IT Home reported on February 10 that, according to The Verifier **, Apple will launch iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 in June this year, as part of the WWDC 2024 event, the company intends to bring design elements and UI modifications similar to the VisionOS operating system.
According to the report, in recent years, the iOS operating system has not undergone major changes in user interface design, only adding features such as widgets, lock screen editing, and mobile phone screen editing. A few weeks ago, the ** learned that Apple is working on bringing elements from the VisionOS operating system of the Vision Pro glasses to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates.
For example, Apple is playing TVOS 17Update 2 introduces a new floating sidebar that replaces the previous one. Apple has set the bar to "translucent", just like in VisionOS. In iPadOS 18, this menu is expected to replace the existing one.
In addition to innovations in artificial intelligence, iOS 18 is also expected to get a makeover in terms of user interface, with menus, built-in apps, Safari, and more all set to be updated with a completely new design.
According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to bring a major upgrade to its mobile operating system, iOS 18, which is expected to be the "biggest" software update in iPhone history. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook's teaser, Apple has spent a lot of time and energy to promote its development in the field of artificial intelligence, and will announce specific details later this year.
There are all kinds of signs that this year's iOS 18 version is expected to usher in big changes, and IT Home will continue to pay attention to it and bring follow-up reports.