Expected that iOS 18 a major leap in terms of design and features compared to iOS 17, and the latest details from Mark Gurman in his weekly newsletter only confirm this. Journalist Bloomberg ensures that the next version of the iPhone operating system It will appear with a “more customizable” home screen.; something that the portal also confirmed Macrumorswhich provided more details about what users will be able to change in the interface.
One of the main innovations in terms of customization will be the ability align icons and widgets on your home screen much more freely like we can do in iOS 17. While iOS 18 is expected to respect the icon grid – meaning it won’t be like macOS, where you can place folders anywhere on the desktop – the new version will allow the user to create spaces and dividing applications into rows or columns.
It’s unclear whether Apple will allow you to customize other Home screen elements, such as icon design or widget style. Yes, this is something we can already do in iOS 17 through the Shortcuts app or through third-party apps like Widgetsmith. However, the fact that Apple is implementing it natively will make the user experience much better.
iOS 18 will also have artificial intelligence features
Previous rumors said that iOS 18 will also have new artificial intelligence capabilities take on Google and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Gurman, in particular, said that Apple is improving Siri with the help of artificial intelligence and is working to improve the search engine in the iPhone so that it produces more accurate and rich results.
Apple also plans to introduce artificial intelligence into some of its apps in iOS 18. Apple Musicto enable the ability to automatically create playlists. Also in applications like Keynote, so that artificial intelligence is responsible for creating slides. The app for messaging, health and shortcuts, among others, will also get AI features.
iOS 18 will be officially unveiled during WWDC 2024, an Apple developer conference whose date has not yet been confirmed. The official launch is expected to take place in the fall.
Source: Hiper Textual
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