iOS 18 Preview

iOS 18 Preview

Yours. Truly.
Customize your iPhone in more ways than
ever, stay connected with friends and family,
and relive your favorite moments. And with
Apple Intelligence, the things you do every
day become even more magical.

Coming this fall

Watch the event 

On iPhone 15 Pro and

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18
introduces Apple Intelligence, which
draws on your personal context to
give you intelligence thatʼs most
helpful and relevant for you.

Coming in beta this fall*

Learn more about

Apple Intelligence 

Writing, focus, and communication.

New Writing Tools and language
capabilities help you write,
summarize longer text, and prioritize
notifications.

Delightful images created just for

you.
Create images to express yourself,
craft Genmoji for conversations, or
revisit favorite moments with your
own memory movies.

The start of a new era for Siri.

With richer language understanding
and awareness of your personal
context, Siri is more capable and
helpful than ever.

Customization

Rearrange apps and widgets

Personalize your Home Screen
layout.

New look for app icons

App icons and widgets appear even
sleeker with a new Dark look. Tint
them all with any color, or have iOS
suggest a color that complements
your wallpaper. You can also make
apps and widgets appear larger.

Locked and hidden apps

Lock an app to require Face ID,

Touch ID, or your passcode for
access. Information from the app
wonʼt appear in other places across
the system, including search and
notifications, so others donʼt
inadvertently see sensitive
information. And just as easily hide
an app to move it into a hidden apps
folder thatʼs locked.

A big update to Control Center

The redesigned Control Center
features new groups of controls,
which you can access more fluidly
with a single, continuous swipe down
on the Home Screen.

Controls gallery
Add more controls from the Controls
gallery, which displays all your
options in one place, including new
controls from your favorite apps.

Rearrange and resize your controls

Customize how your controls are laid
out, resize them, or build your own
groups of controls so theyʼre always
just a swipe away.

Controls on your Lock Screen

Swap out your

Lock Screen
controls.

Photos

Biggest redesign ever

Your entire library. Organized just
for you.

Easily browse by helpful topics

Collections automatically organizes
your library by topics like Recent
Days, Trips, and People & Pets. And
Pinned Collections gives you
lightning-fast access to the
collections or albums most important
to you.

A new space for your greatest hits

Swipe right from the grid to access
the new Carousel, which highlights
your best content in a beautiful,
poster-like view. And it displays a
new set of photos each day for a
fun surprise.

Messages

All-new ways to play with text

Whether you want to emphasize

some major news, bring your emoji to
life, or youʼre just blown away, text
effects give you new ways to visually
amplify your texts. Some words and
phrases automatically display a
suggestion, and you can also add one
of the many new effects to any text.

Tapback with any emoji or sticker

Now you can send a Tapback with

any emoji or sticker, including
Live Stickers made from your own
photos and stickers from your
favorite sticker packs. Quickly
access the ones you and your friends
use the most with just a swipe.

Messages via satellite

Stay connected when youʼre without
Wi-Fi or cellular.U

Schedule a message with

Send Later
Whether itʼs too late at night or too
important to forget, you can now
schedule a message to send at a
specified time.

Support for RCS messaging

RCS (Rich Communication Services)
messages bring richer media and
delivery and read receipts for those
who donʼt use iMessage.

Mail
Coming later this year

Categorization

On-device categorization organizes

your messages and helps you stay up
to date across all your accounts. The
Primary category includes your most
essential emails — like those from
people you know and time-sensitive
messages. And the rest of your email
will be organized into new categories
like Transactions for receipts and
order confirmations, Promotions for
marketing and sales messages, and
Updates for newsletters and
everything else.

Get right to what matters most

The Primary category helps you
focus on what matters most, like
time-sensitive messages and emails
from friends, family, or colleagues.

Messages grouped for scanning

View snippets of messages like
receipts, marketing emails, and
newsletters grouped by sender.
Safari

Introducing Highlights
Safari will automatically detect
relevant information on a page and
highlight it as you browse. Highlights
display helpful information like
directions and quick links to learn
more about people, music, movies,
and TV shows.\

A smarter, redesigned Reader

With a table of contents and high-
level summary, get the gist of an
article before reading on.]

Passwords app

All your credentials in one place

From passwords to verifications and
security alerts, find them all securely
stored in the Passwords app.

Securely synced across devices

and apps

Works across
iPhone, iPad,
Mac,
Apple Vision Pro,
and Windows.

Maps

Topographic maps and trail

networks
Download the lay of the land.^

Save hikes for offline access

Browse thousands of hikes that you
can save to your device — along with
any notes you want to add.`

Custom walking and hiking routes

Create and save custom walking and

hiking routes with just a few taps.
Choose different route options,
including “one way,” “out and back,“
or a loop.

Game Mode

Maximize gameplay performance

Game Mode minimizes background
activity to sustain consistently high
frame rates for hours of
continuous gameplay.

More responsive AirPods

and controllers
Game Mode dramatically reduces
audio latency with AirPods, and
makes wireless game controllers
incredibly responsive.c

Wallet

Introducing Tap to Cash

Bring iPhone devices together to
pay privately.d

Rewards and installments in

Apple Pay

Pay using
rewards or
pay in
installments.UV

Event tickets and new

event guides
Redesigned event tickets bring new
features, including an event guide
combining helpful information about
the venue with recommendations
from Apple apps.UU

AirPods

Hands-free Siri Interactions

Say yes with a nod, or no with
a shake.

Voice Isolation on AirPods Pro

Sound crystal clear on calls, even in
windy conditions or areas with loud
background noise, through advanced
computational audio.

Personalized Spatial Audio for

gaming
The same immersive experience that
has transformed music and movies
puts you right in the middle of the
action of your favorite games.e

Notes

Live audio transcription

Record audio sessions within your
note and generate live audio
transcriptions you can search
through or combine with other
comments, checklists,
or documents.Uf

Crunch numbers right in your note

Enter an expression and have it
solved instantly while typing.U\

Collapsible sections
Simplify and hide text with
collapsible section headers, making
it easy to manage your most text-
heavy notes.

Highlighting

Make text
stand out
with color.

Journal

Journaling for wellbeing

Log your state of mind in the Journal
app. You can also automatically add
the time you spent journaling as
mindful minutes in the Health app.

Track goals with insights view

View your writing streaks, a calendar
with existing entries, and other fun
stats to stay on top of your
journaling goals.

Sort and search past entries

Easily find past entries with the
ability to sort your journal and use
Search to find exactly what youʼre
looking for.

Home Screen or Lock Screen

widgets

Add widgets
for writing
prompts or
streaks.

Apple TV app

A new way to watch Apple Original

content
 Select InSight in the Apple TV app to
learn more about the actors and
music as it all plays out onscreen.U]
InSight will also be available when
using iPhone as a remote control for
Apple TV 4K, perfect for when youʼre
watching with others.

Stream Severance on the Apple TV app with

a subscription. 

Enhance Dialogue on iPhone

Tune in to
the whole
conversation.

Home app

Grant specific controls with

guest access
Guest access helps you manage how
and when people can enter your
home, providing access to the garage
openers, alarm systems, and door
locks you select, at the times
you choose.U`

Hands-free unlock
Magically unlock doors as you
approach, simply by carrying iPhone
in a bag or pocket or wearing
Apple Watch.Uc

Robot vacuum cleaner support

Coming later this year

Ask Siri to
clean the
floors.

View your home electricity use

Easily access and understand your
home electricity usage right from the
Home app. Eligible Pacific Gas and
Electric Company customers can
connect their utility account to view
their electricity usage and rate
plan information.Ue
Coming later this year

Privacy and Security

Control how you share contacts

with apps
Decide which contacts to share with
an app, rather than giving it access to
all your contacts. Or give the app
access only to those you message
and call most.

Redesigned Privacy and Security

settings
An improved Privacy and Security
settings menu makes it easier to
manage how much information
youʼre sharing with apps.

Improved Bluetooth privacy

Pair accessories with greater privacy.

And so
much more.

Accessibility. Eye Tracking makes it

possible for people to control iPhone with
just their eyes.ST Music Haptics syncs the
iPhone Taptic Engine with the rhythm of
songs so those who are deaf or hard of
hearing can enjoy the Apple Music catalog.UV
And Vocal Shortcuts helps people with
severe atypical speech record sounds that
trigger specific actions on iPhone.

Calculator. Access the all-new Math Notes

calculator, a new portrait orientation for the
scientific calculator, and other new features
like unit conversion and history.

Calendar. A redesigned month view makes

it easier to get an overview of your month
ahead. And you can create, view, edit, and
complete reminders from the Reminders
app right in Calendar.

Freeform. Scenes let you organize and

present your board section by section. Send
a copy of your board to anyone with just a
link. An improved diagramming mode makes
it easier to form connections on your
canvas. And align your board content just
the way you like by snapping items to
the grid.

SharePlay. With enhanced screen sharing

capabilities, you can draw on someoneʼs
screen so they can see what they can do on
theirs, or control their screen and take
actions yourself.

Emergency SOS live video. Share

streaming video and recorded media during
emergency calls. During a call, participating
emergency dispatchers will send you a
request to share live video or photos over a
secure connection, making it easier and
faster to get the help you need.

Apple Fitness+. A new design lets you jump

right into a personalized selection of
workouts or meditations. The For You tab
elevates activities based on preferred
trainers, durations, and music. And an all-
new search feature makes it easy to find
exactly what you love.

Phone. Record and transcribe a live call

directly from the Phone app.US You can also
search call history more easily, dial smarter,
and switch SIM cards seamlessly.

iOS 18 is
compatible
with these
devices.
Learn more about iPhone 

iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 14
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone X]
iPhone X] Max
iPhone X^
iPhone SE
(2nd generation
or later)

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* Apple Intelligence will be available in beta on iPhone 15 Pro,

iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later, with Siri
and device language set to U.S. English, as part of iOS 18,
iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall.

d. Messages via satellite will be available in iOS 18 along with

our existing satellite features in the United States on
iPhone 14 and later.

e. Coming in an update later this year in English (Australia),

English (Canada), English (India), English (Ireland), English
(New Zealand), English (Singapore), English (South
Africa), English (UK), and English (U.S.).

h. Available in English (U.S.).

i. Available in English (Australia), English (Canada), English

(Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (South Africa),
English (UK), and English (U.S.).

j. Available in the United States and Japan.

l. Available in the United States.

m. Available on AirPods Pro (2nd generation).

n. Available on AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and

AirPods Max.

o. Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank,

Member FDIC, and only available in the U.S. on eligible
devices. Learn more about the Terms and Conditions. To
send and receive money with an Apple Cash account, you
must be 18 and a U.S. resident, or if under 18 part of an
Apple Cash Family account. Tap to Cash transaction limits
are subject to change, including lowering limits, at any
time during the Developer or Public Betas without notice.

dr. Available on cards from participating banks and card

providers in certain markets. Subject to eligibility and
approval.

dd. Available for events from participating ticket issuers.

de. Available on iPhone 12 and later in English (Australia),

English (Canada), English (Ireland), English (New
Zealand), English (South Africa), English (UK), and English
(U.S.).

dh. Available for math written using Western Arabic numerals

and common mathematical symbols, or typed using
Arabic (Eastern & Western) and Devanagari numerals and
common mathematical symbols.

di. Available with an Apple TV+ subscription. Title support

subject to change.

dj. Available with compatible content in supported apps when

using built-in speakers, wired headphones, AirPods, and
other Bluetooth-connected speakers and headphones on
iPhone 11 and later.

dl. Available with a HomePod or Apple TV operating as a

home hub. Setting a schedule for guest access via hands-
free unlock with home keys, tap to unlock with home keys,
or PIN codes requires a Matter lock that supports
schedules.

dm. Available using devices with an Ultra Wideband chip on

Apple Watch Series 6 and later, or iPhone 11 and later, and
compatible Ultra Wideband locks.

dn. Available in the United States. Eligible users include

Pacific Gas and Electric customers who have residential
electrical service, including areas served by Community
Choice Aggregators. Users must be the utility account
owner or authorized user of the utility account.

do. Available on iPhone 12 and later and iPhone SE (3rd

generation).

er. Available on iPhone 12 and later.

ed. Transcription will be available in English (U.S., UK,

Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand,
Singapore), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French
(France), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Mandarin
Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China
mainland, Hong Kong), and Portuguese (Brazil).

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications,

and services may not be available in all regions or all languages.

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