iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will function visionOS-inspired design components, in response to a rumor shared this week by Israeli web site The Verifier.
For instance, the report claims that the Apple TV app on iPadOS 18 will function the identical translucent navigation bar that was launched within the tvOS 17.2 model of the app final 12 months. The design of this menu attracts similarities to visionOS, the working system that runs on Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset, which launched within the U.S. final week.
Apple additionally plans to revamp varied different system menus and built-in apps on iOS 18, together with Safari, in response to the report.
Apple TV app menu bar on tvOS 17.2
We contemplate this rumor to be “sketchy” as a result of The Verifier has a combined monitor report with Apple rumors over time.
Apple will introduce iOS 18 at its annual builders convention WWDC in June, and the primary beta ought to be obtainable shortly after the announcement. The replace might be launched to all customers in September alongside the iPhone 16 lineup. For extra particulars in regards to the upcoming software program replace, learn our iOS 18 roundup.
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