iOS 18

iOS 18 is Apple’s next operating system for iPhone models, including the rumored iPhone 16. It is expected to be announced during the WWDC 2024 keynote and is expected to focus on AI applications as Apple needs to catch up with Google. OpenAI, Microsoft, and other players. Here’s everything you need to know about this operating system.

iOS 18 features

With the WWDC 2024 keynote still a few months away, not much is known about the main features of iOS 18, although software changes are harder to predict as Apple has more control over this information. Still, Bloomberg’s Mark Garman expects the update to be quite significant. Senior Apple executives have internally described the upcoming operating system as “ambitious and exciting.”

AI is key to iOS 18.

According to Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, iOS 18 could eventually add generative AI capabilities to the iPhone in the second half of 2024. He suggested that Apple plans to build hundreds of AI servers in 2023 and even more in 2024.

Combining cloud-based AI and on-device data processing, Apple plans to eventually roll out generated AI to iPhone and iPad users by the end of 2024, which will be part of the iOS 18 cycle.

Several other reports also mention Apple’s future GPT. Information shared that Cupertino spends millions of dollars every day to train large-scale language models (LLM for short).

The publication notes that the majority of this investment is focused on AppleCare customers, but the Siri team plans to incorporate these language models to make complex Shortcuts integration more accessible.

What’s interesting about this story is that people on the Apple team believe that Ajax GPT, the most advanced language model on which Bloomberg has already reported, could be better than OpenAI’s GPT-3.5. Other companies are already working on better solutions, but it’s good to see Apple make dramatic improvements in the conversational AI area.

According to the iOS 17.4 code, Apple is testing a total of four AI models. Two of them are Ajax GPT, which also uses Chat GPT, and Google’s FLAN-T5.

Finally, as Apple aims to improve and integrate LLM into iOS, we compare our test results to ChatGPT using FLAN-T5 for both on-device and online processing.

Even though generative AI will start to take shape later this year with the iPhone, he expects it to be limited with some AI-related hardware upgrades for the iPhone 16 with the A18 and A18 Pro chips. “We expect a better-functioning Gen AI to be in 2025, likely with the iPhone 17, a time to lift Apple’s product/service businesses.”

New emojis

During every iOS cycle, Apple always adds new emojis. Even though they don’t come with the first major update, the company unveils them during the life cycle of the newest operating system, most likely with version x.4 of that system.

Apple is focusing on fixing bugs.

By the beginning of November, Gurman reported that Apple had briefly paused the development of iOS 18 after finishing the first compilation of this system. He wrote:

“This time around, Apple hit pause right after reaching a key milestone in iOS 18 and macOS 15 development. Last month, the company completed the first internal versions of the updates, including the biggest new features. When Apple gets to that stage, known as M1, it usually embarks on work for the next milestone, M2. In this case, the debugging break delayed the start of M2 development by a week.”

With that, the company is being extra careful with bugs and issues, so users will have a more polished system when it’s introduced later next year.

Early iOS 18 code teases four new iPhone models.

According to MacRumors, early development versions of the iOS 18 operating system contain references to four new iPhone models. The code does not reveal anything that we didn’t know about the upcoming phones, but it does indicate that Apple might not have any big surprises in store for consumers next year.

iOS 18, codenamed “Crystal” internally, contains references to the following four iPhones:

• D47-‌iPhone 16‌
• D48: ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus
• D93: iPhone 16 Pro
• D94: ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max

Official iOS 18 download

iOS 18, codenamed Crystal, hasn’t been officially announced. Therefore, you can test it or download its official version, but we’ll update this section once we learn more about it.

How to download iOS 18 beta

At this moment, you can’t download the beta version of this upcoming operating system. Once it’s revealed, you just need to follow these steps:

• On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
• Tap on General and Software Update.
• Tap on Beta Updates and enable iOS 18 Developer Beta once it’s available.

On the bigger iOS update to be released later this year. The iOS 18 version is expected to be a blockbuster update for iPhone users, as it may bring major changes in the overall design as well as new features. Apple is planning something big with its next iOS version, and here are the details of the features that may be available to iPhone users in 2024.

Features expected from iOS 18

So what does this year’s iOS 18 update promise for iPhone users?

AI Boost for iOS

The biggest change we will see in iOS 18 is Apple’s entry into the world of AI, like other tech brands these days. iOS 18 may rely on generative AI built into devices. This gives Apple a distinct advantage over its competitors and also allows it to keep user data secure instead of storing it in the cloud. Samsung introduced AI capabilities to the Galaxy S24 series in January with the help of Google, but Apple plans to do all the elements in-house to get its AI mission on the right track.

New Look Siri

Now that Apple is looking to incorporate LLM into its models, improving Siri is an obvious choice. I would go so far as to say that Siri needs to be completely overhauled, and bringing AI under its umbrella could give it assistive capabilities that Apple isn’t able to provide. Making Siri sound more natural is a good idea, and allowing Siri to respond in a personalized manner increases your chances of success. These changes can be seen in iOS 18, and the new look of Siri can promise a lot for iPhone users.

RCS for iPhones, Finally

Apple has long avoided participating in RCS discussions, but Google has made every effort to change that. It’s finally here, as iOS 18 may introduce RCS messaging for iPhone users. RCS is likely to be announced with a new version during the September release. With the introduction of RCS, both iPhone and Android users will finally have messaging links that will work across all platforms.

Apple’s focus on iOS 18 is expected to narrow down to iPadOS 18, which will be an interesting development in the coming months.

Which iPhones run iOS 18?

• iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)
• iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

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