Rumor making: iOS 18 will bring important updates, including a new design language and expanded customization features. The upcoming release is also rumored to bring major changes to various built-in iPhone apps, including Notes, Mail, Photos, and Fitness.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Garman, the updated Notes app will have better support for viewing formulas and recording voice memos directly within the app. Garman also hinted that Apple would introduce a dedicated calculator app for the iPad.
Additionally, MacRumors reports that Apple Maps will have a new feature called “Custom Routes” that will allow users to choose their own routes while navigating. Details about how the feature will work remain scarce, but code reviewed by the publication suggests it may initially be limited to the United States.
Additionally, Apple will incorporate topographic maps into Apple Maps in iOS 18, providing hikers and outdoor enthusiasts with a variety of useful features such as trails, contours, elevation data, and points of interest. First introduced in watchOS 10, Topographic Maps will be integrated into macOS 15 and visionOS 2 at the same time as its introduction in iOS 18.
Another app scheduled for a major upgrade is Messages. Reports suggest that Apple plans to integrate his RCS support into its default texting application, enhancing the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Additionally, there are rumors that generative AI features will be introduced to the Messages app, but details are unclear at this time.
Safari is also rumored to have AI enhancements, and may include a browsing assistant that can summarize web pages and more. Another speculated addition is a “web eraser” feature that would allow users to remove certain elements from her web pages.
iOS 18 will introduce auto-generated playlists to the Apple Music app, and the Calculator app could get several new features, including a sidebar that displays recent calculations and an improved unit conversion system. There is sex. Additionally, Freeform apps are introducing a new “Scenes” option that allows users to select specific sections of the canvas for easy navigation.
Reports also suggest that Apple plans to integrate AI capabilities into many of its existing apps, including Health, Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. Email, Photos, Fitness, and many other apps are slated for a major overhaul, but specific details haven't been revealed yet.
Previous reports have suggested significant improvements to Siri, potentially integrating Apple's extensive language model Ajax GPT to provide ChatGPT-like AI capabilities to the popular iPhone chatbot. .
