what are the best what's new in iOS 18?

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Here are some of the best new features in iOS 18 as presented at WWDC:

  1. UIKit Enhancements:

    • Document Launch Experience: Redesigned launch experience for document-based apps, allowing full control over launch views and template document creation.
    • Updated Tab and Sidebar: Major updates to tabs and sidebar for a more streamlined user interface.
    • Fluid Transitions: Support for new fluid transitions across the system.
    • SwiftUI Animations in UIKit: More integrations between UIKit and SwiftUI.
    • Apple Pencil Pro: Enhanced support with new APIs, including an undo slider for squeezing the Apple Pencil Pro.
    • What’s new in UIKit
  2. Privacy Improvements:

    • Contacts Access Permission: More transparency and control over access to contacts, with a new two-stage prompt for sharing contacts.
    • Bluetooth Access Permission: Improved transparency and control over Bluetooth access.
    • Automatic Passkey Upgrades: Seamless transition to passkeys for more secure and easier sign-ins.
    • What’s new in privacy
  3. Multilingual Support:

    • Multilingual Keyboard: Type in more than one language without manually switching languages.
    • Live Text: Support for more languages, including Arabic.
    • Personalized Numerals: Support for ten additional Indian scripts for personalizing numerals on wallpapers and watch faces.
    • Build multilingual-ready apps
  4. Device Management:

    • MDM Enrollment: Special exception for enrolling an MDM on a newly set up device without causing a security delay.
    • In-House Apps: Installing proprietary in-house apps using a new team identity will require a restart.
    • What’s new in device management
  5. Customization and Security:

    • Controls API: New controls API to create customizable 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.
    • Passkeys: New registration API for seamless transition to passkeys.
    • Platforms State of the Union

These features highlight the advancements in user interface, privacy, multilingual support, device management, and customization in iOS 18.