Initially of the 12 months, eagle-eyed reporters noticed references in iOS code to a brand new Apple app (or presumably a function inside one other app). Known as “Apple Invitations,” it gave the impression to be a solution to handle and invite individuals to events and different occasions whereas providing integration with iCloud and Calendar.
Primarily based on the app’s primary function set and the truth that it disappeared after which reappeared throughout the development from iOS 18.2 beta and iOS 18.2 last launch to iOS 18.3 beta, the prospects of an imminent launch appeared distant if it was going to occur in any respect. Apple Invitations, we thought, might be a part of iOS 19 when it was unveiled in the summertime, or it’d become an experiment that went nowhere. However a brand new report claims it will launch, and significantly before initially anticipated.
Within the newest installment of his Energy On e-newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman reveals firstly that Apple Invitations has been dubbed “Confetti” throughout the firm, and secondly that it’s tied to iOS 18.3, not iOS 19. On condition that iOS 18.3 is already out, we will count on the app/function to launch sooner fairly than later; Gurman says it might be as early as this week.
Notably, Gurman refers to Invitations not as an app, however as a service and an initiative; he implies it could lie inside Calendar. It’s not clear whether or not the service is free or whether or not it ties into Apple intelligence in any respect. “For years, Apple has been in search of to revamp its calendar app,” he writes, “and this new initiative might be the start of a broader effort.”
What that broader effort will entail stays a thriller for now, however the launch of Invitations means we must always get an concept fairly quickly.
