{"id":92051,"date":"2025-05-11T06:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92051\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:31:10","slug":"11-ios-18-features-youre-missing-if-you-havent-updated-your-iphone-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92051\/","title":{"rendered":"11 iOS 18 features you\u2019re missing if you haven\u2019t updated your iPhone yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/guides\/ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS 18<\/a> cycle is almost over, as Apple nears the <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/ios-18-5-release-date-when-to-expect-apples-next-iphone-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release of iOS 18.5<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/ios-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS 19<\/a> will be announced in a month. However, a shocking number of users haven\u2019t updated to iOS 18 yet. If you\u2019re one of those, you\u2019re not only making your device less secure, but you\u2019re also missing several great features.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you don\u2019t like to be one of the first to update your iPhone after a new iOS update. Don\u2019t worry, iOS 18 is already stable enough and offers many new perks to make your device feel brand new. These are 11 iOS 18 features you\u2019ve been missing without properly updating your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 18 supported devices<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iphone-13-pro-bgr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"is-wp-image-block wp-image-6311711\"  \/>Image source: Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 11<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone SE (2nd gen)<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone SE (3rd gen)<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 16e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, don\u2019t worry about iOS updates slowing down your phone. This is not a thing. Always update your device.<\/p>\n<p>Top iOS 18 features you should be using right now<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ios-18-home-screen-customization-iphone-bgr-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"is-wp-image-block wp-image-6218120\"  \/>Image source: Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home Screen redesign:<\/strong> You can\u2019t talk about iOS 18 features without highlighting the Home Screen redesign. Apps can be\u00a0organized in any way, which means they can be placed anywhere. In addition, app icons and widgets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-make-your-iphone-home-screen-icons-dark-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can take on a new look with a\u00a0dark<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/forget-ai-ios-18-finally-has-a-home-screen-feature-people-have-been-begging-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0or tinted effect<\/a>, and users can make\u00a0apps appear larger\u00a0to create the perfect experience. Here\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-customize-the-iphones-home-screen-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to customize the iPhone\u2019s Home Screen in iOS 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\tTech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox.\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-form-info\">Sign up for the most interesting tech &amp; entertainment news out there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-form-tos\">By signing up, I agree to the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and have reviewed the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lock Screen widgets:<\/strong> For the first time in forever, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-change-the-iphones-lock-screen-apps-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replace the flashlight and camera widgets from the Lock Screen<\/a>. Users can add whatever widget they prefer, including third-party app options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More useful Control Center:<\/strong> iOS 18 also gives iPhone users the <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-customize-iphones-control-center-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best control over the Control Center<\/a>. Users can create new groups of widgets for home controls, connectivity, and music listening, as well as reorganize the widgets\u2019 locations. The\u00a0new controls gallery\u00a0displays the full set of available options, and users can customize how the controls are laid out, including adjusting them to the ideal size and creating entirely new groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ios-18-control-center-customization-iphone-bgr-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to customize iOS 18 new Control Center\" class=\"is-wp-image-block wp-image-6218178\"  \/>Image source: Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Texting is funnier than ever:<\/strong> Apple also did <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/6-new-imessage-features-in-ios-18-that-make-rcs-support-an-afterthought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a great job with iMessage<\/a>. If you love using this app, iOS 18 adds all-new text effects, personalized messages by adding formatting styles, adding any emoji or sticker as a tapback, and even scheduling messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passwords app:<\/strong> If you\u2019re still running iOS 17, you\u2019re missing one of the greatest iOS 18 features, the Passwords app. It lets you easily access passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lock and hide apps:<\/strong> If you care about your privacy, Apple lets you lock or hide and lock apps. When an app is locked or hidden, content like messages or emails inside the app is hidden from search, notifications, and other places across the system. Users can only unlock it with Face ID and Touch ID.\u00a0BGR\u00a0teaches you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-hide-iphone-apps-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to hide\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/how-to-lock-iphone-apps-with-face-id-in-ios-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lock iPhone apps in iOS 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ios-18-review-bgr-3.jpg\" alt=\"iOS 18 will let you hide apps\" class=\"is-wp-image-block wp-image-6226327\"  \/>Image source: Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p><strong>iPhone Mirror<\/strong>: You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/apples-best-new-feature-in-ios-18-and-macos-sequoia-has-a-security-risk-you-need-to-know-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control your iPhone on a Mac running macOS Sequoia<\/a>; it\u2019s possible to follow notifications and even drag and drop content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Detection:<\/strong>\u00a0Using a bilingual keyboard has been available for years now. However, the new multilingual keyboard recognizes the language you were last using in messages and switches automatically, so if you were messaging a friend in Hindi and your family in Marathi, you can pick up right where you left off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dual SIM in Control Center:<\/strong>\u00a0If you have multiple carriers on your iPhone, you can seamlessly switch between them. You can swipe to the Connectivity panel on Control Center to create a Cellular Data toggle that will let you quickly switch between carriers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hide screenshots from your library:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/hands-on-with-the-all-new-ios-18-photos-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple revamped the Photos app<\/a>. Even though some people are not fond of it, a new button in the grid helps you reduce clutter by filtering to specific media types, your favorites, or hiding screenshots from view. This is one of my favorite hidden features in iOS 18.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ios-18-new-mail-bgr.jpg\" alt=\"All-new Mail app in iOS 18.2 beta\" class=\"is-wp-image-block wp-image-6244465\"  \/>Image source: Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-new Mail app:<\/strong>\u00a0Mail added new ways for users to manage their inboxes. On-device categorization organizes and sorts incoming emails into Primary for personal and time-sensitive emails, Transactions for confirmations and receipts, Updates for news and social notifications, and Promotions for marketing emails and coupons. Mail also features a new digest view that pulls together all of the relevant emails from a business, allowing users to quickly scan for what\u2019s important at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Wrap up<\/p>\n<p>These are 11 iOS 18 features you\u2019ve been missing out on this whole time, and I\u2019m not even talking about Apple Intelligence, which is only available for iPhone 15 Pro or newer devices.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you\u2019re still running <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/guides\/ios-17-release-date-features-iphone-compatibility-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS 17<\/a>, hit that Update button on your Settings app immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The iOS 18 cycle is almost over, as Apple nears the release of iOS 18.5, and iOS 19&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[1662,1665,1666,547,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-92051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-ios","10":"tag-iphone","11":"tag-mobile","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114487799634203954","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}