Take Control of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

Take Control of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

by Josh Centers
Released December 2024
Publisher(s): Take Control Books
ISBN: 9781990783555

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Book description

Keep up with the latest changes in iOS and iPadOS!
Version 1.2, updated December 18, 2024

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 overhaul your iPhone and iPad with major new features and interface changes. These include Apple Intelligence, which will continue to gain features and affect many aspects of how you use your device. In this book, Josh Centers shows you what's new, plus what you have to look forward to in future updates.

In the fall of 2024, Apple initially rolled out new versions of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 with a subset of their full feature set. New features, including many that are part of Apple Intelligence, started appearing in version 18.1, with more arriving in version 18.2 and still more expected over the coming months. Josh Centers introduces you to all the changes you'll see and how to navigate them. He discusses the redesigned and now completely customizable Control Center (plus more customizations for your Home Screen), major changes to apps such as Photos, Messages, Notes, Maps, and Safari, the new Passwords app, and much more.

This book shows you:

  • A list of major new features in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
  • How to determine whether the new software will run on your device, and the steps to follow to install the upgrade
  • Which Apple Intelligence have appeared as of version 18.2, and what's coming later on
  • How to modify your Home Screen, including turning app shortcuts into widgets
  • What's new in Control Center (almost everything) and how to take advantage of its new features
  • The changes---both useful and controversial---in the Photos app
  • New capabilities in Messages, including text formatting, animation effects, and scheduled messages, plus support for satellite messaging and RCS
  • The new Page Menu and the redesigned Reader mode in Safari
  • How the new Passwords app makes it easier for you to access items in your keychain
  • Many new capabilities in the Notes app, including Math Notes, richer formatting, highlighting, and attachments
  • Additional options for hiking and walking routes in Maps
  • The redesigned Calculator app, which now offers a much wider range of conversion options
  • Improvements to the Journal app, including Journal widgets for your Home Screen
  • Smaller changes to apps including Calendar, Files, Fitness+, Freeform, Home, Mail, Music, Phone, and TV
  • Systemwide changes to Accessibility, AirPods, Game Mode, Contact Sharing, Emergency SOS Live Video, Flashlight, and SharePlay, plus new iPad-specific changes and a way to paste links over text

Josh plans to update this book again in the coming months to reflect the ongoing changes in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

Table of contents

  1. Read Me First
    1. Updates and More
    2. What’s New in Version 1.1
  2. Introduction
  3. iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Quick Start
  4. Upgrade to iOS 18 or iPadOS 18
    1. Check Your iPhone for Compatibility
    2. Check Your iPad for Compatibility
    3. Back Up Your Device
    4. Install the Upgrade
  5. Meet Apple Intelligence
    1. Learn to Love Siri Again
    2. Refine Your Writing with Apple Intelligence
    3. Discover Other Apple Intelligence Functions
    4. Create Memory Movies with Apple Intelligence
    5. Create Images with Apple Intelligence
    6. Edit Images with Apple Intelligence
  6. Tweak the Home Screen
    1. Lock and Hide Apps
    2. Turn an App Shortcut into a Widget
    3. Customize the Home Screen
  7. Relearn Control Center
    1. Customize Control Center
    2. Discover Control Center Functions
  8. Make Sense of the New Photos
    1. View Your Photos
    2. Access Your Albums
  9. Do More with Messages
    1. Add Text Effects
    2. Use an Emoji or Sticker Tapback
    3. Send a Message to Be Sent Later
    4. Send Messages via Satellite
    5. Understand RCS Support
  10. Surf Safari’s New Reader
    1. Explore the Page Menu
    2. Peruse the Redesigned Reader
  11. Try the Passwords App
    1. Explore the Passwords Home Screen
    2. Add or Edit a Password
    3. Share Passwords with Others
    4. Autofill Passwords
  12. Take Notes Further
    1. Record Audio in Notes
    2. Attach Files to Notes
    3. Use Math Notes in Notes
    4. Add Collapsible Sections
    5. Highlight Text
    6. Try Smart Script
  13. Hike with Maps
    1. Understand the Library
    2. Search Here
    3. Explore Topographic Maps and Trail Networks
    4. Create Custom Walking and Hiking Routes
  14. Power Up Calculator
    1. Convert with Calculator
    2. Use Math Notes in Calculator
    3. View Calculator History
  15. Journal with Journal
    1. Sort and Search Journal Entries
    2. Add Journal Widgets to the Home Screen
    3. View Journal Stats
    4. Journal for Wellbeing
  16. Discover Other App Changes
    1. Calendar
    2. Files
    3. Fitness+
    4. Freeform
    5. Home
    6. Mail
    7. Music
    8. Phone
    9. TV
    10. Wallet
  17. Discover Other System Changes
    1. Accessibility
    2. AirPods
    3. Apple ID Is Now Apple Account
    4. Camera Control
    5. Contact Sharing
    6. Emergency SOS Live Video
    7. Flashlight
    8. Game Mode
    9. iPad
    10. Paste Links Over Text
    11. SharePlay
  18. About This Book
    1. Ebook Extras
    2. About the Author
    3. About the Publisher
  19. Copyright and Fine Print

Product information

  • Title: Take Control of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
  • Author(s): Josh Centers
  • Release date: December 2024
  • Publisher(s): Take Control Books
  • ISBN: 9781990783555