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Apple could upgrade many of iPhone’s built-in apps with iOS 18 later this year. Reportedly, this includes Notes, Mail, Photos, and Fitness.
However, there’s no word on how Apple will improve these core iPhone apps and what features to expect.
Notes, Mail, and other apps could get big upgrades with iOS 18
Apple could upgrade many iPhone system apps in iOS 18 with AI features to improve their functionality. Google is reportedly testing a Summarize feature for long emails in the Gmail for Android app. Apple could offer a similar functionality on its Mail app with iOS 18. Similarly, the Notes app could get an auto-summarize feature along with the ability to use AI to format a note automatically.
In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman revealed the planned “overhaul” of iOS 18’s built-in apps.
While there are plenty of great third-party email and note-taking apps on the App Store, many iPhone users prefer the stock apps because of how neatly they integrate with the OS. Plus, they are more privacy-focused than other options from the App Store.
iOS 18 could pack a lot of exciting features
Besides AI, Apple may focus on enhancing its system apps in iOS 18. This could explain a recent rumor that indicated iPadOS might finally get a native Calculator app. You can already use Siri as a calculator, but most people are not aware of it. There’s even a hidden calculator on your iPad that you probably don’t know about.
Reports claim iOS 18 could be the most significant update to the OS since its inception. Apple could give Home screen customization a much-needed upgrade and let you finally place apps anywhere you want. The company is also supposedly talking to OpenAI and Google to power iOS 18’s generative AI features. Siri will purportedly also get AI enhancements with the upcoming iOS release, hopefully making it usable. As for the AI features, many of them will seemingly run entirely on-device for privacy reasons.