Apple is about to release the official version of iOS 18, which brings a series of new features, including a high degree of freedom to control the home screen, the ability to position the app as you like, and the ability to change the color of the app icon at will, in addition, the control center interface has also received a major overhaul. However, Apple Intelligence's features will not be released until iOS 18.1 or later.
On September 17, the official version of iOS 18 will be officially launched. According to Apple's official website, the official version of iOS 18 will be compatible with the second-generation iPhone SE and all models later, plus the just-released iPhone 16 series, a total of 27 iPhones are compatible.
iOS 18 introduces Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI capabilities that go deep into the operating system. However, Apple Intelligence won't be available until later in the beta testing process, including the ability to improve and edit writing, generate images and emojis, and more.
Apple Intelligence is confirmed to be available in the iOS/iPadOS 18.1 General Update in October, first for users in the United States.
iPhone 15、iPhone 15 Plus、iPhone 15 Pro、iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 14、iPhone 14 Plus、
iPhone 14 Pro、iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13、iPhone 13 mini、
iPhone 13 Pro、iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12、iPhone 12 mini、iPhone 12 Pro、
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 11、iPhone 11 Pro、iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone Xs、iPhone Xs Max
iPhone Xr
iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
iPhone users have a new way to customize the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center. Users can now configure apps and widgets anywhere on the home screen, such as placing them directly above the Dock for easy access, or framing them around the background image. Choose dark colors or color effects to give new look to your app icons and widgets, and users can zoom in on these elements.
The new design gives users quick access to groups of controls they use most, such as media playback, Home controls, and connectivity, and easily switches between options. Users can now add controls from supported third-party apps to Control Center and quickly unlock their vehicles or start shooting for social media directly in one place.
The new Controls Gallery showcases a full set of available controls that can be configured in a way that allows users to customize how they are configured, from resizing them to creating new groups of options.
Users can now lock specific apps and, for extra privacy, move them to the Locked and Hidden Apps folder to hide them. When an app is locked or hidden, content in the app, such as messages or emails, will be hidden from search, notifications, and other system-wide functions.
iMessage introduces a new text effect that brings conversations to life with lively animations that highlight any letter, word, phrase or emoji. Users can use bold, underline, italics, and strikethrough formats to make the tone more obvious.
Once a user has finished composing a message, they can schedule it to be sent later, and when sending a message to a contact using a non-Apple device, the Messages app now supports RCS, as well as a more reliable group messaging feature than SMS and MMS.
iOS 18 introduces the Messages app via satellite to stay connected when you don't have a mobile network or Wi-Fi connection. Using the same breakthrough technology as the iPhone's existing satellite capabilities, Messages via satellite automatically prompts users to connect to the nearest satellite directly from the Messages app to send and receive text, emojis, and Tap to React via iMessage and SMS.
The Photos app has been revamped for the most ever, making it easy for users to find and relive special moments.
With a streamlined, single-view view in a familiar grid style, the new collection helps users browse photos by theme without having to organize them into albums. You can also pin a collection to the top for easy access to your favorite photos.
The new Carousel View shows a curated selection of your favorite people, pets, places, and more, and it's updated daily. Autoplay content throughout the app allows users to relive the past while browsing photos.
Every user's photo library is unique, so the Photos app can be customized to let users organize their collections, pin them for frequent viewing, and add the photos that matter most to them in Carousel View.
On-device categorization organizes incoming emails and separates private content and time-sensitive emails into "Primary", confirmations and receipt-related emails into "Transactions", news and social media notifications into "Updates", and marketing emails and coupons into "Promotions". The Mail app also introduces a new summary viewer that organizes all your company-related emails in one place, so users can quickly glance at what's important at the moment.
Safari offers a new "Highlights" feature with an updated "Reader" experience.
Safari uses machine learning to surface key information about web pages. For example, users can browse through the summary of an article to see what is important; Quickly see the location of a restaurant, hotel, or landmark; Or listen to the artist's track from an article about a song or album.
The Reader has been revamped to provide more ways to focus on reading articles, with summaries and table of contents for long articles.
Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated with iOS 18 and designed with privacy in mind, opening up new ways for users to write and communicate more efficiently. With iOS 18's new system-wide Writing Tools, users can rewrite, proofread, and summarize text in Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps—virtually anywhere they write.
For the first time, Apple has added a call recording feature to the iPhone, a new feature that allows users to record during a call, and provides AI-to-text and summary extraction.
Apple points out that when a call is recorded, the other party will receive a notification. While this may raise some concerns, it also reflects the importance that Apple places on user privacy and mutual consent.
It is understood that after upgrading iOS 18, the iPhone will support the call recording function, and Apple's Apple Intelligence will also generate a summary of recording information, so that users can understand the most important information at a glance.