what's new about iOS 18

iOS 18 introduces several new features and improvements 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 and provide a better browsing experience.
   • Tabs and Sidebar: Major updates to improve usability.
   • Fluid Transitions: New system-wide fluid transitions for a smoother user experience.
   • SwiftUI Integration: More ways to integrate UIKit and SwiftUI in the same app.
   • What’s new in UIKit

2. Privacy Improvements:

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

3. Device Management:

   • eSIM Setup: Easier setup for eSIM on new devices.
   • Private Cellular Network Payloads: Support for multiple private 5G or LTE networks.
   • App Locking and Hiding: New controls to lock and hide apps using Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.
   • What’s new in device management

4. Customization:

   • App Icons and Widgets: Can now appear light, dark, or with a tint, providing a consistent visual experience across the home screen.
   • 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.
   • Platforms State of the Union

5. Security:

   • Passkeys: New registration API to transition more users to passkeys, which are more secure and easier to use than passwords.
   • Platforms State of the Union

6. Multilingual Support:

   • Multilingual Keyboard: Allows typing in multiple languages without manually switching.
   • Live Text: Now supports Arabic.
   • Magic Keyboard: Redesigned function row for Arabic on the new M4 iPad Pro.
   • Build multilingual-ready apps

7. HDR Imaging:

   • New Global Tonemapper: Better quality for HDR to SDR conversion, reducing highlight clipping and maintaining color reproduction.
   • Use HDR for dynamic image experiences in your app

These updates reflect Apple's ongoing commitment to enhancing user experience, privacy, security, and customization in iOS 18.