If your iPhone or iPad runs iOS 17 or iPadOS 17, rest assured it's compatible with Apple's iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 software updates—with a few notable exceptions.
The Cupertino-based Apple is expected to unveil iOS & iPadOS 18 this week when WWDC 2024 kicks off. Not only will we learn about the new features being crammed into the next chapter of software for iPhones and iPads, but developers will be invited afterward to partake in a beta program that will later extend to the masses until the major firmware update officially launches this Fall.
Apple is rumored to update the iPhone and iPad's Control Center on iOS and iPadOS 18 with a new music widget and improved smart home control.
iOS 18 apparently includes Smart Song Transitions on Apple Music, Spatial Gaming and a new Passthrough audio feature for Apple Music and QuickTime.
Apple will bring new AI-powered accessibility features to iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay and Vision Pro with iOS 18 and other updates that will drop this fall.
iOS 18 should integrate reminders within the Calendar app, allowing you to schedule and organize reminders and events in one place instead of switching apps.
European Union (EU) users will soon be able to sideload iPadOS apps from websites and download iPad games like Fortnite from other app stores.
After fourteen long years, rumor has it that Apple will finally release a native version of its Calculator app on iPad this fall.
Apple's Notes app on iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 allegedly lets you record audio and capture voice notes on the go, much like the built-in Voice Memos app.
Lots of people who hold iPhone jailbreaking near and dear to their hearts remember the sinking feeling they felt when Apple announced that iOS 17 wouldn’t run on the iPhone X and older devices. This decision effectively ended the use of the checkm8 exploit to jailbreak any iPhone firmware newer than iOS 16.
A leaked device compatibility list suggests that Apple's upcoming iOS 18 update will support the same iPhone models as the current 17 software.