Next week, the long-awaited iPhone iOS 18.1 will be officially released with Apple Intelligence, but we’re already working on the next new thing. The company is busy preparing iOS 18.2, which is already in beta and is expected to be widely released in December. MacRumors reports that the upcoming operating system will include daily Sudoku puzzles for Apple News+ subscribers.
Users can choose from three difficulty options each day, ranging from easy to difficult. There is a leaderboard to track statistics, including the total number of puzzles solved, speed metrics, and more. This is the fourth puzzle game included in your Apple News+ subscription, following Crossword, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles. This is becoming a real trend, as the New York Times also offers a number of games for subscription, including Wordle.
Sudoku will be available to Apple News+ subscribers with the upcoming release of iPadOS 18.2, and there are rumors that a similar release is planned for macOS Sequoia 15.2. Apple News+ alone costs $13 per month, but it’s often available in bundles with Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud storage.
Of course, numbers-based mobile gaming isn’t the only feature coming to iOS 18.2. Apple Intelligence has enhancements such as custom emoji maker Genmoji and ChatGPT/Siri integration. There’s also a child safety feature that lets you blur out nude content and report it to Apple.
