Apple is about to release iOS 18.3 along with iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 as well as new versions of watchOS (11.3), tvOS (18.3) and HomePod firmware online. Release Candidate (RC) versions were distributed to developers this week. Package inserts were also included so you can see what innovations Apple is planning. Due to the slow rollout of Apple Intelligence, many new features are emerging – which is unusual for an already stable operating system.
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As always, Apple’s AI systems can only be used when the system is set to English. In Europe, an App Store ID is also required that comes from a market where Apple Intelligence is already approved, such as the USA. The German version of Apple Intelligence is not expected until iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.3 in April. What functionality it will have initially is still unknown; Apple’s ongoing dispute with the EU Commission over the App Store and its business model may also impact it.
According to the release notes, iOS and iPadOS 18.3 come with improved AI notification summaries. These can now be managed from the lock screen and turned off if necessary. AI observations are now instantly recognizable thanks to italic text – Apple had to contend with misinformation and other problems here, with users not mistaking it as an AI error at first glance. News and entertainment apps are temporarily disabled for AI summaries while Apple works to prevent its language models from hallucinating (if possible). If notification observations are normally active, they will be reactivated for this app category at the appropriate time. Visual Intelligence on iPhone 16 (all models) can now recognize appointments from plants and animals, as well as posters and flyers, which can be added directly to Calendar.
Calculator gets old function back
Bug fixes in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 for Siri (keyboard disappeared after type-to-Siri request), Apple Music (audio playback didn’t stop even after closing app) and Calculator (repeatedly pressing the old function failed to perform mathematical calculations) Affects the function to be implemented). Equal sign restored). Finally, Apple has also decided to automatically turn on Apple Intelligence on supported devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) in the future.
macOS 15.3 brings the Genmoji function to Mac for the first time, which was previously only available on mobile devices. AI overviews for notifications can now also be managed from the lock screen and are easy to see here too (because italics). News and entertainment apps are also temporarily blocked here. The Calculator gains the Repeat function which is available in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Various security patches can also be expected, although Apple has not provided any information about them yet. iOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 and Co. May appear early next week.
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