iOS 18 Is Almost Here but It Won't Run on Every iPhone. Here's What You Need to Know (2024)

TheiPhone 16 series and Apple Watch Series 10will both be out soon, but if you're waiting for iOS 18 -- today, Monday, Sept. 16, is the day Apple releases the latest version of iOS for the iPhone.

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And while that's exciting for Apple fans, does your iPhone supportiOS 18? And even if it does, will it support any of the new Apple Intelligence features?

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With iOS 18, your iPhone will get a host of new features, including the ability to fully customize your home screen and control center, lock and hide apps, access theoverhauled Photos appand take advantage ofApple Intelligence-- Apple's new AI system for the iPhone and other devices.

Here's everything you need to know.

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Which phones will support iOS 18?

For iOS 18, you'll be happy to know that every iPhone model that currently supports iOS 17 will also support iOS 18. If you're currently running iOS 17, you'll definitely be able to upgrade to iOS 18. Here's the full list of the iPhone models that will support iOS 18:

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But will my iPhone support Apple Intelligence?

Apple Intelligence, Apple's generative AI system for your iPhone, is one important aspect of iOS 18. Apple Intelligence will be released next month with iOS 18.1, as a beta, for the general public. It's currently available on theiOS 18.1 developer beta.

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You can use Apple Intelligence to quickly summarize text in Safari, create personalized images in Messages and ask Siri to perform more complex tasks than ever before -- but Apple Intelligence isn't coming to every iPhone.

Only a few select iPhone models will support Apple Intelligence:

Apple Intelligence will also be available on iPadOS 18.1 and MacOS Sequoia 15.1. It will only work on iPad and Mac models with M1 and later.

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The two iPhone 15 Pro models are the only older models that support Apple Intelligence, because they both have theA17 Pro processor.

iOS 18 Is Almost Here but It Won't Run on Every iPhone. Here's What You Need to Know (2024)

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Which phones will support iOS 18?

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But will my iPhone support Apple Intelligence?

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