After overpromising on AI plans last year, Apple kept its iOS roadmap focused more on basic quality of life improvements this year. There are multiple useful additions coming to the Phone and Messages apps on your iPhone,

Apple announced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024 and released iOS 17.6 more than a month later in July. That update was filled with more than 30 important bug fixes and security patches but no new features. Apple recommended that everyone download the update at the time and it was the last major iOS 17 update before the release of iOS 18 .

Developer Beta 3: Scheduled for release on July 7th, 2025, this version is targeted at developers for early testing and feedback. Public Beta 1: Launching on July 14th, 2025, this release coincides with a re-release of developer beta 3, allowing a broader audience to experience the new features.