Apple to roll out iOS 18 today: Top 5 features, eligible iPhone models

iOS 18 roll out: After launching the iPhone 16 series last week, Apple will start rolling out iOS 18, its next-gen mobile operating system, to all supported iPhone models today. The iOS 18 will bring a host of new features including the ability to schedule messages, the Passwords app, transcription summaries, a redesigned Control Centre and support for RCS to iPhones. iOS 18 will also bring Apple Intelligence to the supported iPhone models. However, its official roll out is expected to begin sometime in October with the launch of iOS 18.2.

While Apple hasn't confirmed the exact time of roll out yet, going by the trend, iOS 18 roll out is expected to begin at 10:30PM today.

Before Apple starts rolling out iOS 18 to iPhones, take a look at its top features and supported iPhone models.

iOS 18 update: Top 5 features

Here are top five iOS 18 features that you shouldn't miss:

-- Image Playground will let users create new images, remix existing images, and turn rough sketches into images.

-- Siri will get on-screen awareness and personal context understanding. Additionally, Siri will be able to take in-app actions in Apple and third-party apps.

-- The search feature in the Photos app will bring support for natural language queries and a Clean Up tool that will remove distracting images from an image. It will also get a new Collections section that will automatically organise the library into collections of photos based on themes.

-- The iMessages app is getting support for RCS technology and the schedule send feature. This app will also let users send messages with images up to 100MB in weight, which will let users share images with a higher resolution. Additionally, the iMessages app is also getting support for the ability to send messages over satellite connectivity.

-- The Notes app is getting the ability to record audio, convert a phone conversation into text, live transcribe an audio in a conversation or a lecture the recordings and highlighting words in a PDF file.

iOS 18 update: Supported iPhone models

Here are all the iPhone models that will get the iOS 18 update:

-- iPhone 16
-- iPhone 16 Plus
-- iPhone 16 Pro
-- iPhone 16 Pro Max
-- 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)