
The 8 most exciting new features lurking in Apple’s software
September is an extraordinarily rich month in news for Apple fans. The four new smartphones from the Apple company will be arriving in stores next Friday: the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. And inside the bowels of Apple’s devices (both new and old) there are also multiple new features from a software point of view.
On Monday, revamped versions of Apple’s various operating systems, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, tvOS 18, and watchOS 11, were released and are now available for download. And those who are willing to download and install these new operating systems on their devices will probably appreciate a whole host of changes and new features.
There are hundreds of new features lurking in Apple’s conveniently retreaded operating systems, but These that we review below are some of the most notable:
1. The Messages app will support the RCS protocol
The eternal dispute between iOS and Android is resolved (at least in part) with the compatibility of Messages, Apple’s instant messaging application, with the RCS protocol. In this wayusers of Apple and Google mobile operating systems will find it easier to share texts, photos and videosas the RCS standard replaces the antediluvian SMS messages as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices.
3. Making notes will now be even faster
The iOS Notes app debuts A new audio recording and transcription tool which makes it much easier for the user to save notes on their mobile phone.
Besides, iWorkApple’s office suite, has been enhanced with new AI features which will allow you to automatically generate slides in Keynote and write much faster in Pages.
3. Increase security thanks to a new password app
The new standalone Passwords app stores all user credentials, passwords and verification codes in a single location. Such data is securely synchronized via iCloud and is also end-to-end encrypted. Apple’s new app is also compatible with Windows, so users can access all their passwords from different devices.
4. Greater control over workflow in iOS 18
The iPhone’s control center debuts a completely updated interface that gives the user the ability to create multiple pages and finally offers the option to group content. A new gallery also debuts in the iPhone’s control center that will allow users to complete tasks much more quickly.
5. Calculator and Smart Script on the iPad
Fourteen years later, Apple finally deigns to provide a calculator for the iPad. Beyond the conventional functions, the new Apple mobile phone calculator also includes the “Math Notes” function, which allows the user to write mathematical expressions by hand with an Apple Pencil and see them solved instantly as soon as they type the equal sign (=).
For its part, the function Smart Script Automatically improves the user’s writing as they type and allows you to edit your handwritten notes as if they were electronically generated text. You can, for example, highlight, rearrange or delete passages, which is particularly useful in the Notes application.
6. Increased productivity in appointment and event management and on the Freeform digital whiteboard
Reminders are now integrated into Apple’s Calendar appmaking it easier for users to create, view and edit reminders along with the events they create in the calendar.
For its part, in the digital whiteboard app Freeform The new Scenes feature helps users divide content into sections, store, tag and organize it in the order they want.
7. Improvements to video calls on the Mac
Used in video calls, The Presenter Overlay feature allows the user to have participants simultaneously see him and the screen he is sharing by supporting two different layouts (small overlay and large overlay). There is also the possibility of changing the background image in video calls and for the user to upload their own images and choose them as the default option in their video conferences.
8. iPhone Mirroring comes to Mac
With this new feature, the user will be able to easily control the iPhone from the Mac and navigate through all your applications with the help of the keyboard and the trackpad, which through different gestures allow actions such as zooming and scrolling. Notifications on the iPhone are also displayed directly on the Mac screen to manage them from the computer.
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