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Dan Bracaglia

iOS 18.1 will bring this handy Apple Intelligence feature to your Apple Watch — and you can try it right now

Apple Intelligence logo on iPhone.

Apple has made it clear that even the best Apple Watch models, from the Series 10 to the Ultra 2, won’t support most of the forthcoming Apple Intelligence features. This is most likely due to onboard processing limitations. There is, however, one bit of Apple Intelligence that’s an exception, and that’s Notification Summaries.

This AI-backed feature is set to debut with the roll-out of iOS 18.1, which could come as early as next week. However, if you’re eager to try it now, the iOS 18.1 public beta came out in September and includes the notification summary feature. The catch is that even though this feature will appear on Apple Watches, you're still going to need to have an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence to use it. Supported models include all the latest iPhone 16 models, the iPhone 15 Pro and the 15 Pro Max.

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