During Apple's annual developers conference, WWDC, in June, the first developer beta of iOS 18, which will be released in September, will be released.

During Apple's annual developers conference, WWDC, in June, the first developer beta of iOS 18, which will be released in September, will be released.

The default messaging experience between iPhones and Android smartphones should be enhanced with RCS integration.

New Messages Features could have (1/3) 1. improved-quality images and videos 2. Typing Cues

New Messages -(2/3) 3. Read receipt 4. Wi-Fi messaging between iPhones and Android devices

New Messages (3/3) 5. Better group conversations, with iPhone users being able to exit a discussion involving Android users 6.better encryption than that of SMS

According to Gurman, generative AI technology will be included in iOS 18, which "should improve how both Siri and the Messages app can field questions and auto-complete sentences."