New iOS Update Customizing iPhone User Experience
The most waited iOS update has finally come to light with Apple rolling the new iOS 18 update out for iPhone users bringing a plethora of new features to make iPhones more updated and practical.
If you are curious about the Apple Intelligence features, they will not be included in this iOS update. Apple revealed that the features enhancing AI will be available starting iOS 18.1, beginning in the U.S., while other markets will join the next upcoming months.
New iOS 18 Update
The iOS 18 systems were designed with an emphasis on customization and user control. Users will be able to place app icons anywhere on the Home Screen grid, resize them, and hide text labels for that extra bespoke experience. This iOS Home Screen feature is expected to boom especially that Gen Z users loved the custom icons that were launched with iOS 14. Third-party developers will launch custom icons aiming to benefit from this new feature.
The Control Center has been updated and now comprises four pages: one for favorites, one for music controls, one for home, and one for connectivity options such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The iOS update enables iPhone users to customize each and every part of the Control Center, they can also add or remove pages and icons based on their preference.
iPhone users can now play with the Lock Screen since it is also different in that users can replace default shortcuts, such as the camera button, with third-party apps like Obscura or Halide. iOS 18 introduces new privacy options, too, with the software allowing users to lock apps behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode; this iOS update allows apps to be hidden from the iOS Home Screen and kept in a new hidden app folder within the App Library.
The Photos app has undergone some changes, it now features a single-page layout, replacing the old, tabbed interface. This iOS update aims to shed the light on various collections, such as Recent Days, People & Pets, and Trips, though some iPhone users found the new design more challenging to use. Apple stated that it may work on adjusting this design based on user feedback.
An important addition is RCS, or Rich Communication Services, which adds more advanced media between the iPhone and Android than SMS allows today, including typing indicators and reading receipts. While these messages are still going to be green bubbles from Android users, this feature helps to bridge the gap between the two platforms.
iOS 18 introduces a new Passwords app, giving the ability to manage those passwords that were previously stored in the Settings app. That puts Apple directly in competition with third-party password managers such as 1Password and LastPass, though its solution does not store credit cards or IDs.
Other new iOS 18 additions include Message Scheduling, multilingual and multiscript keyboards, improved language search for several Indian languages, as well as more updated translation capabilities. Moreover, the Notes app has gained audio transcriptions while the Calculator app supports advanced math functionality.
Apple has talked a lot about its new Apple Intelligence features, it includes AI-assisted writing, notification summaries, and even photo cleaning. These will be made available first to people with an iPhone 15 Pro model or newer. Certain features may even appear only for the iPhone 16 series using that new camera button.
As iOS 18 continues to roll out, introducing several features of Apple Intelligence in the process, it’ll be an iPhone experience that’s both personalized and intelligent. This early release of iOS 18 is just the beginning of a wider evolution in scope of what software can do at Apple.
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