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Apple lists all the new features coming to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

Apple has released iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 with various bug fixes.

Apple has shared a PDF on its website with a list of all new features and changes coming with iOS 18. iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will be released on Monday, September 16.

As noted by MacRumors, The list includes many features that were already announced, including Apple Intelligence, new customization options for the Home Screen and Control Center, a redesigned Photos app, several enhancements to the Messages app, a Passwords app, and more.

The first Apple Intelligence features won’t be available until iOS 18.1, which will be released in October, according to Apple. Apple Intelligence requires an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model with device and Siri language set to U.S. English, with support for additional languages to follow over the course of the next year.

The list also includes some smaller features and changes, including:

  • CarPlay now supports Spatial Audio in compatible vehicles. This works with Apple Music and select third-party apps.
  • Spatial Audio is also now supported when using AirPlay to stream audio to a HomePod and select third-party AirPlay-compatible equipment.
  • You can now add and locally control Wi-Fi-based Matter accessories in the Home app without needing a home hub.
  • iOS 18 expands Live Voicemail to additional languages and countries, including English (U.K., Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Puerto Rico), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Mandarin (China, Taiwan, Macao), Cantonese (China, Hong Kong, Macao), and Portuguese (Brazil).

A similar list of all new features is also available for iPadOS 18.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.