting for and Apple Intelligence support in China #1: Siri upgrades Siri changes will enable Apple’s assistant to do all the things that were demoed last year at WWDC, and that many users ... Read full article.