News Summary

• iOS 18 may also get a handy password manager for the operating system that will make suites like LastPass and 1Password redundant.Green bubbles aren't going anywhere, but we expect they'll play nicer with the iPhone's messaging protocol.
• Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, or WWDC, is expected to be ripe with announcements for iOS, macOS, iPad OS, and the rest of the software that keeps the walled garden fresh—even the Vision Pro.Unlike last year's WWDC, expect little in terms of physical devices.
• Hopefully, this year's WWDC will finally debut an official Calculator application from Apple.iPad OS 18 will share plenty of other DNA with iOS 18, especially related to Apple Intelligence—perhaps even more so because of the larger screen real estate and M chip in the iPad Pro models.
• )iOS 18 will heavily emphasize customization, which seems like it's been Apple's modus operandi since allowing users to tweak the Lock screen with dynamic elements.
• However, since AI is the name of the game this year, Apple will likely have plenty to say about how MacOS will interpret it all.Also, this will be a big year for System Settings.
• The gossip is that iOS 18's Home screen will upgrade in malleability, including the ability to place icons and widgets wherever you like rather than relying on the icon rail.