iOS 18 Leaks: What to Expect From Apple’s Most Exciting Update Yet
Apple announced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, and the much-anticipated software upgrade is now available for compatible devices. What to expect from iOS 18 includes significant upgrades to core iPhone apps such as Mail, Messages, Photos, Maps, and Wallet, as well as entirely new AI tools for the best iPhones (i.e. the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 line) via Apple’s latest Apple Intelligence feature suite. We’ve included the iOS 18 release date, significant iOS 18 features, and a list of iOS-compatible devices. If you want to try out iOS 18, here’s how to download it.
Apple Intelligence
Source: 9to5Mac
Rather than arriving with iOS 18, Apple Intelligence is coming to the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 line as part of iOS 18.1, which isn’t scheduled until October. A complete list of Apple Intelligence capabilities can be found in our dedicated Apple Intelligence portal. Still, we already know that the toolset will include a smarter Siri, text summarisation, writing assistance, and generative image creation.
Redesigned Photos app
iOS 18 introduces the “biggest-ever redesign” of the iPhone’s Photos app. It has been consolidated into a single display that includes a photo grid and a dates grid to help you discover the shot you’re looking for. You can also filter photographs by category, such as screenshots and groups. iOS 18 also has a new ‘Recovered’ album feature, which stores photographs or videos not in your main photo gallery. According to Apple, this lowers the possibility of database corruption or problems with third-party programs.
Advanced Home Screen customization
Source: Apple
iOS 18 allows users to change app icons and widgets. For the first time, you may place apps at the bottom or side of the screen, freeing up space for the wallpaper behind them. In iOS 18, you can also enable a new dark mode for app icons and apply color tints.
Control Centre Upgrades
Like the Home Screen, the Control Center has been overhauled for iOS 18. You may now divide the Control Center into different function groups, such as Media and Home, and resize Control Center widgets. For the first time on iPhone, iOS 18 lets you customize which Control Center widgets appear on the Lock Screen.
Messages upgrades
iOS 18 allows you to respond to messages with any emoji, and you may also schedule messages to be sent later. Apple has also included additional text formatting options to the Messages app, allowing you to underline, strikethrough, and bold your messages and add new text formatting such as ripple effects. In iOS 18, the Messages app supports the RCS standard. This should provide a more complete messaging experience when chatting with someone who does not own an Apple device. Apple has enhanced the satellite capabilities of compatible iPhones, allowing you to send messages over satellite when cellular and Wi-Fi connections are unavailable. Neat!
A new Password app
Source: MacRumors
iOS 18 introduces a new default iPhone app: Passwords. Passwords, as the name implies, serve as a one-stop shop for all of your important passwords, passkeys, and verification codes. In addition to being a digital storage vault, the app will notify you if you are using weak passwords or if your information has been compromised in a data breach. Naturally, all information in the Passwords app is safeguarded by end-to-end encryption, and you may lock it behind Touch or Face ID authentication.
Wallet upgrades
In iOS 18, the Wallet app was updated with a new ‘touch to cash’ function, making it easier to pay friends. Specific event tickets will now have a more dynamic design.
Mail Classification
In a future update (presumably coinciding with the release of Apple Intelligence), iOS 18 will use Apple’s new and enhanced on-device processing to categorise emails into four folders: primary, transactions, updates, and promotions. The Mail app will soon be able to give easy-to-read digests, allowing you to rapidly scan for what’s most important at the moment.
ID-authenticated app locks
Source: The Indian Express
iOS 18 adds optional Face ID verification to all iPhone apps, including Notes and financial apps. You can also conceal programs in a new Hidden Programs folder.
An enhancement to Power Reserve
Although Apple has not acknowledged it, the first iOS 18 beta revealed that the iPhone 15’s Power Reserve feature (which lets you access cards and locate your iPhone when the battery is otherwise out of energy) now displays the time, so we can only assume that this change has made it to the final.
iOS 18 brings many exciting updates, from a redesigned Photos app and customizable Home Screen to advanced messaging features and a new Passwords app. With upcoming Apple Intelligence enhancements and improved power reserve features, iOS 18 ensures users a more personalized, secure, and efficient iPhone experience. Like this post? Don’t forget to check out our other short stories in our Technology section.
