As all eyes are set on Apple’s much awaited event ‘It’s Glowtime’, the company aims to bring the iOS 18 update. Apple plans to officially launch the upgrade to the public, after its iPhone 16 series launch.
Apple’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ event will be introducing a new set of iPhone 16 series along with the iOS 18 update. The iOS 18 update will be available for over 25 different iPhone models, the company said in an official blog.
Is your iPhone eligible for the update?
Apple plans to come up with an iOS 18 update for both the upcoming 16 series and the existing series. But is your iPhone eligible for the updates? Given below are the list of iPhone models that will be eligible for the update:
- iPhone SE (second generation or later)
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
But how do you prepare your device for the iOS 18 update? Explained below is a simple guide on how you can do so:
- First you need to connect your iPhones to a table and reliable WiFi.
- Next you need to keep your device fully charged. Usually, iPhone models could be high charge consuming and updates can also drain charge quickly. So be prepared accordingly.
- In case you are traveling and you don’t have an adapter with you, you should keep your device on at least 70% charged. This will help to implement the update smoothly.
- You also need to keep your iPhone free of storage, leaving enough space for downloading the update. Notably you should keep at least 10 GB free for downloading and installing the update.
- Now you need to get to the settings. Then tap on ‘general’ and ‘software update’.
- Click on ‘automatic updates’. After that turn on the ‘download’ iOS updates option
- After it gets downloaded, click on ‘Install’ iOS 18 updates
Please note that sometimes during the update process you might lose some data. So, to be safe you should keep a backup of your data. You can either transfer the data on a different device or keep the backup on iCloud.
Apple event: It’s Glowtime!
In addition to the iOS 18 updates for the upcoming iPhone 16 series, you can also expect a bunch of updates. The iOS 18 update can come with new customisation options for both the iPhone 16 series and the existing ones.
Furthermore, Apple also aims to roll out Apple Intelligence on specific models. The company plans to upgrade its generative AI-based features such as Siri, editing tools and image-generation tools, among others.
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