Apparently, Apple has big plans for the iPhone this year. While a major part revolves around artificial intelligence (AI), the tech giant also plans to shift some native apps to iOS. According to a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant plans to revamp at least four of its apps, including design changes and the inclusion of new features. It is said that Apple also wants to introduce changes at the interface level in iOS 18, especially on the home screen. Notably, the company is also rumored to be adding a calculator app to iPadOS.
According to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman via his Power On newsletter, Apple wants to make major updates to iOS 18 ahead of its preview at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10. AI remains one of the company's top plans. to increase iPhone sales.
Despite several articles published by Apple researchers, the company is said to have no intention of introducing its own chatbot this year. Instead, he's back in discussions with OpenAI, likely incorporating their GPT models for some of the AI functions.
In addition to OpenAI, the iPhone maker is also said to be in talks with Google for Gemini AI and Baidu for Ernie AI (China only). While it's not known what features Apple plans to build, Gurman suggests the company wants to integrate AI into its existing apps and offer features such as a text generator, an article summary in Safari, and a summary of missed notifications. According to the report, these features could be part of Apple's Ajax AI model, however, the tech giant may also take advantage of AI models from OpenAI, Google and Baidu.
While AI features will innovate iOS 18's offerings, the company is also reportedly revamping four of its native apps: Mail, Notes, Photos, and Fitness. The details of what Apple might change are not known, but a design change and new features are expected. In addition, the iPhone maker may also include a new capability that will allow users to pin an app anywhere on the home screen, not restricted to the grids that currently exist.
It should be noted that the features and changes in iOS 18 are not confirmed by any official sources, and Apple's vision for the next generation of its iPhone operating system will only be revealed at WWDC 2024.
