Apple iOS 12: Likely features, enhancements and more

Apple is all set to unveil the latest version of iOS -- the operating system that powers its iPhone and iPads. The new version of iOS arrives at Apple's annual developer's conference WWDC in June every year. This year the company is expected to launch iOS 12. The new OS will bring several new features to Apple iPhones and iPads. This year the company is said to be focussing on overall performance than on adding new features. Here's all that rumours suggest about the upcoming Apple iOS 12.
1. ‘Slide to unlock’ may make a comeback : Apple removed the popular ‘Slide to Unlock’ feature from iPhones in iOS 10 (that launched in 2016), pushing more users towards using the TouchID-based home button to unlock the device. But it looks like the feature may make a comeback in iOS 12. Some users have reportedly even filed a petition asking Apple to bring back the feature.
2. Shazam song recognition app may get integrated into iPhones, iPads : Music discovery may see some improvements in iOS 12. That’s because of Apple’s acquisition of Shazam, one of the widely-used music discovery app. The service may be integrated into Siri.
3. Apple Airplay 2 may finally arrive : You may have heard of Apple Airplay 2. The feature was introduced last year at WWDC 2017 conference but is still to be rolled out. It showed up in the initial beta version of iOS 11.3 but was later removed, hinting that a full-fledged version may arrive in iOS 12. The feature lets users enable multi-room audio service.
4. Major enhancements in Parental Controls : Apple investors are said to be pressurising the company to improve parental controls. This may mean password lock for each app to prevent kids from misusing them.
5. FaceTime may get the group-calling ability like Skype : FaceTime is expected to finally get group video calling feature with iOS 12. This feature has been a long-pending demand of users, as services such as Skype, Facebook Messenger and others already have it.
6. Android-like multiple-user account support : In Apple iOS 12, the company may also add support for multiple-user accounts. Although this may not be there for iPhones, it surely can be one of the features for iPad users.
7. New emojis may be coming : New emojis are also likely to arrive with iOS 12. Last month, Emojipedia announced 150 new emoji characters. However, it is up to Apple how many out of these 150 characters in includes in iOS 12.
8. Some iOS apps may come to macOS as well : Apple uniformity can be one of the features of iOS 12. According to a Bloomberg report, the company is likely to bring Apple Home app to macOS as well. For now, Apple allows developers to bring iOS apps to watchOS and tvOS.
9. Status to show contacts that are available to take calls : According to a patent filed by Apple, there could be a feature in the making that will allow users to know the location of other users using the location services of his/her iPhone (subject to he/she sharing it). It may also tell if the iPhone is in airplane mode or available to take calls. All this is said to show up in contacts.