iOS 18: App redesign in many areas plus home screen news
The next iOS is set to be one of the biggest updates in recent years. In addition to AI features, Apple is apparently tackling numerous built-in apps.
iPhones with iOS 18 lettering.
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Apple is working on a range of new functions for the apps included in iOS. The well-known Apple rumor cooks. According to this, there are to be some significant changes in over a dozen of the stock programs – from design to AI functions to complete redesigns. Some details have already been leaked. They promise that iOS 18 will be of greater significance after the rather mild iOS 17 update. There are also changes to the home screen, which can allegedly be designed much more flexibly – including free placement of the icons.
Maps, music, mail, messages, notes and more
For the first time, the new Maps app will feature so-called Custom Routes, which allow users to define their routes. Topographical maps – for hiking, for example – are also planned, as in watchOS 10. Apple Music will be able to create playlists automatically for the first time in iOS 18 – with the help of generative AI. A new look and AI functions could also be coming to Apple Mail. The short message app will receive the long-awaited support for the RCS messaging standard. An integrated voice recorder and the display of mathematical notations are planned for Notes.
Apple wants to completely rebuild the calculator – including a history function, according to reports. Major changes are also planned for the photo and fitness apps - details are still unclear. The Apple Health app is to receive new AI features. The mind mapping solution Freeform will receive new scenes to make it easier to navigate a document. Safari is to receive AI features for the first time and promises interface innovations.
AI for everyone – and a new reminder integration
Finally, Apple also wants to pimp Pages, Numbers and Keynote with generative AI, and the shortcuts supposedly allow easier automation of complex tasks. There are also reports of the calendar being integrated into the Reminders app – an extremely logical step. It remains to be seen whether Reminders will die as a separate application in the longer term.
iOS 18 will be shown for the first time at WWDC in June. It is and remains Apple's most important operating system. New AI functions are also likely to find their way to MacOS and the other Apple platforms.
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