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iPadOS 18.1 Public

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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.

Date
Oct 28, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. About iPadOS 18 Updates

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

  2. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.1 — Control Center

  3. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.1 — Mail, Messages, and Notes

  4. About iPadOS 18 Updates

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

  5. About iPadOS 18 Updates

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

  6. About iPadOS 18 Updates

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

  7. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 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

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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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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