iOS 18 might arrive later this 12 months with a large visible overhaul to the consumer interface (UI), in line with a report. The subsequent main working system replace for iPhone and iPad is anticipated to reach within the second half of 2024 together with new AI options which might be baked into the system and the corporate’s Siri voice assistant — a current report steered that iOS 18 may very well be the Cupertino firm’s greatest replace to the cellular OS in a number of years.
A report in The Verifier (in Hebrew) citing nameless sources claims that Apple will redesign elements of iOS to appear like visionOS — the corporate’s working system for the not too long ago launched Apple Vision Pro. Featuring a number of translucent UI parts together with a blur impact, visionOS runs on Apple’s first ‘spatial pc’ and lets customers view content material in each augmented actuality (AR) and digital actuality (VR) modes.
Apple is planning on refreshing elements of the working system such because the built-in apps like Safari, in addition to system menus and popups with a brand new design, impressed by visionOS, as per the report, that claims the primary indicator of the upcoming adjustments was added to the Apple TV+ app with the tvOS 17.2 replace.
The iPhone maker up to date its eponymous content material streaming app for Apple TV to tvOS 17.2 in December 2023. The replace introduced a new translucent sidebar menu that options design parts which might be just like visionOS. The report claims that the corporate will roll out the identical menu design to iPadOS later this 12 months.
While the publication doesn’t have file by way of leaking correct data associated to imminent Apple merchandise or software program, this isn’t the primary time that Apple is alleged to be engaged on a significant replace to iOS. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has additionally claimed that iOS 18 would be the firm’s greatest replace to its cellular OS in a number of years. The firm is reportedly engaged on a number of AI options that might be baked into the upcoming working system.
Apple is but to make any bulletins associated to its upcoming software program updates, and given the corporate’s secrecy round its merchandise and software program, we will anticipate finding out that iOS 18 will appear like in June at WWDC 2024. That’s when the corporate usually reveals off its upcoming software program updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch, together with its Xcode growth atmosphere.Â
