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Gurman: iOS 18 to feature new home screen that is ‘more customizable’, as part of biggest iPhone update ever

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/03/ios-18-icon-layout.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>In today’s edition of Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-24/how-strong-is-the-justice-department-case-against-apple-it-could-be-stronger-lu5ii64n?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=tech&amp;cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-tech&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic), Mark Gurman writes that users should expect updates to the iPhone home screen as part of iOS 18. Although light on details, he says iOS 18 will make the home screen “more customizable”. <strong>Update</strong>: MacRumors says (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/24/ios-18-home-screen-app-icon-customization/) one of the changes will mean that iPhone users will be able to place app icons freely on the grid, making gaps on the screen possible for the first time.</p>



<p>Apple apparently believes iOS 18 will be its biggest update ever. AI will be a key focus, with artificial intelligence powered features integrated across the operating system. Apple may also integrate chatbot functionality via Google’s Gemini (https://9to5google.com/2024/03/17/gemini-apple-iphone-talks/).</p>



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