Apple has announced that it will launch the iOS 18.0 software update for all users on September 16. The company has been beta testing iOS 18.0 and iOS 18.1 with developers and public beta testers for the past several months.
While the official launch date of iOS 18.0 is September 16, you can expect iOS 18.1 to be released in the first half of October.
iOS 18.0 is a major update that brings several new features to iPhone and iPad. This includes a redesigned Control Center, Home Screen customization, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT integration, new effects for the Messages app, a notifications summary feature, and more.
iOS 18.0 is compatible with the following iPhone models:
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
iPadOS 18 is compatible with the following iPad models:
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Air 6 (11-inch)
- iPad Air 6 (13-inch)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- iPad Pro 13-inch (7th generation)