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iPadOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence Release

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
9
Beta cycle
91d
Average interval
11d
Public release
Oct 28, 2024

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iPadOS 18.1 introduced Apple Intelligence on supported M-series iPads. Its first wave combined systemwide Writing Tools and Siri changes with notification summaries, Reduce Interruptions, smart replies, Photos cleanup, natural-language search, and generated memory movies.[1]

Notes could summarize transcribed audio, AirPods Pro 2 gained hearing features in supported regions, and Control Center connectivity controls became easier to configure. Hardware, language, and region restrictions remain material to the release record.[2][3]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.1 — Apple Intelligence

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

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 security content

    Back to text ↑
  3. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.1 — Notes, AirPods, Control Center, and availability notes

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  4. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.1

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

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

  6. iOS & iPadOS 18.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

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.

Recorded at Public

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

feature · introduced

Writing Tools and revised Siri

documentedconfirmed

Supported M-series iPads gained proofreading, rewriting, summarization, a revised Siri interface, more resilient request handling, and Type to Siri.

Recorded at Public

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

feature · introduced

Communication and Notes intelligence

documentedconfirmed

Mail could prioritize and summarize messages, Mail and Messages offered smart replies, and Notes could summarize transcribed audio recordings.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.1 — Mail, Messages, and Notes

enhancement · changed

Individual connectivity controls

documentedconfirmed

Users could add individual controls for Wi-Fi, VPN, AirDrop, and Satellite where applicable, and adjust connectivity controls more directly.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.1 — Control Center

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.

Recorded at Public

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

feature · introduced

Notification summaries and Reduce Interruptions

documentedconfirmed

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

Recorded at Public

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

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  1. Developer beta

    Beta 1

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    Apple Intelligence Release; M-series iPads only; build 22B5007p

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  2. +14 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 2

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    M-series iPads only; build 22B5023e

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  3. +16 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 3

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    M-series iPads only; build 22B5034e

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  4. +20 days
  5. +6 days
  6. +14 days
  7. +7 days
  8. +7 days
  9. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iPadOS 18.1 release brought the first Apple Intelligence tools to supported M-series iPads and expanded Notes, AirPods, and Control Center behavior.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .1 releases

39 days, 5.7 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .1 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

91d (avg: 49d)

42 days longer than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

20 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .1 releases (iPadOS)

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iPadOS 16.1202262d89d
iPadOS 15.1202134d76d
iPadOS 14.12020—27d
iPadOS 13.1201928d57d

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Official release notes