Read the iOS 18.3 release notes to learn about the changes, including enhanced Visual Intelligence, tweaks for AI notification summaries and other iPhone tweaks.

You can download and install an over-the-air iOS 18.3 update on your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Software Update and following the instructions. After installing the update, Apple Intelligence will be automatically turned on.

iOS 18.1 brought the first set of Apple Intelligence features, and iOS 18.2 expanded on that with six new capabilities. Apple Intelligence is compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro models and the whole iPhone 16 lineup (support for non-English languages will arrive later in 2025). If you’re interested in AI features, peruse our roundup of the Apple Intelligence features available on iPhone and learn what they do.

iOS 18.3 release notes

You can read the iOS 18.2 changelog in the Software Update interface and on Apple’s website. We’ve pasted the full iOS 18.2 release notes from Apple below.

This update brings improvements to visual intelligence along with other enhancements, bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone.

Visual intelligence with Camera Control (all iPhone 16 models)
● Add an event to Calendar from a poster or flyer
● Easily identify plants and animals

Notification summaries (all iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)
● Easily manage settings for notification summaries from the Lock Screen
● Updated style for summarized notifications better distinguishes them from other notifications by using italicized text as well as the glyph
● Notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps are temporarily unavailable, and users who opt-in will see them again when the feature becomes available

This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
● Calculator repeats the last mathematical operation when you tap the equals sign again
● Fixes an issue where the keyboard might disappear when initiating a typed Siri request
● Resolves an issue where audio playback continues until the song ends even after closing Apple Music

Apple’s security page will be refreshed to provide information about iOS 18.3’s security content, such as critical bug fixes and patches for serious vulnerabilities.

iOS 18.4 is coming in March or April

iOS 18.4 is expected to drop in March or April alongside iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3. Apple hasn’t started the iOS 18. beta cycle yet so we don’t know what changes to expect. However, we know that macOS Sequoia 15.4 and iPadOS 18.4 will bring the redesigned Mail app with AI features to Macs and iPads. The revamped Mail app has been available on iPhone as of iOS 18.2.

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Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically when you update your iPhone, iPad and Mac to iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3.

Apple’s developer documentation notes this is true whether upgrading your current iOS installation to iOS 18.3 or erasing the device and starting anew with iOS 18.3. “For users new or upgrading to iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be enabled automatically during iPhone onboarding,” the company notes. “Users will have access to Apple Intelligence features after setting up their devices,” Apple clarifies.

Apple’s wording makes it difficult to ascertain whether people will have a chance to decide whether or not to turn on Apple Intelligence during the setup process, like it does for Siri, Face ID, Apple Pay and other features.

iOS 18.3 automatically turns on Apple Intelligence

The company adds that iPhone, iPad and Mac owners can turn off Apple Intelligence anytime. “To disable Apple Intelligence, users will need to navigate to the Apple Intelligence & Siri settings pane and turn off the Apple Intelligence toggle.” Doing so will disable Apple Intelligence features on the device.

This is an interesting change. In earlier iOS releases, Apple Intelligence needed to be manually turned on and there was a waitlist. Perhaps Apple’s stats show too many people have opted out of Apple Intelligence despite having compatible devices.

Or I could be speculating too much, and Apple will simply put up a big splash screen for Apple Intelligence during the setup process with a small link at the bottom to turn it on manually later, like it does for Siri and other features during onboarding.

What else is new in iOS 18.3?

iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3 bring changes to the Notification Summary feature to better distinguish regular from AI summaries. Apple has temporarily disabled AI notification summaries for news over inaccuracies. The updates revive support for repeating operations in the Calculator app.

The ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.3 update will also bring Apple’s AI-assisted emoji generator, called Genmoji, to the Mac platform after the feature landed on the iPhone and iPad with iOS and iPadOS 18.2. However, the redesigned Mail app with AI features will hit Macs (and iPads) alongside iOS 18.4 in March or April.

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Learn how to schedule Instagram messages on your iPhone or Android phone so they’re automatically sent at the future date and time of your choosing.

Message scheduling frees you from setting reminders to wish that special someone happy birthday. It’s also a convenient way to have a message hit the inbox of a recipient in another time zone at the right time, like at 10am when they’re at work. You may also want to schedule texts before going on a vacation.

Apple’s Messages and Mail apps have built-in message scheduling, and so do third-party apps like Telegram, Slack, and Instagram. WhatsApp lacks this feature, but you can use iOS automation to schedule WhatsApp messages.

Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial right ahead as we show you how to schedule messages on Instagram. Before we get to it, be sure to download the latest available version of Instagram from Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store.

Schedule DMs on Instagram

1. Open Instagram on your iPhone or Android phone and open an existing chat or start a new conversation.
2. Type what you want the message to say.
3. Touch and hold the blue arrow button to bring up a Schedule Message box.
4. Adjust the date and time, and make sure not to confuse your AM and PM times.
5. Tap the Send Date at Time button.

This message will be sent at the designated time.

• Scheduling uses device time. To schedule a message for a different time zone, be sure to convert the time zone or use the world clock on your iPhone.
• You can schedule Instagram messages up to 29 days into the future (the date picker always spins back to the farthest date you can schedule for).
• You can schedule text messages, but not media like photos, videos, and GIFs.
• Vanishing messages cannot be scheduled.
• You cannot schedule messages using Instagram’s web interface.

See your scheduled messages

Tapping the n Scheduled Message link in the bottom-left corner of the chat reveals all scheduled messages in this conversation, each with a timestamp.

Note: Scheduled messages appear on all devices where you’re logged into Instagram.

Immediately send a scheduled message

Launch the Instagram app and open your scheduled messages, then touch and hold the message and hit Send now to remove the schedule and send it right away.

Cancel a scheduled message

If you change your mind and would like to unschedule a previously scheduled message, touch and hold it and choose Delete from the menu.

Other Instagram tips for you:

• How to turn off message read receipts on Instagram
• How to stop others from seeing when you’re online or last active on Instagram
• How to add music to your Instagram profile page

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