4 new features of iOS 18 that will arrive on your iPhone in early 2025

This beginning of the year 2025 will bring many new things to Apple users. The company is already working on the first devices that we will see this year, but for those of us who already have one there would also be surprises. Apple prepares important changes and new features in iOS 18 that will arrive during the first months of 2025.

Support for robot vacuum cleaners in the Home app

This is one of the new features that will arrive together with iOS 18.3, Apple will launch this promised function that will allow you to control the robot vacuum cleaners in your home quickly thanks to its integration into the Home app.

iOS 18.3 will arrive in late January or early February

In this way, functions such as power control, cleaning mode, vacuuming, mopping and charging status will be offered. We can also use them in automations or scenes and control them from Siri. So you can add them to your cleaning routines or tell Siri to do a spot clean of the living room.

Apple Intelligence in Spanish

One of the most anticipated novelties, without a doubt. Apple has confirmed that an update will arrive in April 2025 that will expand Apple Intelligence to more countries and languages. This update will be iOS 18.4, one of the most important that Apple has yet to present before the presentation of iOS 19 at WWDC25.

I’ve been testing Apple Intelligence on the iPhone with iOS 18.2 and all the new features. Apple’s AI is integrated into many parts of the operating system, offering a good experience. Of course, at the moment, it is only available in English. (1/10)

— Ángel Roca (@angelr191) December 11, 2024

In addition, Apple Intelligence will improve a lot by this time, so we will be able to enjoy a much more complete AI. I have been able to test Apple Intelligence on the iPhone and it is capable of doing many things, although the language is essential to get the most out of it.

Siri smarter

Siri is finally evolving and In early 2025 it will be updated with features that will make it much more powerful. These are all the news that will arrive soon:

• Consciousness on screen: Apple Intelligence enhances Siri’s capabilities so it can understand and act on things that appear on your screen. If a friend texts you their new address, you can say “Add this address to their contact card” and Siri will take care of it.
• Personal context– Let Siri help you in ways that are unique to you. Don’t remember if a friend shared that recipe with you in a note, text message or email? Do you need your passport number when booking a flight? Siri can use its knowledge of your device information to help you find what you’re looking for, without compromising your privacy.
• Improvement in apps– Act seamlessly within and between apps with Siri. You can make a request like “Send the email I composed to Lilly” and Siri will know which email you’re referring to and which app it’s in. And Siri can perform actions across apps, so after you ask Siri to enhance a photo for you by saying “Make this photo stand out,” you can ask Siri to include it in a specific note in the Notes app.

New default apps

Apple has detailed the changes it will implement to comply with the EU Digital Markets Law, including the arrival of alternative app stores, the possibility of removing apps from the system and using others as defaults. Starting in spring 2025, iPhone and iPad users in the European Union will be able to configure default navigation and translation appswhich will likely coincide with the release of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4.

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