If you are someone who doesn’t want to buy a new iPhone every year, then the next best thing you can do is update it. Yes, you can update it with the latest iOS 18 refresh.
The new iOS 18 (and iPadOS 18) allows you a few tricks focusing on productivity and fun. All thanks to Apple Intelligence, the tech giant’s own AI. It can run on every iPhone including the iPhone XR and 2022 iPhone SE. Here are the top 7 cool features you can get with the update.
7 cool features in iOS 18
So what are the new features that you can expect to get with the latest iOS update? Here’s a detailed view of what awaits you!
More Tapback Options
On Messages, you get a slim selection of reactions, known as Tapbacks. This includes emojis such as heart, thumbs up or down, exclamation points, question mark, or laughter. You can drop these emojis into a Messages chat itself or even in a specific message. However, these usually make things clutter. Now with iOS 18, you can react with a much wider range of emoji and stickers.
Schedule Your Messages
Text messages are one of the primary form of communication for many. However, on iPhones, it’s a real-time chat. There’s no option to save for later, like you get on email. But with iOS 18, you can do it.
Satellite Messaging on your iPhone
Apple had introduced Emergency SOS with the iPhone 14 for people with emergency services using satellites. This is in case you are in remote areas without a cellular connection.With iOS 18, the satellite phone service is extended to the Messages app if you’re in a cellular dead zone.
Custom Control Centers
On iOS 18, you can create multiple Control Centers that you can swipe through. For example you can create one for your smart home devices, another for online shopping and similarly many others.
Passwords App
With iOS, the tech giant is moving in on the password manager business with the Passwords app. This integration will sync codes across Apple devices, including Windows, iCloud, and even the Vision Pro.
Hide Your ‘secret’ Apps
With iOS 18 update you can hide your secret apps. This feature was only available for Photos, but now you can do it for apps. For example Tinder or even Google Docs, among others.
