Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on Monday, June 10, 2024.
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apple A preview of a major new iPhone update was released on Monday.
The iOS 18 public preview is a beta version of the software that will be released with new iPhones this fall, allowing Apple fans and developers to test the latest features before official release and identify bugs before all iPhone users install the new software.
However, the most important new service this year didn’t enter public beta: Apple Intelligence. In June, Apple announced that some of its new devices will be able to access Apple’s AI services, which can intelligently answer questions, control iPhones, and even generate images.
Apple said Apple Intelligence will be released in beta this fall and users can try it this summer. Some promised Apple Intelligence features, such as ChatGPT integration and some Siri improvements, aren’t expected to be released until later this year.
However, there are still many changes in this version of iOS that will change the look and feel of the iPhone and may surprise users when they first install the software. Apple has updated several core user interface elements of the device, including the Lock screen, Home screen, and Control Center, to support a wider range of colors and customizations.
Popular apps like Photos have been redesigned. Messages are more colorful and support emoji reactions. Users can even change all app icons to the same color.
Many of these look and feel features have been available to Android users for years, but they will be completely new to long-time iPhone owners and are part of Apple’s years-long effort to open up the previously rigid iPhone software design. removes the device’s lock screen, enabling greater visual customization.
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Here are some of the big changes in iOS 18:
- Users can now place icons anywhere on the home screen – for example, you can place all your apps around the screen borders so users can better see their wallpaper.
- App icons can be changed to dark mode, or iOS can change all app icons to the same color.
- Apple’s Control Center menu (accessed by swiping down from the top right corner) is more customizable, has multiple screens, and offers new types of controls.
- Users can replace the camera and flashlight shortcuts on the lock screen with other apps.
- Apple’s Photos app is getting a major update and redesign. The app now uses artificial intelligence to organize photos into travel or photo albums that appear on the first page when the app is opened.
- Apple’s Messages app can now add bold or italics to text. Users can also react to messages using any emoji. These so-called “clashbacks” are now displayed in color in the Messages app.
Apple’s iOS 18 changes the look and feel of many of iPhone’s most commonly used features
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- If you don’t have Wi-Fi or cell service, iOS 18 users with the latest devices can send text messages via satellite.
- Safari will aggregate news and other web articles, including generating a table of contents. Use the buttons to the left of the URL bar in Safari to access these features.
- Apple has put all of its password management capabilities into a new app, Passwords.
- Users can touch one iPhone to another to quickly transfer digital currency.
- iPhone can now produce transcripts from calls or recordings.
- Siri animations now take up the entire iPhone screen.
Siri updated during Apple WWDC2024 in Cupertino, California on June 10, 2024.
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Here’s how to download the beta version:
- Make sure your phone can run the latest software. It needs to be released in 2018 or later.
- Update to the latest public version of iOS.
- go Settings > General > Software Update. Select iOS 18 Public Beta from the drop-down menu.
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