The latest iOS update brings a host of exciting new features that make navigating your iPhone more intuitive and enjoyable. From customizing your home screen to enhancing your messaging experience, this year's iOS is packed with hidden gems for users of iPhones, old and new.
iOS 18.0.1 Update on Apple Devices
Home Screen Customization: iOS — for the first time — gives you the freedom to organize your home screen icons however you like. Home screen long-pressing will be free, with app icons able to be moved wherever you desire. And that is not limited to — you can even color the icons of your app! Click "Edit" in the top left, select your preferred color and make that home screen shine. Looking to theme the app icon based on a color from a photo? Grab the color dropper for an easy design.
Personalized Lock Screen: You know how you occasionally accidentally leave the flashlight on in your iPhone? No more! In the current iOS update, you are permitted to alter your lock screen shortcuts. Press and hold on the lock screen, tap Customize, and add new shortcuts to the corner icons. Such as the flashlight, or an app of your choice, for which you can use measure-open by example.
Adjust Your Flashlight: For users of the iPhone Pro, there's a cool new feature where you can not only change the brightness of your flashlight but also widen its beam! What's great about it is you can switch between the narrower and wider beams for it, essentially giving your iPhone a somewhat new flashlight mode.
New Control Center: Access from the bottom with ease to have all your options on it, fully customizable. When you swipe down from the upper-right corner, as before, you can now move widgets around rearrange them and even change their sizes for both the small, medium and large ones, plus add extra pages with brand new full-screen widgets. With wireless connectivity, music controls and the new power button now moved to make accessing it a breeze.
Face ID Lock/Hide Apps: Have some concerns about your phone privacy? Now you can lock apps with Face ID individually. Just long-press on the app, tap "Require Face ID" or whatever and you're done. You can also hide apps entirely for even more privacy. The apps that are hidden will only be available in the app library on the last page.
Send Emoticons Texting: has never been this lively! Finally, in iOS the latest power up your messages and you can simply add different effects like shaking, rippling and exploding text in it. Grab your text, tap the "a" icon at the top, and choose an effect. This could be a playful way to spice up your posts and get the attention of those combing through their chat threads.
Emoji Tapbacks: No more boring gray tapbacks. Using iOS you can now send tapbacks in the form of colorful emoji, fit to your personality. Click on the emojicon and select one of the various emojis to react. Now on, your tapbacks would be even more colorful than that!
Send Emoticons Texting: has never been this lively! Finally, in iOS the latest power up your messages and you can simply add different effects like shaking, rippling and exploding text in it. Grab your text, tap the "a" icon at the top, and choose an effect. This could be a playful way to spice up your posts and get the attention of those combing through their chat threads.
Emoji Tapbacks: No more boring gray tapbacks. Using iOS you can now send tapbacks in the form of colourful emoji, fit to your personality. Click on the emojicon and select one of the various emojis to react. Now on, your tapbacks would be even more colorful than that!
Mirror Your iPhone on Mac: Correspondingly, for Mac users, you are able to mirror your iPhone screen on the computer as well. In Mac OS Sequoia and iOS XV, you get an iPhone mirroring app for free on the new iDevice — or just go to your System Preferences like in previous versions of MacOS where you would find “iPhone Mirroring”, then type your password (it will only work with Comando Control panels as well) and-BAM!endforeach Your iPhone screen is displayed on your mac. It's quick and easy, and lets you control your iPhone with your Mac trackpad.
Master the Calculator App: The calculator app received an upgrade! If you do it wrong, no problem—you can erase the numbers instead of starting over. A convert function also introduced that can easily switch units such as currency length data etc. Even EQUATIONS, yes write out an equation in your own handwriting and it will make that equation result true.
How to Share a Wi-Fi Password as a QR Code: iOS 11需用的功能篇 Go to the Passwords app, tap on your Wi-Fi network and then choose “Show Network QR Code.” Now, anyone wishing to so connect to you can just scan that QR code and it takes them right in—no long string of characters required!
Send Texts over Satellite: On an iPhone 14 or later, reach out via text when you have no cell service available. It is a satellite communication featured so this could be perfect for your emergencies if you travel to rural areas. What is new is immediate access to a satellite connection as long as you have a vantage to the sky.
Control Your iPhone with Your Eyes A new accessibility setting allows you to control your phone using just your eyes. After going through a quick enrollment process, your iPhone will track your gaze to open apps and perform tasks, offering a hands-free experience.
Notes App Enhancements The Notes app has been upgraded with a cool new feature. Tap the paperclip icon, and you can now record audio directly into a note. The app will even transcribe the audio for you, making it easier to keep track of important conversations or ideas.
These are just a few of the many exciting updates in the latest iOS. Whether you’re a longtime iPhone user or just getting started, these features offer a more personalized, secure, and fun experience. We look forward to seeing what more iOS has in store for the future!