Apple is widely expected to show off iOS 18 during its June 10th WWDC keynote, including new features for many apps, including Safari, Messages, Apple Maps, Apple Music, Calculator, Notes, and more.
Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:
At least two new Apple Maps features are expected on iOS 18, including custom routes and topographic maps. Custom routes would allow users to choose specific roads to travel on while navigating, while topographic maps include details such as trails, contour lines, elevation, and points of interest for hiking. Topographic maps were added to the Apple Watch with watchOS 10.
iOS 18 is expected to add RCS support to the Messages app, which will improve the messaging experience between iPhones and Android devices by allowing for higher-resolution photos and videos, audio messages, typing indicators, read receipts, Wi-Fi messaging, and more. It has also been rumored that the Messages app will use generative AI to auto-complete sentences more effectively.
iOS 18 is likely to add a browsing assistant to Safari, which could summarize web pages and more. A new “Web Eraser” feature that would allow users to remove certain elements from web pages has also been rumored.
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MacDailyNews Take: It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for custom routes for Apple Maps! Many more new features discussed in the full article here.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
A slew of more useless crap. Where is Steve to simplify when we need him. Apple has become Microsoft with useless junk to make the UX as bad as ever. Apple needs to go back and look at how it got so big … SIMPLICITY!
HAZ….ty!!!. I’m glad it’s not just me.