iOS 18.1 brings Apple Intelligence—Game on, Galaxy AI!

iOS 18.1 has started rolling out, bringing the first batch to Apple Intelligence features. iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 series models are eligible for AI tricks. iOS 18.1 is set to rival Samsung’s Galaxy AI with Apple Intelligence in the market.

Although the full version of Apple Intelligence may take some time to launch, some features are now available, including Smart Reply, Smart Summary, and writing tools that can proofread, summarize, and rewrite text across the OS.

iOS 18.1 will be available for iPhone models supporting iOS 18, including all iPhones from the iPhone XS and iPhone XR up to the current iPhone 16 models.

Apple’s iOS 18.1 supports spatial photo capture for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max and adds the existing spatial video capture feature in the new Spatial Camera mode.

Adding to this, new connectivity controls for Satellite and AirDrop have been added to the Control Center, allowing these buttons to be added individually.

Call Recording: iOS 18.1 makes it possible to record phone calls on your iPhone. However, it will notify the second party via announcement that the call is being recorded.

Samsung has been supporting the Call Recording feature on Galaxy devices. Its availability varies by market, but it’s quite useful if used positively as it doesn’t announce call recording notifications.

Samsung vs Apple – AI Distribution

Samsung debuted Galaxy AI with the S24 series earlier this year. Apple announced AI-powered Siri and some other features at this year’s Developer Conference. Samsung’s AI expansion is taking place rapidly, while Apple’s lagging badly.

Mid-range Galaxy users received some AI features like Circle to Search. At the same time, Apple is keeping its Apple Intelligence feature suite limited to Pro models of the iPhone 15 series apart from the recently released iPhone 16 lineup.