Apple is facing challenges with the rollout of iOS 18, particularly with its flagship feature, Apple Intelligence.
Launched in September without Apple Intelligence, the feature finally arrived with the iOS 18.1 update in October, but lacked many functionalities and only supported U.S. English. iOS 18.2 added support for other English-speaking countries, with more languages planned for April 2025. Learn more about iOS 18.2.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman reports that the rollout issues are so severe that engineers working on iOS 19 have been redirected to iOS 18, causing delays for iOS 19 features. See the history of Apple's mobile operating systems.
This resource shift might solve immediate problems but could create future issues, potentially leading to a staggered rollout for iOS 19, similar to iOS 18. A planned major Siri upgrade for iOS 19, using a more advanced large language model, might also be affected. Read more about Siri and ChatGPT integration.