what's the latest ios
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The latest iOS version announced at WWDC is iOS 18. This version includes numerous new features and improvements across various aspects of the operating system.
Here are some highlights from the sessions:
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UIKit Enhancements: iOS 18 brings new features to UIKit, including improvements to transitions and animations, tab bars, and a new document launch experience. (What’s new in UIKit)
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Privacy Improvements: iOS 18 enhances transparency and control over access to local network, Bluetooth, and contacts. (What’s new in privacy)
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HDR Support: iOS 18 includes updates to how HDR images are rendered, with a new global tone mapping operator for better output quality. (Use HDR for dynamic image experiences in your app)
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Device Management: iOS 18 introduces new features for managing devices, including updates to beta program enrollment and software update management. (What’s new in device management)
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Customization and Security: iOS 18 offers new ways to customize user experiences with controls and app icons, and introduces a seamless way to transition users to passkeys. (Platforms State of the Union)
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Journaling App Enhancements: Best practices for adopting the latest API additions to leverage new content in iOS 18. (Enhanced suggestions for your journaling app)
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Multilingual Support: iOS 18 introduces a multilingual keyboard and expands existing features to support more languages. (Build multilingual-ready apps)
For more detailed information, you can refer to the specific sessions mentioned above.
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.
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.
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.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
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.
Build multilingual-ready apps
Ensure your app works properly and effectively for multilingual users. Learn best practices for text input, display, search, and formatting. Get details on typing in multiple languages without switching between keyboards. And find out how the latest advances in the String Catalog can make localization even easier.
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.