iOS 18.3 release date: When can you try this fun new feature– BC

The next big iOS update probably isn’t too far away, but don’t expect much from it.

Apple’s next software update will be iOS 18.3, or at least, that’s what everyone expects right now. Since iOS 18.2 just came out, that would make sense. It’s worth noting that we don’t know specifically when iOS 18.3 will be released or what it will entail in its entirety when it comes out. However, for 9to5MacThe x.3 update for each of the last three versions of iOS came out at the end of January, so expect iOS 18.3 to launch at the end of January unless something strange happens.

As for the big new features coming to iOS 18.3, we’re really only aware of one right now, and “big” might be a generous word to use it: robot vacuum control. Specifically, you’ll be able to use the Home app to control robotic vacuum cleaners, just as you can currently use the app to control smart home lights and other devices. The strange thing is that Apple does not currently produce its own robot vacuum cleaner, but that could happen in the future.

Unfortunately, everything else currently in the iOS 18.3 developer beta fits under the “bug fixes and minor improvements” umbrella. That doesn’t mean bigger features won’t be revealed, but things like Apple Intelligence will probably have to wait until iOS 18.4 at the earliest.