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iOS 18: From Customisable Home Screen To Redesigned Photos App; Checkout All New Features

Apple announced the iPhone's next major software update 'iOS 18' at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 on Monday.

As expected the iOS 18 will be rolled out with the AI-related features. Like the iPad and Mac, iPhone will have the 'Apple Intelligence' when iOS 18 rolls out.

Home Screen: Now you can customize your homescreen with the new iOS 18. You can place your icons wherever you like. When in dark mode, the tone of the app icons will turn darker and also you can tint the colour of the icons. The iOS will suggest a tint colour which will compliment with the wallpaper or else you can select the colour of the tint.

Control Centre: The Control Centre has a makeover this time. now, you will be able to see multiple new control screens with a swipe. You can now add controls from supported third-party apps into the Control Centre. The iOS 18 will let you replace the icons at the bottom of the Lock Screen, Flashlight and Camera, with the options available in the controls gallery or else you can remove them entirely.

Privacy: The iOS 18 will let users to lock app with authentication and also hide them. When they are locked or hidden, messages or emails are hidden from search, notifications and other places.

Messages: Tapbacks are redesigned and you can react with emoji or sticker. Now you can schedule your message to send later and also you can express your tone with Text Formatting, bold, italicize, underline and strikethrough any text. With all new Text effects, you can amplify any letter, word, phrase or emoji with animated appearances. iOS 18 will let you send messages via satellite.

Mail: Emails will be automatically sorted into categories to help prioritize messages.

Game Mode: Game mode will minimize background activity to sustain highest frame rates.

Photos: The Photos app is redesigned in iOS 18. The app been unified into a single view, with a photo grid at the top of your library organized by theme below. Now you can use months and years views to jump back to specific dates and also you can hide screenshots. With the new Collections' in the photos app, you can browse based on topics.


( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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