So why did it just launch and confuse the heck out of everyone, users and developers alike?

There are two main points of an operating system beta.

One is to get everything in the beta fixed up before pushing it to millions of users.

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A software developer considers Apple’s absurd 2024 beta program.Peter Dazeley / Getty

“Developers install 18.1 because its the new hotness.

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And now we know when at least some of these features will arrive.

But by running two betas simultaneously, things just get confusing.

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Perhaps you could join an Apple developers' support group?.Skynesher / Getty

The AI features of this point-one release are not available in the EU.

Effectively, Apple is testingthreeversions of its operating system simultaneously.

“I am a bit apprehensive about built-in AI in iOS 18 and macOS.

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Europeans finding out their iPhones won’t be getting AI.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez / Getty

But it’s not all bad news.