You'll need to sign up to use Apple Intelligence when iOS 18 launches this fall, but there'll be a waitlist and performance issues during a limited beta preview.
Apple Intelligence will have a waitlist at first
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iOS 18’s Control Center might feature a customizable layout via drag-and-drop
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