IOS 18
eighteenth major release of iOS, a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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iOS 18 is the latest version of the iOS mobile operating system created by Apple. It was released on September 16, 2024. It was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2024 on June 10, 2024.[1][2]
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Features
Home screen and locking/hiding app
The home screen can change to any color the user wants. The user can also change the size of the app icons or hide the app names.[3]
Control Center
The control center can be customized. The user can add, remove, resize, and organize the two buttons. Third-party apps can also be added. Importantly, the action button only works with iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.[4]
Photos
The photo app was redesigned to be more user-friendly. The single view shows a grid of photos. Users can now browse their collection by themes without organizing the album.[5]
Messages
Users can send messages with text effects. They can also schedule a later time for a message to be sent automatically. Due to the addition of R.C.S. compatibility, users who do not use iMessage can be messaged, allowing for better group messaging. Apple devices are now able to send messages through these chats over Cellular Data and Wi-Fi. [6] Apple has started messages via Satellite, allowing people to send messages without having Wi-Fi or Cellular Data.[7]
Users can sort their emails into groups such as primary, transactions, updates, and promotions.[8]
Password app
The Password app provides an easy way for users to access their password, passkey, Wi-Fi password and verification codes, as it is a replacement of the previous application Keychain.[9]
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is AI (Artificial Intelligence) built into the user experience of the Apple device. Currently, it is active in the United States, European Union countries and China. It currently works on iPhone 15 Pro Series, iPhone 16 Series and iPhone 16 Pro Series. Apple redesigned Siri to include suggestions, step by step instructions on how to do anything, and richer language understanding. Apple Intelligence features include AI-generated emojis, topic-based queries, and many other smart capabilities. This was supposed to publicly release in late 2024 when iOS 18.1 was released (except for Italy which has been postponed to 2026), however, Apple has delayed the features to an unknown date.[10]
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Devices where it works
iOS 18 works on last in iPhones such as iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max before no longer worked at iOS 26. New, cheaper iPhones like the iPhone SE 2 and iPhone SE 3 support iOS 18. However, Apple Intelligence works only in devices that are enabled with Apple A17 Pro or later.[11]
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