Apple has only just hustle out the iOS 18.2 update bringinga wad of Apple Intelligence features . However , we might be look until iOS 18.4 before we begin seeing the others Apple has promised in this release cycle .
The first developer genus Beta for iOS 18.3 get this week and , thus far , there are no sign of further Gen AI upgrades for a release likely to launch to the public in belated January , if the precedent of past years ’ arrest .
9to5Macreports there is now support for robot vacuums within HomeKit for control by Siri , but not a lot else of note within iOS 18.3 thus far .
In the release banknote for the beta , Apple sound out : “ The Home app now supports the core functionality of robot vacuum cleaner cleaners , such as power control , cleaning mode , vacuum , mop , and charge position . They can also participate in automation and scenes , and respond to Siri asking . So you’re able to add them to your cleaning subprogram — or tell Siri to do some spot clean in the support room . ”
Beyond that , Apple is pore on microbe muddle for iOS 18.3 at this level , with a duo of tweaks to the Writing Tools API and Genmoji .
That ’s cool n ’ all , but it ’s not the all singing , all dancing new rendering of Siri with conversational context Apple is continuing to put to work on behind the scenes . It is potential that more feature will be introduced as the development cycle continues into January .
However , various reports , including those from Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman paint a picture thenew Siri revampwon’t arrive with the populace until Io 18.4 in March 2025 .
In a preview video Apple shared in September , Apple joked about Siri ’s coming power to help oneself you remember the name of that mortal who ’s name you ca n’t , provided you could narrow down down an approximative data and the locus .
Apple says : “ With richer language agreement and awareness of your personal context , Siri is more equal to and helpful than ever . ”
Just not yet .
