Apple’s developer conference starts Monday. And here are the biggest rumors and leaks about the next major version of iPhone software.
Apple’s developer conference starts Monday. And here are the biggest rumors and leaks about the next major version of iPhone software.
The keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will happen on Monday, where the company is expected to unveil the next version of its iPhone software, iOS 18.
The new version of iOS could bring the “biggest” software update in the iPhone’s history, according to a January edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. In November, Gurman wrote that iOS 18 could bring “relatively groundbreaking” updates to the iPhone complete with “major new features and designs.”
Phone makers are increasingly bringing generative AI features to their flagship smartphones, in a bid to take advantage of the hype cycle surrounding the emerging technology. Last fall, Google debuted its flagship Pixel 8 lineup with souped-up AI tricks, and in January, Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 series complete with Galaxy AI. Apple is forecast to go in the same direction with the expected iPhone 16 and iOS 18. CEO Tim Cook said he expects Apple to have an edge in AI in a May earnings call, even though the company is widely seen as being behind in the AI race.
“We’ve got some things that we are incredibly excited about that we’ll be talking about later this year,” Cook said on an earnings call in February in response to a question about generative AI.
To be clear, Apple already has AI tools on its iPhones like its photo duplication detection feature for instance, but we’ve yet to see how generative AI will factor into the iPhone and iOS in a major way. With iOS 17, Apple included a slew of AI-powered features like the ability to clone your own voice on the iPhone (which is a form of gen AI) and an updated keyboard with better autocorrect. But the company stopped short of unveiling generative AI products along the lines of Google’s Gemini or OpenAI’s Chat GPT. Still, the rumor mill points to meaningful changes in iOS 18 and even an AI called “Apple Intelligence.” Here are the most credible ones. Notes App revamp
Apart from Siri, one of the bigger changes could appear on Apple’s popular Notes App, according to reports by Apple Insider. The Notes app is expected to gain the ability to record and transcribe audio.
