Apple to Launch iOS 18 Next Week With New Home Screen Features

Apple is set to unveil iOS 18 on September 16th, introducing a bunch of new customization features that promise to transform how users interact with their iPhones. To further improve the user experience, iOS 18 will enable enhanced personalization of the home screen, providing users with greater control than ever before.

In iOS 18, users have the freedom to arrange applications and widgets on their home screen and alter their appearance. Apple is updating the control center, adding a new app for managing passwords and satellite messaging. Other enhancements consist of novel text effects in messages, a redesigned Photos application, and novel methods for managing your inbox in the Mail application.

The forthcoming tools will assist users in re-writing and summarizing text and generate images through the AI-powered Image Playground. These features, alongside a more user-friendly Siri, are going to start rolling out in the iOS 18.1 public beta in October.

Also, anybody who is also expecting to see the new Apple Intelligence feature in their Apple devices might have to wait a bit longer. The launch will not include this update for all devices. iOS 18 will be made accessible on all the same devices that support iOS 17, which is great news for those with a relatively older phone. However, only the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max (along with all iPhone 16 devices) get the new AI features.

With iOS 18, Apple aims to deliver more personalized experiences, catering to users who want their devices to reflect their style and needs.