Get ready to supercharge your iPhone experience with the arrival of new iOS 18 features. Apple’s latest update brings a host of innovative features designed to make your device more customizable, secure, and fun.
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Discover what’s new in iOS 18, besides AI
Apple’s iOS 18 is getting ready to shake things up on your iPhone with some cool new features. Let’s take a look at what’s coming:
- Home Screen: Now, you can move around your app icons and widgets however you like on your home screen. No more sticking to a grid! Plus, you can give your icons different colors and even make them match your wallpaper.
- Control Center: The Control Center is getting a makeover. You’ll have more pages of controls that you can swipe through, and you can pick and choose which ones you want. It’s all about making your iPhone work just the way you want it to.
- Lock Screen: You’ll be able to change the shortcuts on your lock screen to open your favorite apps instead of just the flashlight and camera. It’s all about making your iPhone more personal to you.
- Hide apps: Your privacy is important, so iOS 18 has some new features to help protect it. You can lock apps behind a password or Face ID, hide apps you don’t want others to see, and control which contacts apps can access.
- Messages: Now you can react to messages with any emoji or sticker you want, schedule messages to send later, and make your messages stand out with bold, italic, or underline formatting.
- Mail: The Mail app will automatically sort your emails into different categories, like newsletters and personal messages, to help you stay organized. Plus, you can get a quick overview of your email history with specific contacts.
- Maps: Apple Maps now has walking and hiking routes with offline access, perfect for exploring new places without worrying about losing signal.
- Wallet: You can now send money to friends by just tapping your iPhone against theirs. Plus, Apple Pay works with loyalty points, and digital tickets have a fresh new look.
- Journal: The Journal app has some cool new features to help you look back on old entries and track your progress over time.
- Game Mode: Game Mode helps your iPhone run games smoother and faster, so you can enjoy gaming without any interruptions.
- Photos: The Photos app has a new look and some handy new features to help you organize and enjoy your pictures even more.
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When can you get it?
iOS 18 will probably be available in mid-September, around the same time as the new iPhone models. And it should work on iPhones from 2019 onwards.
Get ready for the future
With iOS 18, your iPhone is about to get even better. From a more customizable home screen to enhanced privacy features, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So get ready to explore the exciting new world of iOS 18!
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