what design changes are coming to ios18
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iOS 18 introduces several design changes and enhancements. Here are some of the key updates:
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UIKit Enhancements:
- Document Launch Experience: Redesigned launch experience for document-based apps, allowing full control over launch views and design, and first-class support for template document creation. (What’s new in UIKit)
- Tabs and Sidebar Updates: Major updates to tabs and sidebar, including new API to better describe app hierarchy to
UITabBarController. (What’s new in UIKit) - Fluid Transitions: Support for new fluid transitions across the system. (What’s new in UIKit)
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Home Screen Customization:
- App Icons and Widgets: App icons and widgets can now appear in light, dark, or tinted versions. A tinted version of your app icon will automatically be available to users after upgrading to iOS 18. (Platforms State of the Union)
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Tab Bar and Sidebar Experience:
- Integrated Appearance: The tab bar shares a safe area with the navigation bar for a more integrated appearance. (Elevate your tab and sidebar experience in iPadOS)
- New Syntax in SwiftUI: New syntax in SwiftUI for
TabViewto make it easier to catch common errors at build time. (Elevate your tab and sidebar experience in iPadOS)
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Privacy Enhancements:
- Contacts Sharing: Improved transparency and control over access to contacts, with a new flow for sharing contacts that provides the option to select specific contacts. (What’s new in privacy)
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Control Customization:
- New Controls API: Create controls that can be added to the control center, assigned to the action button on iPhone 15 Pro, or appear on the lock screen. (Platforms State of the Union)
These updates aim to enhance the user experience by providing more customization options, improving the integration of UI components, and ensuring better privacy controls.
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.
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.
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.
Elevate your tab and sidebar experience in iPadOS
iPadOS 18 introduces a new navigation system that gives people the flexibility to choose between using a tab bar or sidebar. The newly redesigned tab bar provides more space for content and other functionality. Learn how to use SwiftUI and UIKit to enable customization features – like adding, removing and reordering tabs – to enable a more personal touch in your app.
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.