Some of the major enhancements and features iPhone users can expect in the forthcoming iOS 18 include: Apple is widely anticipated to reveal the new iOS 18 at next year's WWDC. Simply referred to by insiders as "one of the biggest overhauls in iOS history," the new operating system will integrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) elements in several applications in terms of users' interaction and changing the general functionality of the devices they use.

AI-Driven Enhancements Across Key Applications

In his latest revelation on Bloomberg, Mark Gurman explained that AI will be embedded into at least four default apps in iOS eighteen, namely Safari, Photos, and Notes. These enhancements will help in providing more useful explicit and implicit feedback to the user thereby making the user interface more friendly and easier to use.

Safari, web browser developed by Apple, will be also upgraded. With help of the latest AI, features include enhanced search speed, better result relevancy, efficient redesigned Toolbar. For Microsoft Edge, a new feature called Web Eraser will allow users to scrub away parts of the page that they do not like.

With these changes remembered each time the user returns to the page unless deliberately undone.

In the Photos app, AI-powered retouching features will simplify the editing process. Users can expect tools for automatic adjustments and the removal of unwanted elements from images. This functionality aims to streamline the photo editing process, making it accessible to users without advanced technical skills.

The notes app will also get a major boost where it is expected to translate voice memos to plain text and also summarize notes on main points. This feature is an instant increase in efficiency and an opportunity for users to introduce a note-taking process instead of typing stuff.

Siri Overhaul and Smart Notifications

Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, will be the central target of the next iOS release, iOS 18. Using an in-house language model, Siri will present a natural feel of increasing the speech commands and better context of recognition. This will help Siri send automatic replies for the messages and emails and thus really improve the communication standards.

Apple said that it would customarily introduce Siri as a new and more sophisticated automation tool to Shortcuts. By using Siri, users will be able to get specific things done in multiple steps by using a single command such as creating animated gifs from multiple images and sending it to the messaging apps.

In addition to Siri's improvements, iOS 18 will introduce smart notifications. These notifications will feature smart recaps, providing concise summaries of missed notifications, messages, web pages, notes, and documents. This functionality aims to help users stay informed without being overwhelmed by the volume of notifications.

Project Greymatter and Device Capabilities

Internally known as "Project Greymatter," Apple's new AI features will balance device and cloud processing. A number of non-intensive artificial intelligence functions will be processed within the device, while more complex tasks and those that require more resources will be processed in the cloud. Such an approach guarantees that users will be able to operate artificial intelligence without straining the device they use frequently or experiencing any nuisance that emanates from the frequent exercise of the feature on the particular device.

As Gurman pointed out, both the iOS and macOS features will only be enabled on the newest iPhone, iPad, or Mac chips - the A14 Bionic chip, and later models - which will help Apple maximize performance and get around slowness or crashes.

In addition, there will be new updates in iOS 18 that will include new home screen adjustments to keenly allow users to customize their home screens easily. The gadgets are also permitting the users to place their icon anywhere on the screen and to change the background color of the icon.

Anticipation for WWDC 2024

As expectations for the annual WWDC 2024 event steadily rise, people are eagerly awaiting the announcement of iOS 18. This is a reflection of the new AI features which are believed to place Apple strategically against its peers in the AI race. By incorporating AI throughout its range of goods and services, it shows the company's dedication to improving the experience which it delivers to customers and preserving its place at the forefront of innovation.

Apple will announce iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 alongside them, and they will show users how the updated iOS 18 works in full at the conference. These upgrades should also usher similar AI enhancements thus enabling the user interface to be enhanced on all Apple devices.