iOS 18.2 will be a major update, bringing long-rumored features to the iPhone, including ChatGPT integration with Siri. While the exact release date of the update was unknown up to this point, it is now discovered that it could arrive on December 9 for all compatible iPhone models.
iOS 18.2 update with ChatGPT integration and more features will be released on December 9, according to British carrier
According to the recent notice shared to its customers by the British carrier EE, "Wi-Fi calling on other supported iCloud-connected devices" will be discontinued on the iPhone on December 9 (via MacRumors). If you are not familiar, the feature allows users to make Wi-Fi calls on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac even when the iPhone is away. Last week, Apple released the second beta version of iOS 18.2 to developers, and it came packed with a new EE carrier settings version with a number of 60.5.2, updated from 59.5.1 in the first developer beta.
The new setting eliminated the "Add Wi-Fi Calling for Other Devices" feature from the Wi-Fi Calling in the Settings for EE carrier users. The EE carrier also previously announced that it will end support for the feature next month. Besides this, carrier settings are typically bundled with a new iOS update, and if EE has decided to end support for Wi-Fi Calling on Other Devices on December 9, it is an indication and a hint that suggests iOS 18.2 will arrive on the same day.
Apple has already mentioned that iOS 18.2 will be officially available to the general public in December, but it failed to provide users with an exact release date for the update. Well, it appears that we finally have the date, and it is highly likely the update will roll out for all compatible devices next month on the 9th. Since Apple releases software updates on a Monday, it is another reason why the December 9 date makes a lot of sense.
As mentioned earlier, iOS 18.2 is a major update as it will bring various new additions to the table, including ChatGPT support for Siri, Image Playground, Genmoji, and much more. All of these features will be available on the iPhone 15 Pro models and all variants of the iPhone 16. We will be covering the release in extensive detail, and we will let you know when the update is available for download.
