iPadOS 18 Will Be A Disappointment. Here Are Four Things I'm Expecting.

I hope at least a couple of these come true 🤞

iPadOS 18 seems like a drop in the bucket.

I’m not expecting too much at WWDC this Tuesday. The rumors haven’t been promising. I can’t see anything meaningful coming out.

I really hope I’m wrong.

Here are four things I’m predicting. Only one is remotely exciting.

The Calculator App

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Nothing crazy here.

Apple’s been holding off on a calculator app for a long time. Too long.

But finally, it’s coming. An app that can add 2 + 2.

🎉🥳👏🎊🙌🍾

An upgrade? Yes. Cool? Not really.

The Journal App

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This one is actually kinda useful.

The Journal app came to iPhone, and I thought it seemed pretty cool.

I’ve lost my daily journaling habit. However, I still use it for occasional journal entries. And it’s pretty cool.

Some useful features:

1. Lockability so your little sister can’t snoop 🔐

2. Multimedia so you can add cool photos, videos, and audio 🎶

3. Reminders so you keep a strong habit (don’t be like me) 🔔

This one’s a bit cooler than a calculator app. It’s still mid.

Stage Manager

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I don’t really use Stage Manager, so I can’t say much here.

All I’ve heard is that there are some improvements.

But the fact that I haven’t heard anything noteworthy points me to one conclusion: nothing cool is coming out.

Hopefully I’m wrong.

AI

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Now this is the gold mine.

I see so much potential with generative AI for Apple.

They’ve been pushing AI in every conference/release for the past year-ish. They’re definitely going to do it again.

Here’s my AI wishlist:

1. Local LLM chat app (using LLama3 or Apple’s proprietary models)

2. Make Siri smarter

3. Make Siri more agentic

4. Natural language interfaces for apps like Calendar and Reminders

5. Maybe add a native LLM API that developers can use to bring more functionality to their apps

Final Thoughts

Nothing crazy here. Just hope there’s cooler stuff coming out that I missed.

Thanks for reading,

Adi

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