Apple introduced quite a lot of 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. Keep in mind that solely sure units can be appropriate with iOS 18 when it’s launched later within the fall. Here’s a non-exhaustive checklist 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 displaying 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 may also allow typing indicators and browse receipts. Nevertheless, all RCS-enabled messages will nonetheless be inexperienced bubbles — in order that battle just isn’t 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 features
- Customers have the choice to cover icon textual content by making them massive by means of the customization menu.
- Apple has mentioned 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. Via API-based integrations, builders can now get customers to entry their digital camera apps instantly from the lock display screen — in a method making them the default digital camera 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 gadget.
Some settings in iOS 18 have been up to date
- Apple launched the brand new Management Heart with a multi-page interface and higher customization. Together with that, the corporate added a helpful button to show off the gadget instantly. So, customers don’t must long-press the ability + quantity button.
- There’s a new Apps menu in Settings, which replaces all listed apps on the principle web page.
- Search in settings now exhibits Highlight-style solutions.
- Apple has mentioned that there can be Cellular gadget administration (MDM) controls for admins to show off AI-powered options reminiscent of 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.
- Stay Textual content now helps Arabic.
- Apple is including inline completions in French and Spanish.
- The corporate has added Hindi as a language choice within the translation app.
Utility
- The Climate app has a brand new Dwelling and Work location setting.
- The Climate app exhibits a visible graph of Precise versus “Feels like” temperatures. Plus, there may be a visible indicator of how a lot “Feels like” is making a distinction from the precise temperature in the principle app.
- The Voice Memo app will allow you to report in stereo.
- Now you can outline the beneficial charging restrict within the settings.
- The brand new replace will inform you if you’re linked to a sluggish charger.
- Calendar now has a multi-day and checklist view to simply offer you an concept about upcoming occasions.
- You possibly can pinch to zoom on the Calender app’s month-to-month view to take a look at your schedule at a look.
- The Notes app lastly allows you to assign completely 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 sorts within the Pictures app, together with Receipts, Handwriting, QR Codes, Paperwork and Map Illustrations. Together with this, there are different classes reminiscent of Lately Seen, Lately Edited and 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 cut back movement illness whereas sitting in a car.
- The brand new replace additionally lets folks 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 converse 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 digital camera, 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 seems like Click on, Cluck, Eh, La, oo, and Sh.
- iOS 18 will permit customers to expertise music by means of haptics reminiscent of 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’ll 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.
