Later this month, Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI features, will arrive for general users of the iPhone. Meanwhile, the company is pushing out developer beta to ensure the features don’t contain glitches. The latest is the seventh developer beta of iOS 18.1 and it can be installed on compatible iPhone models.

The new release comes days after developer beta 6 was pushed out. In beta 7, the existing Clock widgets have been tweaked slightly. When in tinted mode, the widgets now have a translucent appearance, bearing some resemblance to visionOS. Apple overhauled the iPhone operating system with iOS 7 in 2013, which introduced blur effects and a flat UI. The company continued to use translucence effects across its different operating systems. The modified Clock widgets with the new beta allow for a more coherent look across the iOS interface.

The update also has a few new splash screens for select system applications. You will come across these when opening the Home, Podcasts, TV, and Voice Memos applications. These screens inform users of new features found in the respective apps. Plus, there are various bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements, which ultimately enhance the operating system as a whole.

With Apple Intelligence, users can edit text and images, or summarise emails and notifications. Apple Intelligence will be available on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, and devices belonging to the iPhone 16 series. Apple Intelligence can also be used on iPads and Mac computers with an M1 or newer chip. Future updates to iOS 18 are expected to introduce support for Image Playground and Visual Intelligence, both of which are powered by Apple Intelligence. The iOS 18.2 update may appear sometime in December.