Mark Gurman confirms iOS 18 will be the biggest update in iPhone history

Mark Gurman from Bloomberg He understands this clearly and wanted to reflect this in his Power On newsletter: iOS 18, the next version of Apple’s iPhone operating system, could be the biggest software update in iPhone history.. According to him, this statement comes from Apple’s internal sources, who believe that iOS 18 will be an important milestone in the evolution of the operating system.

Gurman emphasizes that the centerpiece of this important update will be the integration of artificial intelligence, which will be integrated into various sections of the system. For example, Siri is planned to be taken to the next level by incorporating generative artificial intelligence capabilities.

From Information Apple is said to specifically want to integrate larger language models into Siri, allowing users to automate tasks through the Shortcuts app.

However, it looks like this is just the beginning as AI will spread to other parts of the Apple ecosystem such as Messages, Apple Music, Pages, Keynote, and Xcode.

Apple is preparing to release iOS 18, which will completely change the history of the iPhone

In terms of specific features, Gurman wanted to go further and share more information about two elements that will likely be included in iOS 18.

First of all, This update is expected to support the RCS (Rich Communication Services) cross-platform messaging standard. which will enable significant improvements to messaging between iPhone and Android devices, including higher resolution photos and videos, audio, writing indicators, receipt reading, Wi-Fi messaging between iPhone and Android devices, and group chat improvements.

The second outstanding feature, already mentioned above, is emergence of generative artificial intelligence functions in various applications. Gurman notes that this technology will be applied not only to Siri, but also to other applications, which will revolutionize the Apple ecosystem, just as other companies such as Samsung and its new Galaxy S24 are doing today.

Despite all these expectations that have arisen around the new operating system, Apple is expected to officially unveil this update during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, with its release scheduled for September 2024..