what updates are coming to ios18
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iOS 18 brings several updates and new features across various aspects of the operating system. Here are some of the key updates:
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UIKit Enhancements:
- Improvements to transitions and animations.
- Updated tab bars.
- New document launch experience.
- Enhanced integration of UIKit and SwiftUI.
- What’s new in UIKit
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Privacy Improvements:
- Enhanced transparency and control over access to local network, Bluetooth, and contacts.
- New flow for sharing contacts, providing options for limited or full access.
- What’s new in privacy
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Device Management:
- New exception for enrolling an MDM on a newly set up device without causing a security delay.
- Requirement for a device restart when installing proprietary in-house apps with a new team identity.
- New controls for locking and hiding apps using Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.
- What’s new in device management
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HDR Image Rendering:
- New reference wide tone mapping operator for better output quality.
- Improved highlight clipping and color reproduction.
- Use HDR for dynamic image experiences in your app
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Live Activities on Apple Watch:
- Custom live activity views for Apple Watch.
- Enhanced integration with iOS 18 and watchOS 11.
- Bring your Live Activity to Apple Watch
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App Store Connect:
- New features for managing app updates and nominations.
- Improved tools for reaching customers and testing apps.
- What’s new in App Store Connect
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Journaling App Enhancements:
- New API additions for better content integration.
- Best practices for adopting new features and ensuring robust app performance.
- Enhanced suggestions for your journaling app
These updates aim to enhance user experience, improve privacy and security, and provide developers with new tools and capabilities to create more dynamic and integrated applications.
Bring your Live Activity to Apple Watch
Bring Live Activities into the Smart Stack on Apple Watch with iOS 18 and watchOS 11. We’ll cover how Live Activities are presented on Apple Watch, as well as how you can enhance their presentation for the Smart Stack. We’ll also explore additional considerations to ensure Live Activities on Apple Watch always present up-to-date information.
What’s new in device management
Learn about the latest management capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, then discover the latest changes to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. We’ll also share updates to Activation Lock, SoftwareUpdate, and Safari management.
What’s new in UIKit
Explore everything new in UIKit, including tab and document launch experiences, transitions, and text and input changes. We’ll also discuss better-than-ever interoperability between UIKit and SwiftUI animations and gestures, as well as general improvements throughout UIKit.
What’s new in App Store Connect
Explore new features for discovery, testing, and marketing. Find out how to nominate your apps for featuring on the App Store, share exciting moments (like a version launch) with marketing assets generated for you, deep link to specific content in your app from custom product pages, use the latest enhancements to TestFlight, and more.
Use HDR for dynamic image experiences in your app
Discover how to read and write HDR images and process HDR content in your app. Explore the new supported HDR image formats and advanced methods for displaying HDR images. Find out how HDR content can coexist with your user interface — and what to watch out for when adding HDR image support to your app.
What’s new in privacy
At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Learn about new and improved permission flows and other features that manage data in a privacy-preserving way, so that you can focus on creating great app experiences.
Enhanced suggestions for your journaling app
Find out how your journaling app can display journaling suggestions with richer content from the system. Explore new types of available content like state of mind data, reflection prompts, and support for third-party media content and motion-based activities.