iPhone upgrade joined by watchOS 11, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, adding new features to Apple’s devices
Announced at the company’s developer conference in June, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia add extensive new home screen and control centre customisation options, smart handwriting and maths tools for Notes and new watch faces, among other new features.Downloads for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS updates usually start at about 6pm UK time .
Control centre has been overhauled allowing a large range of quick settings to be added in different sizes and shapes with additional pages available to swipe through, so you can have one page dedicated to music or another with smart home controls. The quick controls on the lock screen can also be changed.The photos app has been overhauled with big featured photos and carousels. It now automatically creates collections of photos based on topics such as recent days, trips or people and pets.
Apple’s Keychain has been turned into a proper password manager with the new Passwords app, which is available on all Apple devices and Windows.iPadOS 18 has the same customisation features as iOS 18 plus new handwriting tools in Notes and the calculator app.The iPad gets the same customisation, photos, messages, passwords and maps features, alongside a few key upgrades just for the tablet.The Notes app gets a big upgrade for handwriting using the Apple Pencil.
The Calculator app has finally be released on the iPad, but with a twist. It can perform calculations from handwritten expressions, including algebraic variables, and even plot graphs.A updated Photos Face is one new watch face for watchOS 11, creating faces from your photos with smart framing and placing of the time. You can choose a selection of photos or have it automatically pick the best ones from your library.
The Flux face is a new big digital watch face with bold colours that change over time, while Reflections is a new analogue face that reacts to your movements.The new Vitals app gives the data tracked overnight while you sleep a new, more useful home.
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