Your iPhone Is About to Get a ‘Confetti’ Feature, Here’s What It Means
Apple is working on a newcloud-based event and invite servicecodenamed Confetti, designed to simplify how you send invitations for parties, events, and meetings on your iPhone. This feature is expected to be part of the latestiOS 18.3 update, which was released last month, and should be available starting later this week.
What is Confetti?
Confetti will sync with iCloud and is expected to integrate with Apple Messages and the Calendar app.
Note:This Confetti service is not the same as the confetti effect in Messages.
Standalone App or Integration?
Gurman’s report refers to Confetti as a “service,” suggesting it may not be a standalone app. Instead, it could be integrated into existing apps like Messages and Calendar.9to5Mac previously reportedfinding traces of the “Invites” feature in the iOS 18.3 beta code, though Apple has yet to enable it.
Confetti could also leverage Apple’s GroupKit technology. GroupKit allows apps to share information and communicate across different users and platforms.
9to5Mac’s analysis of the iOS 18.3 beta revealed the following:
“After analyzing the code, we believe that the app is designed to help users organize meetings and in-person events. Although Apple’s Calendar app can already be used for this purpose, the new Invites app will likely have some additional features.Code suggests that the Invites app will integrate with iCloud and will even have a web version on iCloud.com. The new app also integrates with a new iOS 18 daemon called GroupKit, which manages database models for groups of people. This daemon has been present since the first release of iOS 18.0 and hasn’t been used by any Apple apps so far.Essentially, the app will show you a list of the people invited to that event and who has already confirmed their attendance. It’s unclear whether Invites will actually be a stand-alone app or whether Apple has plans to integrate it with other parts of the system (such as a mini iMessage app). Presumably, the app will have a more fun interface than what the Calendar app currently provides for inviting someone to an event.”
Confetti is Coming Soon
Confetti represents Apple’s increased focus on event management features. Whether it arrives as a service integrated into existing apps and third-party apps via an API, or as a dedicated “Events” app for organizing meetings and sharing invites for in-person and online events, its impact could be significant.
Confetti has the potential to attract more users to Apple Calendar over competing offerings like Google Calendar. The feature is expected to roll out soon, and may already be present (but disabled) in iOS 18.3, awaiting an over-the-air (OTA) update from Apple.
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