Apple's iOS 18.1 developer beta enhances call experience with new AI features

Do you ever forget important phone conversations or struggle to take notes during phone interviews? Apple's iOS 18.1 developer preview includes features powered by artificial intelligence that may solve these problems for you.

The new AI-powered features, integrated into the phone-making giant's iOS 18.1 developer beta as part of its Apple Intelligence, allow users to record and transcribe phone calls, according to MacRumours.

Users with access to the beta can tap the new "record" button in the top-left corner of the call screen to keep an audio log of their call.

Once this feature is enabled, all callers will hear a message saying, "This call will be recorded." 

The Phone app will then record the call, while automatically creating a transcription that will appear in the Notes app.

Additionally, users will also be able to access the full audio recording and an AI-generated summary of the call in the Notes app.

Apple first showed off phone call recording during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. 

According to The Verge, the feature seems useful for journalists who often conduct interviews over the phone. It could also be useful if you’re taking to a doctor on the phone and want to remember exactly what they say.

Other Apple Intelligence features in the iOS 18.1 developer beta include natural language search in photos, email summaries in the Mail app, and an updated Siri design.

This upgrade could arrive in 2025, The Verge reported while citing Bloomberg, adding that users may have to wait a little longer to see an AI-supercharged Siri.