what design changes are coming to ios18

iOS 18 introduces several design changes and enhancements. Here are some of the key updates:

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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 TabView to make it easier to catch common errors at build time. (Elevate your tab and sidebar experience in iPadOS)

4. 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)

5. 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.