Key insights

• 📱 iOS 18 offers a customizable home screen with new edit options
• 🔒 New app locking feature allows locking any app behind face or touch ID for extra security
• 🔏 Ability to use face ID or touch ID to lock and hide specific apps on iPhone
• 🎛️ Control center has been overhauled in iOS 18 with new icons and dedicated pages for different controls
• 💬 Support for RCS messaging in the messages app enables cross-platform communication with advanced features
• ✍️ New formatting options like bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and animated effects in iOS 18
• 🔑 iOS 15 features a dedicated password manager app accessible via Spotlight search or as a dedicated app on the homepage
• 📝 New note features for adding audio, recording, and basic calculations in iOS 18

Q&A

• What additions does iOS 18 bring to note-taking, calendar, and photos apps?

  iOS 18 brings new note features for adding audio, recording, basic calculations, and text formatting. It also includes improved calendar and reminders integration, a redesigned photos app, and upcoming features such as Apple intelligence in iOS 18.1.

• What new features are introduced in the iOS 15 password manager app?

  iOS 15 introduces a dedicated password manager app for iPhone, providing a centralized location for passwords, passkeys, codes, and security recommendations. Users can manage, generate, and share login credentials, and create new credentials for websites. The Notes app in iOS 15 also includes live audio transcription, currently available only in English.

• What messaging features are introduced in iOS 18?

  iOS 18 brings new formatting options, improved tapbacks, and a delayed sending feature in messages. It also offers major improvements to Safari, including a redesigned reader view menu, page-specific options, and the ability to hide distracting items on a webpage.

• What are the new updates to the control center in iOS 18?

  iOS 18 introduces major changes to the control center, including new icons and dedicated pages for different controls. App developers can also include their own controls, and iOS 18 adds support for RCS messaging and more animated effects for text messages.

• What changes are made to the lock screen in iOS 18?

  iOS 18 allows customization of the quick access buttons on the lock screen, with the option to replace the camera and torch functions with shortcuts to open specific apps.

• How does iOS 18 enhance app security?

  iOS 18 introduces a new app locking feature that allows users to lock and hide specific apps on their iPhone using face ID or touch ID for extra security.

• What new features does iOS 18 offer for customizing the home screen?

  iOS 18 offers a customizable home screen with new edit options, including customized icon sizes, color tinting, and the ability to move app tiles anywhere on the grid.

• 00:00 📱 iOS 18 brings customizable home screens and app locking for extra security. New features include customized icon sizes, color tinting, and the ability to move app tiles anywhere on the grid.
• 02:50 You can now use face ID or touch ID to lock and hide specific apps on your iPhone. iOS 18 allows customization of the quick access buttons on the lock screen, with the option to replace the camera and torch functions with shortcuts to open specific apps.
• 05:33 iOS 18 introduces major changes to the control center and adds support for RCS messaging, as well as more animated effects for text messages.
• 08:30 iOS 18 brings new formatting options, improved tapbacks, and a delayed sending feature in messages. Safari in iOS 18 has major improvements including a redesigned reader view menu, page-specific options, and the ability to hide distracting items on a webpage.
• 11:26 iOS 15 introduces a dedicated password manager app for iPhone, providing a centralized location for passwords, passkeys, codes, and security recommendations. The app allows users to manage, generate, and share login credentials, as well as create new credentials for websites. The Notes app has also seen significant improvements, including live audio transcription, which is currently available only in English.
• 14:27 iOS 18 brings new note features, improved calendar and reminders integration, redesigned photos app, and more changes. Apple intelligence coming in iOS 18.1. More content on the way.