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iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11 and More Launching on September 16

The iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18 updates will launch on Monday, September 16, Apple said today during the "It's Glowtime" Apple event.

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Apple's operating system updates will come out five days ahead of when the new devices are set to be available on Friday, September 20. The release versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia will not include Apple Intelligence features, with Apple set to introduce the first ‌Apple Intelligence‌ capabilities in an update coming next month.

We are expecting to see final release candidate versions for all of the new software today.

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