What are new update in iOS

iOS 18 introduces several new updates and features across various aspects of the operating system. Here are some of the key updates:

1. UIKit Enhancements:

   • Document Launch Experience: Redesigned for document-based apps to showcase their distinctive identity with full control over launch views and template document creation.
   • Tabs and Sidebar: Major updates to tabs and sidebar, including new API to better describe app hierarchy to UITabBarController.
   • Fluid Transitions: Support for new fluid transitions across the system.
   • SwiftUI Integration: More integrations between UIKit and SwiftUI in the same app.
   • Other Enhancements: Improvements in transitions, animations, and sensory feedback. (What’s new in UIKit)

2. Device Management:

   • MDM Enrollment: Special exception for enrolling an MDM on a newly set up device without causing a security delay for the first 3 hours after stolen device protection is enabled.
   • In-House Apps: Installing proprietary in-house apps using a new team identity will require a restart.
   • Safari Management: New Safari extension configuration for managing extensions on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. (What’s new in device management)

3. App Store Connect:

   • Screenshot Requirements: Reduced number of required screenshots to just one set for iPhone and one set for iPad.
   • API Support: New API support for the Apple Developer Enterprise Program and App Store Connect API to download app analytics reports. (What’s new in App Store Connect)

4. Multilingual Features:

   • Multilingual Keyboard: New keyboard that lets you type in more than one language without manually switching.
   • Live Text: Support for more languages, including Arabic.
   • Magic Keyboard: Redesigned function row for Arabic on the new M4 iPad Pro. (Build multilingual-ready apps)

5. Privacy Enhancements:

   • Contacts Access: More transparency and control over access to contacts, with a new two-stage prompt for sharing contacts.
   • Local Network, Bluetooth, and Contacts: Improved transparency and control over access to these features. (What’s new in privacy)

6. Customization and Controls:

   • Controls API: New API to create controls that can be added to the control center or assigned to the action button on iPhone 15 Pro.
   • App Icons and Widgets: Support for dark and tinted app icon variants in Xcode. (Platforms State of the Union)

These updates provide developers with new tools and capabilities to enhance their apps and improve user experience on iOS 18.