Apple just showed off a bunch of shiny new features heading to iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia (and its other software platforms) later this year—but if you don’t want to wait around for these features to arrive, you can get a lot of them right now. Apple is well-known for adding new features to its software that then ‘Sherlock’ functionality already being offered by third-party apps, and that’s the case again this year. Sometimes, the alternative options remain the best; you might find that with a few of these. ChatGPT, but make it Apple Image: KnowTechie Let’s start with one of the more obvious ones: You don’t have to wait for Apple’s deal with OpenAI and ChatGPT to be implemented in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia later this year because you can install dedicated ChatGPT apps for the iPhone and Macs right now. A few features are only available to paying users, but many aren’t ChatGPT Plus exclusives—including the newest GPT-4 model and the voice mode that lets you speak to ChatGPT as you would with Siri. Find out more about what ChatGPT can do for you. Custom icons, because who doesn’t love choices? Besides switching to Android, you can get custom icons for your iPhone’s home screen via Apple’s Shortcuts app. Create a new shortcut, pick Add Action, and find the Open App script. Tap App to find the app you want to change the icon of. You then need to tap the drop-down menu at the top and…How to access iOS 18 & macOS Sequoia features before launch