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 iOS 18 makes the iPhone more personal, powerful, and intelligent than ever before.

A **CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA** — Apple today previewed iOS 18, a significant update introducing extensive customization options, the most substantial redesign ever of the Photos app, new ways to manage email in Mail, satellite messaging in Messages, and much more. Users can now arrange apps and widgets freely on the Home Screen, customize buttons at the bottom of the Lock Screen, and quickly access more controls in Control Center. Photo libraries are automatically organized into a new single view in Photos, with helpful collections to keep favorites easily accessible. Mail streamlines the inbox by categorizing emails using on-device intelligence, and iMessage now features all-new text effects. Utilizing the same groundbreaking technology as existing iPhone satellite capabilities, users can now communicate via satellite in the Messages app when cellular or Wi-Fi connections are unavailable.

A iOS 18 also introduces Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines generative models with personal context to deliver incredibly useful and relevant intelligence. Built with privacy in mind, Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. It leverages Apple silicon to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and utilize personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks.

“We are thrilled to introduce iOS 18. It is a major release packed with incredible features, including new levels of customization and capability, a redesigned Photos app, and powerful new ways to stay connected with Messages. There are so many benefits for everyone,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “This release also marks the beginning of an exciting new era of personal intelligence with Apple Intelligence, delivering intuitive, powerful, and instantly useful experiences that will transform the iPhone experience, all with privacy at the core. We can’t wait for users to experience it.”

A **New Levels of Customization and Capability**
iPhone users now have more ways to personalize the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center. Apps and widgets can be arranged in any open space on the Home Screen, even above the dock for easy access or to perfectly frame a wallpaper. App icons and widgets can adopt a new look with dark or tinted effects, and users can make them larger for a customized experience.

The iPhone 15 Pro showcases the Home Screen with apps and widgets arranged around a photo, and A various effects such as light, dark, tinted, and larger appearances for app icons and widgets are available.