It has been suspected for months that Apple is preparing good news for iOS 18. In fact, those familiar with its development have come to call it the biggest update in iPhone history. And now when Exactly two weeks remain before his presentation It is then that new details are finally outlined.
In recent weeks, Apple’s artificial intelligence project has taken shape, all around Siri. However, it was in Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s latest newsletter, in which he finally we know specific details on this subject.
The definitive leap in customization that iOS needs
This concept image from 9to5Mac reflects the freedom with which we can place icons and widgets on the iOS 18 Home screen
Until now, Android has stood out from iOS in terms of customization, allowing a multitude of options that do not exist on iPhones. However, in recent years we have already seen advances such as the possibility of personalizing the lock screen or the contact card. With iOS 18, what they want is to take the definitive step.
The possibility of place icons on home screen in free form, finally being able to leave spaces without having to follow an upward alignment as has happened since the first iPhone. To this will now be added, according to Mark Gurman, the possibility of quickly customize icons to adapt them to the interface.
The latter is described as something similar to what we currently get with shortcuts created in Shortcuts, but in a more direct way. The idea is that all icons are consonants and Gurman presents as an example the possibility that all social media icons are blue or financial icons are green.
A “different approach” to Apple’s artificial intelligence
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has certainly left Apple behind in its operating systems. So, during the next WWDC 2024, on June 10, it will take on great importance in the new operating systems. In the same newsletter, Gurman specifies that Apple will present tools for daily life
In fact, Gurman states that Apple’s intention is not to generate a WOW effect that leaves the masses speechless. That’s not to say they won’t be good implementations and will be equally appreciated, it just seems like they’ll be more focused on functions such as summarizing website content, messages or notifications as had already been seen in previous leaks.
OpenAI won’t be the only new Apple partner
Apple is said to be following with great interest the recent presentations of OpenAI, Microsoft and Google, which are precisely those leading the way in this area. Actually, Apple’s partnership with OpenAI is practically taken for granted
It is more, Apple also continues negotiations with Google to integrate part of Gemini. In Gurman’s words, Apple does not want to entrust everything to the same company and therefore OpenAI is not enough for them.
What is also clear is that Apple will rely on a mixed processing model, locally having several models that could be some of those already presented (like OpenELM) and that could perfectly operate devices that have been on the market for years. For the cloud, the most demanding processes that require, in addition to Internet data, would be left, with everything related to OpenAI fully entering into it.
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