Apple introduced numerous new options and updates onstage throughout its keynote handle at WWDC 2024, together with updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, VisionOS and the introduction of Apple Intelligence.
Now that persons are utilizing developer betas and exploring the periods on the occasion, extra options that weren’t introduced onstage are surfacing. Do not forget that solely sure units might be suitable with iOS 18 when it’s launched later within the fall. Here’s a non-exhaustive record of these options.
Updates to Messages app
- Apple didn’t point out the assist of Wealthy Messaging Service (RCS) onstage, however it briefly confirmed the function in a tile whereas exhibiting the iOS function collage. RCS assist implies that Android customers will be capable of ship and obtain high-quality media whereas chatting with their mates utilizing Apple merchandise. RCS will even allow typing indicators and skim receipts. Nonetheless, all RCS-enabled messages will nonetheless be inexperienced bubbles — in order that battle shouldn’t be over.
- One other messaging-related replace is that on iOS 18, you’ll be able to see who hit tapback on which emoji.
- Plus, you’ll be able to add textual content results to emoji whereas sending them.
iOS 18 provides new design facets
- Customers have the choice to cover icon textual content by making them massive by means of the customization menu.
- Apple has stated that it’ll present an API to builders to customise app icon tints.
- iOS 18 permits customers to swap out lock display screen motion buttons. By way of API-based integrations, builders can now get customers to entry their digicam apps immediately from the lock display screen — in a approach making them the default digicam app.
- Safari has a brand new tab group creation UI if you swipe proper from the tab switcher display screen.
- A tool requesting Bluetooth permission has a brand new UI displaying the map with the present location of the system.
Some settings in iOS 18 have been up to date
- Apple launched the brand new Management Middle with a multi-page interface and higher customization. Together with that, the corporate added a helpful button to show off the system immediately. So, customers don’t should long-press the ability + quantity button.
- There’s a new Apps menu in Settings, which replaces all listed apps on the primary web page.
- Search in settings now reveals Highlight-style solutions.
- Apple has stated that there might be Cellular system administration (MDM) controls for admins to show off AI-powered options similar to ChatGPT and Math Notes.
- The iCloud web page in settings has a brand new design.
Language and enter updates
- Multilingual keyboards are a brand new function now. This implies you’ll be able to sort in a number of scripts and languages with out altering keyboards.
- Reside Textual content now helps Arabic.
- Apple is including inline completions in French and Spanish.
- The corporate has added Hindi as a language possibility within the translation app.
Utility
- The Climate app has a brand new Residence and Work location setting.
- The Climate app reveals a visible graph of Precise versus “Feels like” temperatures. Plus, there’s a visible indicator of how a lot “Feels like” is making a distinction from the precise temperature in the primary app.
- The Voice Memo app will allow you to file in stereo.
- Now you can outline the advisable charging restrict within the settings.
- The brand new replace will inform you if you’re related to a gradual charger.
- Calendar now has a multi-day and record view to simply provide you with an thought about upcoming occasions.
- You may pinch to zoom on the Calender app’s month-to-month view to have a look at your schedule at a look.
- The Notes app lastly helps you to assign totally different colours to the textual content.
- Now you can share Wi-Fi credentials as a QR code by means of the brand new password app.
Pictures app will get a makeover
- The Pictures app now has a wallpaper solutions album.
- There are new utility varieties within the Pictures app, together with Receipts, Handwriting, QR Codes, Paperwork and Map Illustrations. Together with this, there are different classes similar to Just lately Seen, Just lately Edited and Just lately Shared.
- The edit button for a photograph has been moved to the underside bar from the highest proper.
Extra accessibility options
- iOS 18 now has movement cues with dots on the display screen to scale back movement illness whereas sitting in a car.
- The brand new replace additionally lets individuals set Eye Monitoring to allow them to management units by means of eye motion.
- iOS 18 permits you to outline vocal shortcuts. Meaning if you communicate a customized phrase, your iPhone will carry out an motion associated to that. For instance, you’ll be able to outline a phrase to go to the house display screen, open the digicam, set off a shortcut or invoke a Siri request.
- Moreover, you’ll be able to outline sound actions by means of the Contact menu to map actions to appears like Click on, Cluck, Eh, La, oo, and Sh.
- iOS 18 will permit customers to expertise music by means of haptics similar to faucets, textures and refined vibrations that match the observe’s audio.
That is in all probability only a set of options that folks utilizing the beta within the early days, together with us, have discovered. We are going to hold updating this story as extra options crop up.
If you wish to spotlight some options discovered within the developer betas of the brand new Apple platform updates, you’ll be able to attain out to this reporter at im@ivanmehta.com.