Subj : iOS 18 could finally let you properly customize your iPhone's Hom To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Mar 25 2024 10:30:06 iOS 18 could finally let you properly customize your iPhone's Home Screen Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:14:31 +0000 Description: Will iOS 18 be the most customizable iOS ever? A new report claims it has a lot in store for Home Screen fans. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Apples iOS does a lot of things well, but one area it struggles with is customization. If you really want to shake up your Home Screen and design it according to your tastes, your options are a bit limited. Fortunately, that might soon change, if Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman is to be believed. In the paid-for section of his latest Power On newsletter , Gurman claims that iOS 18 will introduce a more customizable Home Screen that could change the way your iPhone looks for good. Gurmans report didnt go into specifics, but weve had a bit more insight into the matter thanks to some digging by MacRumors . The outlet claims it has spoken to sources who say that users will be able to arrange icons more freely on iOS 18, including the ability to create blank spaces, rows, and columns between app icons. Icons will still be arranged on an invisible grid to keep a degree of order and uniformity, but this new system sounds a lot more flexible than what you can currently do in iOS. Hopefully it means it will be a lot more straightforward to get the Home Screen arrangement you want, without having to employ all manner of third-party apps and longwinded workarounds. That said, we wont know for sure until Apple unveils iOS 18 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will likely take place in early June. AI on the iPhone (Image credit: TechRadar) Speaking of WWDC, Gurmans Power On newsletter shed a little more light on what we can expect at the show, especially when it comes to Apples artificial intelligence (AI) efforts . It comes after much speculation that Apple was planning to team up with one or more AI developers (such as Google or OpenAI) to bring proper generative AI to iOS. According to Gurman, though, you shouldnt expect a big focus on ChatGPT-like generative AI features. Even if those features do appear, they wont be the main crux of the event, Gurman explained. Instead, prepare to see a slew of AI tools that help manage your daily life, Gurman said. Again, there wasnt much in the way of specifics, but previous reports have claimed Apple will bring AI tools to apps like Apple Music, Pages and more. That suggests we could see something like Microsoft Copilot and Spotifys AI DJ rolled into one. Right now, we dont have a lot to go on. But if Gurman is right and Apple is treating iOS 18 as the biggest update to iOS since the original iPhone, there could be a lot to look forward to this summer. You might also like iOS 18: rumored features, predicted release date, and everything we want to see Apple's AI upgrades for your iPhone are reportedly on track for 2024 here's what to expect Heres more proof Apple is going big with AI this year ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/ios-18-could-finally-let-you-properly-cus tomize-your-iphones-home-screen --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .