Apple’s Spotlight Search Gets Even Smarter in iOS 18

Walking through a park, pondering that song stuck in your head, or trying to find that obscure hiking spot you read about last week? Apple’s got you covered with the new enhancements in iOS 18’s Spotlight Search. Let’s dive into how this update changes the game for finding content within your favorite apps using natural language.

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Enhanced Spotlight Search

Apple has taken a significant leap in making Spotlight Search more intuitive. In iOS 18, you can now use natural language queries, or what geeks might call semantic queries. Meaning, you no longer have to remember the exact name of what you’re searching for. Isn’t that a relief?

Semantic Search Capabilities

Here’s the scoop on semantic search:

• Say What You Mean: You can now search using terms that have similar meanings instead of searching for exact matches.
• In-App Content: Developers can now make their app content searchable via Spotlight using the Core Spotlight framework. The best part? Your data remains private and inaccessible to other apps.

Machine Learning Models

Apple has integrated machine learning models in a pretty cool way: