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iOS 18.1 Public

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Public release

Recorded context

About this appearance

The public iOS 18.1 release introduced the first Apple Intelligence capabilities on supported iPhones and added call recording, Camera Control, and AirPods hearing features.

Date
Oct 28, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — AirPods

  2. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — Mail and Messages

  3. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — Notifications and Focus

  4. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — Phone

  5. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — Photos

  6. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 — Writing Tools and Siri

  7. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1

  8. About the Security Content of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released October 28, 2024

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

Priority Mail and smart replies

documentedconfirmed

Mail could elevate time-sensitive messages and summarize threads, while Mail and Messages offered context-aware smart replies on supported devices.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — Mail and Messages

feature · introduced

Writing Tools and revised Siri

documentedconfirmed

Supported iPhones gained proofreading, rewriting, summarization, a revised Siri interface, more resilient request handling, and Type to Siri.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — Writing Tools and Siri

feature · introduced

Call recording and transcription

documentedconfirmed

The Phone app gained recording for calls and FaceTime audio calls, announced recording to participants, and stored audio and transcripts in Notes where supported.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — Phone

feature · introduced

Notification summaries and Reduce Interruptions

documentedconfirmed

Apple Intelligence provided notification summaries and a Reduce Interruptions Focus that attempted to pass through notifications needing immediate attention.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — Notifications and Focus

feature · introduced

Photos search, Clean Up, and memory movies

documentedconfirmed

Apple Intelligence added natural-language photo and video search, Clean Up for removing distractions, and memory movies generated from a description.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — Photos

feature · introduced

AirPods Pro 2 hearing health features

documentedconfirmed

The update introduced Hearing Test, Hearing Aid, and Hearing Protection capabilities for AirPods Pro 2, subject to model, firmware, age, and regional availability requirements.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.1 — AirPods