In addition to the above Apple Intelligence features, others launching this week include the ability to use auto-generated, contextually relevant smart replies so you can quickly respond to emails and text messages with a tap, and the ability to generate a text-based summary of audio recordings, which saves you the time of having to listen to the entire recording.

While many people will find the above features useful, they are, unfortunately, just a handful of the ones Apple promised when the company first previewed Apple Intelligence in June. Most of the headline-prompting, eye-catching features of Apple Intelligence are still months away -- with some likely not making an appearance until 2025.

For example, Image Playground, the name Apple gives to Apple Intelligence's ability to generate images in the style of sketches and illustrations that can be used in messages, presentations, and documents, is nowhere to be seen in Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1. Neither is what is perhaps the most fun feature -- Genmoji -- which allows users to create custom emojis. Both these features are rumored to not be arriving until iOS 18.2 is released in December, according to Bloomberg.

But other features of Apple Intelligence are even further away. The most powerful features of Apple Intelligence likely won't arrive until iOS 18.4, which isn't expected until Spring of 2025, at the earliest. Bloomberg says that's when Apple Intelligence will finally gain the ability to understand context and allow Siri to control apps and "see" what is currently on users' iPhone screen to help them complete tasks. These features will let Siri help you edit a photo and then send it to your friend -- all you have to do is ask.