According to Bloomberg, iOS 19 might introduce a useful new feature for owners of multiple Apple devices. It would reportedly automate connecting to known Wi-Fi networks, eliminating the need to authorize each device separately.
The source suggests that in iOS 19, all devices linked to a single Apple ID will share knowledge of Wi-Fi networks the owner has previously connected to using their iPhone. For example, if you connect your iPhone to the Wi-Fi at your gym, your iPad (linked to the same Apple ID) could automatically connect to that same network the next time you bring the iPad to the gym.
The report also mentions the feature might handle networks requiring additional steps after connecting, such as filling out a web form or logging in via a browser (often called captive portals), potentially including those requiring SMS confirmation.
Apple has not officially announced this feature.
Key Changes and Why:
- Title: “Will Learn to Share Wi-Fi Hotspots” changed to “May Simplify Wi-Fi Connections Across Your Apple Devices”. “May” is better for a rumor, “Simplify Connections” is clearer than “Learn to Share”, and “Across Your Apple Devices” is more specific than just “Hotspots”.
- “will feature” -> “might introduce”: Softer language appropriate for a rumor.
- “new useful feature” -> “useful new feature”: More standard adjective order.
- “gadgets” -> “devices”: More common term in tech writing.
- “It will allow them to automate their connection… without the need for multiple authorization on each…” -> “It would reportedly automate connecting… eliminating the need to authorize each device separately.”: More concise and uses stronger verbs. “Reportedly” reinforces the rumor status. “Authorize each device separately” is clearer than “multiple authorization on each”.
- “will “know” about all public access points” -> “will share knowledge of Wi-Fi networks”: “Share knowledge” sounds more natural than putting “know” in quotes. “Wi-Fi networks” is more common than “public access points” in this context.
- “via iPhone” -> “using their iPhone”: Slightly better flow.
- Example Sentence: Rewritten for clarity. The original (“iPad lying at home will automatically establish a connection… next time if you take it with you”) was confusing. The revised version clarifies that the connection happens when the second device is brought to the location.
- Web Form Sentences: Combined and clarified. “Subscription Wi-Fi access points” isn’t standard; the text describes captive portals. The phrasing “The description of the function mentions a web form… (‘fill out a web form’)” was repetitive. The revision explains the concept more directly.
- “Apple itself has not yet announced” -> “Apple has not officially announced”: More standard phrasing.