Apple iOS 18 With Game Mode More Customization on Home Screen Control Center Privacy Features Announced All Details

Apple introduced its latest iOS 18 version for iPhone at the WWDC event on Monday. The company has updated the latest upgrade with many new features. Along with this, the company claims that the new version will also improve the performance of the device. The new iOS 18 will get a more customizable homescreen than before, in which you can set the app icons wherever you want on the homescreen, similar to Android. Control Center is also becoming more advanced than before, in which you will get more than one page to swipe. Due to this, you will be able to set as many shortcut toggles of your choice in the Control Center. The company has also added Game Mode in iOS 18, which works to improve gaming performance. Apple also detailed its AI (Apple Intelligence), which will soon be available to try in English in the US and is also coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia between October and November. All the features of iOS 18 are explained in detail below.

Apple has unveiled iOS 18 at WWDC. Through pre-recorded keynote, the company told about all the features of the upcoming iOS upgrade. The new version has many major additions as well as a focus on performance. Apple has changed a lot in iOS 18 in terms of customization. The biggest change has happened in the homescreen, where you will be able to place the app icons anywhere on the screen as per your wish. Apart from this, there will be more than one page in Control Center, due to which you will be able to access more shortcut toggles.

There has also been a focus on privacy. In iOS 18, you can enable authentication on any app of your choice. Additionally, in the new version, users will have control over which contacts third-party apps can access. The company has also made some new additions to the Messages app. In this, users will be able to use any emoji in tapback response. At the same time, new formatting options will be available for bolding, underlining, strikethrough and italicizing.

Apple iPhone users were waiting for satellite messaging for a long time and the company has finally introduced this feature with iOS 18. The company revealed during the event that it is also expanding the iPhone’s satellite communications to allow messages to be sent via satellite. At the same time, the option to schedule messages has also been added. The company has confirmed that RCS is coming to Messages with iOS 18.

At WWDC, Apple said that there have been major improvements in the Photos app with iOS 18. This includes face sorting, the ability to pin collections to the top for quick access, etc. Apple’s built-in Mail app includes better categorization and Gmail-like automatic sorting features for transactions, promotions and updates. Additionally, the Maps app will provide more detailed topographical maps than before, which will reportedly prove useful for hikers.

The Wallet app will allow users to exchange Apple Cash without exchanging phone numbers or email addresses. For this the user just has to tap their phones together. Game mode is also coming to iPhone, it will reduce background activity to maintain high performance. It also claims to make AirPods and game controllers more responsive.