After providing several waves of test preview versions to developers, Apple has now begun providing iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, macOS 15 Sequoia, tvOS 18, and the new HomePod firmware public beta versions to the general public to experience the added features of the new operating system.
However, the "Apple Intelligence" service and certain new features announced by Apple during WWDC 2024 this year are not yet available for use. In particular, the "Apple Intelligence" service is currently planned to be available in the US market this fall, and is expected to be expanded to more countries and regions in 2025. Even the more complete new version of Siri interactive experience will not be available until 2025.
Currently, if ordinary consumers want to experience the new version of iOS 18 and other operating systems, they must firstApple Software Beta Program” website to log in to your personal device, and then you can find the "Beta Update Project" in the device's "Settings" -> "General" -> "Software Update" and select the "Public Beta" update project.
As for the models compatible with the new operating system, the current versions are as follows:
• iOS 18: iPhone XR and later, and iPhone SE and later
• iPadOS 18: iPad Pro with M4 processor, 12.9-inch third-generation iPad Pro, any 11-inch iPad Pro, iPad Air with M2 processor, iPad Air XNUMXrd generation and later, XNUMXth generation and later iPad, XNUMXth generation and later iPad mini
• watchOS 11: All Apple Watch Ultra models, Apple Watch Series 6 and later, and the second-generation Apple Watch SE
• macOS 15 Sequoia: 2019 iMac and later, 2017 iMac Pro and later, Mac Studio, 2020 MacBook Air and later, 2018 Mac mini and later, 2018 MacBook Pro and later, 2019 Mac Pro and later
• tvOS 18: Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD
• HomePod Software 18: HomePod mini, second-generation HomePod
