Macworld Even if you’re not planning to buy one of the new iPhones, your existing iPhone (XR and later) can now get a bunch of new features following the release of iOS 18. Among the new features in iOS 18 are a redesigned Photos app,

iOS 18 has a built-in Game Mode that limits background activity on your iPhone so your games run more smoothly. You don’t need to do anything to enable it except launch a game: You’ll see a Game Mode notification at the top (tap this if you want to turn it off).

Already on X, users moaned that they “regret updating” since the update is supposedly “killing” their phone battery.

Moving up to a major iOS release is different from installing a security update. Make sure you have all the pieces in place for a successful upgrade.

You might not get to experience the new iOS features or Apple Intelligence. We'll explain which iPhones are getting left out this year.

Apple's latest iPhone operating system, iOS 18, brings a host of new features and improvements to iPhones new and old. It's

With it coming to iPhones, Apple owners can finally send high-quality images and videos to Android users and vice-versa via RCS messaging instead of the highly compressed imagery that currently happens. Android to iOS messages will still have the green bubble but now the Messages app will read "Text Message - RCS" in the feed.

This update is for anyone who wants as much security as possible but doesn’t want to trust to iOS 18 just yet.

Redesigns, customizations, but no Apple Intelligence yet. Here's what to know about the latest software update for iPhone.