iOS 18 Speculation Thread

[jpsmith76]

Besides the fancy AI stuff, I think I am probably most excited about RCS support. Maybe messaging those "other people" won't be as painful.

Oh, and I am already anticipating reacting to a message with the poop emoji. lol.

 

[Pearsey]

I’m very confused about how much of these new features will even be available in the beta today. It seemed like some of the the AI stuff will be but most of it won’t?

wont be long now till your unconfused

 

[Populus]

This update looks great, but I feel we will see the best of all this AI integration on iOS 19 and 20. I feel like this is, just like Craig said, just the beginning of the journey.

 

[Populus]

By the way, the Developer app has just been updated with the upcoming sessions in two hours. How to port your app to Swift 6, videos about Machine Learning, the new APIs…

Oh and the Platforms State of the Union in one hour

 

[garetc]

Developer login is back up and running.

iOS 18 Beta 1 shortly?

 

[john991]

Developer login is back up and running.

iOS 18 Beta 1 shortly?

dev portal up, but no iOS 18, iPadOS 18 ipsw shows up... only 17.5.x

 

[Realityck]

Developer login is back up and running.

iOS 18 Beta 1 shortly?

12: 10 PM I see it's been updated now.

 

[gwhizkids]

I’m very confused about how much of these new features will even be available in the beta today. It seemed like some of the the AI stuff will be but most of it won’t?

You are not alone.

 

[AppleFan91]

I’m hoping for some subtle QOL improvements as well, like:
- improved keyboard
- “time until charged” info
- more options for Action Button
- Improvements to Dynamic Island with more items using it.
- Split screen
- Allow flashlight/camera on Lock Screen to be changed
- live wallpapers (definitely just a want and not for everyone, I know)
- Call screening

- Pending, but unlikely based on screenshots in their presentation. Maybe Apple AI improves at least autocorrect? Definitely no number row on top of the keyboard tho.
- Pending - need to see the beta.
- ✅
- Pending - need to see the beta
- ✅
- Pending - not live wallpapers but maybe able to use AI to generate wallpapers? Could be cool.
- Unlikely - most likely not as this would have been a feature in the keynote most likely.

Not too bad of an update. Bring on the beta!

 

[Dave.Inwood1988]

I note no one said “it will be available to download to testers now….”

 

[greg624]

I note no one said “it will be available to download to testers now….”

They said developer beta will be out later today.

 

[thatJohann]

Only thing I liked was the iPhone mirroring. Rest seems very basic and gimmicky like the AI image app. Expected more tbh. No smart replies in Messages app is a huge miss.

 

[kaisoj]

Here we go!

 

[MLVC]

View attachment 2386955
Here we go!

How?

 

[Pearsey]

WOO WOO!

 

[Cchase88754321]

Just got the beta too!

 

[2761216]

How?

Select iOS 18 dev beta in settings. It's showing up for me as well at 6.91GB on my 13Pro

IPSW up!

Build : 22A5282m

 

[town3r]

Paid or free dev account?

 

[Dave.Inwood1988]

They said developer beta will be out later today.

I’m in the UK it’s bedtime so they need to hurry up

 

[bigjnyc]

Updating!!

 

[kaisoj]

Paid or free dev account?

Free

 

[gwhizkids]

Select iOS 18 dev beta in settings. It's showing up for me as well at 6.91GB on my 13Pro

IPSW up!

Build : 22A5282m

Over the air? That's unexpected.

 

[Pearsey]

Paid or free dev account?

free

 

[john991]

still no ispw on dev portal! Are we getting one for iOS 18 beta 1? or is it delayed?

 

[redbeard331]

I don’t expect the beta until 1pm pacific time.