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Apple Intelligence
Writing Tools Rewrite Style
Create multiple versions of your text that Rewrite your text in a new style, such as
maintain your tone. Easily swap in an “professional,” “concise,” or “friendly.”
option you prefer and continue writing or
refining, or go right back to your original.

Proofread Summarize
View suggested improvements to what Select text wherever you re writing and
you re writing, like grammar fixes and generate a high-quality summary.
language refinements. Quickly accept Summarize content of all kinds like
all suggestions with a tap or view the documents, articles, or communications
explanations to better understand the to quickly understand the important
changes and accept the ones you want. points.

Describe Compose
The text field in Writing Tools lets you Ask ChatGPT to create original content
describe a more specific change you want from scratch. You can also use ChatGPT s
to make to your text. Make it read like a image generation capabilities to add
poem, simplify the vocabulary, or even images alongside your written content.
turn it into a formal letter.

Image Playground Image Playground app Create Images with Concepts

Have fun and experiment with all the Choose from a range of concepts to
features of Image Playground in a new add them to your playground from
app. You can easily create new images, categories like themes, costumes,
access all the images you ve previously accessories, and places.
created, remix previous images, and share
your creations with friends and family
using your favorite social and
communication apps.

Create Images with People You Know Create Images with Characters
Create an image of your friend on the Easily define a character to add to your
moon or a family member on a surfboard images in Image Playground by choosing
with Image Playground thanks to Apple their gender and skin tone, and by
Intelligence s understanding of people in providing a short description.
your photo library.

Create Images with Photos Create Images with Text

Create images inspired by a photo by When you want to create a more
taking one, selecting one from your specific image, you can add descriptions
photo library, or dragging one into to your playground to shape the images
Image Playground. you create.

Create Images with Drawings Suggested Concepts

Use Apple Pencil and Image Wand to Image Playground offers intelligent
select drawings, images, and text in suggestions to add to your image that are
Notes and open up Image Playground related to previous concepts you selected,
to create an image. the context of a messages thread in
Messages, or your notes in the Notes app.

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Quickly see a selection of previews as Freely experiment with different concepts
you add concepts, and choose the one without worrying about losing any previous
you like to create it with more detail and previews you liked. When you remove a
at a higher resolution and save it to your concept you previously added, Image
Image Playground library. Playground remembers what previews
were created before you added it and can
quickly bring them back for you.

Image Playground library Animation style

When you create an image, it s saved to Create fantastical creatures, expressive
your Image Playground library and synced animals, exaggerated human figures, and
across your devices with iCloud. You can more all against immersive and detailed
access your library from Messages to environments with rich textures using a
easily share your creations, and you can modern, 3D-animated style.
revisit and remix your images in Image
Playground as well.

Illustration style Sketch style

Create uplifting and playful compositions Produce delightful drawings perfect for
with stylized and exaggerated characters Notes using an academic and highly
against minimal backgrounds using a detailed sketch style with vibrant colors
contemporary illustration style defined by and a technical line style.
simple shapes, clean lines, and flat color
blocking with a diverse color palette.

Messages experience Deep integrations

Create a fun image to share with friends Create images in Notes, Pages, Numbers,
using the new experience in Messages. Keynote, and Freeform to elevate your
When you first open Image Playground in documents, spreadsheets, presentations,
Messages, it will suggest concepts related or boards with delightful images.
to your most recent conversation. You can
also create a new image from scratch, or
just select one of your previously created
images from your Image Playground
library.

Siri Personal context understanding In-app actions

With the on-device semantic index Siri can take hundreds of new actions on
provided by Apple Intelligence, Siri can your behalf, in both first- and third-party
understand emails, messages, photos, apps. The next time you re editing photos,
calendar events, files, and more, and can you ll be able to say “Make this photo
provide answers to questions that are warmer,” and Siri will make adjustments
personal to you. For example, when you using the Photos app. Siri can take actions
say “What was that movie that Jamie told across apps too, so after you re done
me I should check out?” Siri will dig up editing that photo, say “Add this to my
the message from last week. And when ratatouille recipe note” and Siri will jump
you re filling out a form and say “Add my from the Photos app to the Notes app to
passport number here,” Siri can extract take care of it.
the number from a saved photo of your
passport and drop it in.

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Siri will be able to understand and take If you stumble over your words or change
action with things on your screen, so when your mind mid-sentence, Siri will still
a friend texts you recommending a new follow along. For example, you might say
coffee shop in the neighborhood, you can “Siri, set an alarm—wait no, sorry, I meant
simply say “How long would it take me a timer for 10 minutes—actually, let s
to walk there from home?” and Siri will make that 15.”
understand just what you mean.

Maintains conversational context Product knowledge

Siri remembers what you talked about Siri can answer thousands of questions
in recent requests, so if you ask when about the features and settings on your
the Warriors are playing next and then say Apple products by drawing on large
“Add that to my calendar,” Siri will know language models that are trained on
just what you mean. Apple support documentation.

Glowing edge light Type to Siri

You ll now see an elegant glowing light You now have the option to type to Siri
that wraps around your screen when at any time, and you can ask Siri all the
you speak to Siri. The new edge light same things by text as you can ask by
responsively animates with the sound of voice. You can switch fluidly between text
your voice and makes it possible to keep and voice, so you can communicate in
scrolling, typing, or otherwise navigating whatever way feels right for the moment.
your device while you talk to Siri.

ChatGPT integration
Siri can tap into ChatGPT to help you with
certain requests when it determines
ChatGPT can provide a helpful answer.
You can also ask questions about photos
and documents including PDFs and
presentations. You will be asked before
requests or information are sent to
ChatGPT. Siri then presents you the
answer directly.

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This new Focus understands the Your device will determine if a notification
content of your notifications and is important enough to break through with
selectively surfaces only the ones that the Intelligent Breakthrough & Silencing
might need immediate attention, like a option. It can be turned on for any Focus
text about today s daycare pickup or a mode, so you don t miss your food delivery
last-minute invite to dinner tonight. when you re in Do Not Disturb.

Genmoji Genmoji
Generate unique, emoji-style stickers
right from the keyboard. In the sticker
creator, just type what you want to create,
like “dog on a surfboard,” and see your
creation appear in seconds.

Mail Priority messages Preview summaries

Know what to prioritize as soon as you Know the key information before you even
open Mail with priority messages at the open the thread with brief summaries that
top of your inbox that are based on what s appear in the email preview instead of the
most urgent. first few lines of that email.

Thread summaries Smart Reply

When you open an email thread, tap to see Based on the content of the email you
a detailed summary that helps you get the received, Mail will show you smart options
gist of a lengthy email or several emails in to quickly choose from that add detail to
the same thread. the reply, like answering specific questions
you were asked. When you make your
selections, your Smart Reply incorporates
your choices into the generated draft so
it s ready to send.

Messages Smart Reply Summaries

Quickly respond to messages with Previews of messages in your
generated options that appear right in the conversation list will show brief summaries
prediction bar when you tap the text field instead of the beginning of your most
to respond. Messages will understand the recent messages, so at a glance you
content of the conversation and offer know the key information before you
options that are relevant to the context. even open the chat.

Notes Transcription summaries1,2 Image Wand

Get an intelligently created summary of Select Image Wand from your tool palette
key points from your audio recording, so to select a drawing and create an image
you can review what happened without from it. You can modify what you create by
going through the entire transcript. adding text or drawing on top of the
original image. You can even circle blank
space in your note to have Image Wand
create an image from nearby text.

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Immediately see the things that may Multiple notifications from a single app
require your attention, like a work message are grouped in a stack with a glanceable
about a deliverable due that day, with summary on top that lets you know
priority notifications that are based on the most important information. For
what s most urgent and appear at the top many communication apps like Mail
of your notifications. and Messages, the content of your
notifications will be summarized so you
can get all the key information without
tapping the notification to open the app.

Announce Notifications support

Announce Notifications can read aloud
your notification summaries when
using AirPods.

Photos Natural language photo and Create your own Memories

video search Create a memory about the specific
Search supports natural language queries story you want to see, just by typing a
and expanded understanding, so you can description. Photos writes a storyline,
search for just what you mean, like “fluffy complete with unique chapters, and
white dog on a green couch.” You can also selects a great set of photos and videos
search for an action that happened within to create your movie, complete with a
a video, and Photos will take you to the perfectly paired song.
correct segment.

Clean Up tool3
Remove distracting elements from your
photos with the Clean Up tool for those
times when an unwanted object spoiled
the moment.

Apple Intelligence will be available in beta on iPad with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to U.S. English.
It is coming to iPadOS 18 as a free software update this fall. Some features, additional languages,
and platforms will be coming over the course of the next year.

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Notes Handwriting refinement4,5 Spell-check for handwritten words4,5
Write quickly without sacrificing the The same spell checker you use with
legibility of your handwritten text. As you typed text works with handwritten text as
write with Apple Pencil, your handwriting well. Just tap an underlined word and
will be automatically refined in real time to choose how you want to correct it—the
be smoother, straighter, and more legible. fix will appear in your own writing style.
Notes uses an on-device model to
re-create your writing style, all while
maintaining the look and feel of your
own personal handwriting style.

Handwriting reflow6,7 Paste as handwriting4,5

Handwritten text is now as easy to adjust Copy text from a web page, document,
as typed text. You can paste in the middle or email, and paste it in your own
of a paragraph, add some space, or handwriting. You can even paste it in the
scratch out a sentence, and your written middle of a paragraph just like you would
text will automatically reflow to fit your with typed text, and all your handwritten
content. notes will reflow to fit.

Audio recording Live transcription1,5

Record audio sessions right from Get a live transcription of audio in a
your note, and keep them with related conversation or lecture from your
comments, checklists, and documents. recordings. Transcript text stays in sync
You can even edit your note while with your audio, so it s quick to scrub
recording, so you re always able to through a transcript to find just the
jot down something important. moment you re looking for in a recording.
Transcripts are also searchable, so you
can always find what you need.

Math in Notes Access Math Notes from Calculator

Type or write out expressions in your Work on the Math Notes you created in
note to have them solve instantly. Calculator when you re in Notes—they
You also have all of the functionality automatically sync to your Math Notes
of Math Notes in any note, including folder.
variables, graphs, and more.

Collapsible sections Highlighting

Clean up extra-long notes by hiding text Make text in your note standout using
under new collapsible section headers. highlighting with five different color
options.

PDF inline search

Find words in PDFs and document scans
with an improved search experience that
takes you to what you re looking for within
the document.

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Designed for the unique capabilities With a new Math Notes calculator, you can
of iPad, the Calculator app delivers an evaluate expressions, assign variables, and
entirely new way to use Apple Pencil or even create graphs by simply writing or
a keyboard to solve expressions. typing out math.

Written math Vertical written math

Write out a basic or scientific expression Write out a list of numbers vertically, then
using Apple Pencil just like you would draw a line underneath them to add them
on a piece of paper, and Math Notes will up. Add operators like a plus, negative,
instantly solve your expressions inline multiplication, or division symbol next to
when you write an equals sign. your numbers to have them calculated
from top to bottom.

Personalized handwritten results5 Typed math

As you write in Notes and Math Notes, Type out mathematical expressions in
iPad learns your handwriting style. So Math Notes, and see them instantly solved
when you write out math with Apple Pencil, right inline.
you ll see results after the equals sign that
appear in handwriting like your own.

Variables9 Graphing
Easily assign values to variables and then Write or type out an equation, and with a
use those variables in expressions you tap you can insert a graph. Zoom in or out,
solve. For example, you can assign “x=10” or pan around the graph, and resize it to
and then type or write “x + 20 =“ to get get it just right. You can even add multiple
an answer. equations on the same graph to see how
they relate to one another.

Adjust numbers Works with Notes

Quickly adjust any number you write or Access all of your Math Notes in the
type in Math Notes by tapping it and Notes app, and even solve math in any
swiping your finger across the slider to of your other notes.
increase or decrease it. You ll see the
number and related equations and
graphs update in real time.

Math Results Basic and scientific calculators

Type out a mathematical expression in Use the basic or scientific calculators you
apps like Messages and Mail, and you ll know on iPad, optimized for iPad s large
see Math Results as suggestions so you display and powerful multitasking.
can easily add them in.

Editable expressions History

Enter an expression in the basic and Keep track of previous calculations in
scientific calculators, and you ll see the the basic and scientific calculators,
full expression before you solve it. You copy their results to use in other apps,
can also easily delete characters with and tap results to go back to working
the backspace button. on them.

Unit conversions
Convert length, weight, currencies, and
more while using the basic and scientific
calculators, or convert typed or written
units using Math Notes.

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Place app icons and widgets in any open With the option to place app icons and
position on the Home Screen to create widgets wherever you d like, you can
the ideal layout. Arrange them along the organize each Home Screen page with
bottom, right above the dock, for quicker unique layouts that are most helpful
reach. Or off to the side, so that your for you.
favorite wallpaper can shine through.

Dark icons Tinted icons

Customize app icons and widgets to Give app icons your own personal touch
automatically adjust to a new darker with color. With the new customization
aesthetic when your phone enters Dark sheet, tint the app icons and widgets on
Mode, or set them to always appear dark. your Home Screen with the color of your
They make your Home Screen look even choice. iPadOS will even suggest a color to
more sleek. help you get started. Match your
wallpaper, set a mood, or go for that
minimalist monochromatic look.

Larger icons
Make all the app icons on your screen
appear even larger, removing the name
underneath, for a new streamlined look.

Controls Redesigned Control Center Groups of controls

Control Center is redesigned with Get quick access to new groups of your
convenient groups of controls, the ability most used controls, including Home
to arrange controls just the way you controls, Media Playback, and
want, and support for new controls from Connectivity. Enter Control Center by
third-party apps. swiping from the top-right corner of the
Home Screen, and jump quickly right to
the group you want by continuing to swipe
down further.

Controls gallery Controls for third-party apps

The new Controls gallery displays the full Add controls from third-party apps into
set of available controls, including new Control Center. Quickly unlock your
controls from third-party apps, that you vehicle or jump right into capturing
can drop right into the group you choose, content for social media—all from
or build out entirely new groups too. one place.

Photos Biggest-ever design update Collections

The new Photos design is gorgeous, easy Your library is automatically organized into
to use, and customizable. A simplified, helpful new collections of photos so you
unified app layout puts everything you can browse and find content in your library
need in a single view, with the familiar by themes—without having to organize
photo grid at the top and automatically your entire library into albums.
organized collections below.

Recent Days Groups in People & Pets

View your recent events and activities People & Pets now includes groups of
without the clutter, so you can easily show your favorite people, like you with your
a friend the photos from last Sunday s epic partner, you and your pet, or you with
ride—and share the photos with a tap. your best friends.

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Trips organizes your adventures in one Find your next perfect wallpaper, complete
place, so you can relive your travels. with style suggestions.
Quickly jump to a specific year to see
your trips from that year.

Collection view options Pinned Collections

There are multiple options to view and Keep your frequently accessed content
enjoy each group of photos—in a beautiful types right at your fingertips, like Favorites,
editorial view, in a grid, as a memory, or Recently Saved, Places, Videos, your
on a map. favorite custom albums, screenshots,
Recently Edited photos, or your pet or
a group of people.

Hide screenshots from your library Months and Years highlights

A new button in the grid helps you reduce From Grid view, tap Months to see
clutter by filtering to specific media types, highlighted events, or Years to see a
your favorites, or by hiding screenshots highlight from each month in your library,
from the view. so you can quickly jump back in time.

Expanded content types in Utilities Customize the Photos app

Utilities includes new content types Personalize the Photos app just how
like documents, receipts, handwriting, you like it by customizing the order
illustrations, and QR codes, and content of Collections, and choose Pinned
you ve recently accessed like Recently Collections to keep at your fingertips.
Added, Viewed, Edited, and Shared.

Clean Up tool* Edit albums in folders

Remove distracting elements from your Add or remove existing albums in folders.
photos with the Clean Up tool for those
times when an unwanted object spoiled
the moment.

Album attribution Edit in light or dark mode

View which custom albums a photo Choose to edit your photos with a dark or
has been added to in the Info pane. light background, or default to the system
appearance.

Smart copy and paste edits Video speed control

Edit similar images quickly by choosing Adjust the playback speed of high frame
whether to include the crop aspect ratio, rate video for cinematic and dramatic
and match exposure and white balance slowed-down effects.
across photos when copying and
pasting edits.

Creative stories Smart suggestions

Photos creates a montage with Don t worry about writer s block—you can
unique chapters for you, in addition to start with a suggestion provided by Photos
chronological stories. It picks out the best based on recent events, trips, and people
photos and videos and arranges them into that you ve photographed.
chapters that match the story arc. Lastly,
it even picks out a great title and song
to match.

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Add dynamic, animated effects like Add text formatting like bold, underline,
Explode or Ripple to any letter, word, italics, and strikethrough to any letter,
or phrase in iMessage to bring your word, or phrase in iMessage to better
conversations to life. express your tone.

Emoji and sticker Tapbacks Send Later

Tapback with any emoji or sticker, giving Compose a message now and schedule it
you infinite ways to react to a message. to send later for the times when it s late
Multiple Tapbacks on a single bubble and you don t want a message to send
are spread out to let you better view the until the morning, or when you don t
three most recently added. want to forget to celebrate an important
birthday or other milestone.

Low Quality Image Mode improvements High-quality Images

Send images in Messages as their original Send most images up to 100MB at full
size or compressed with minimal quality resolution over iMessage, depending on
loss while in Low Quality Image Mode. device and network conditions.

Gaming Game Mode

Provides a more immersive gaming
experience by improving the
responsiveness with wireless accessories
and minimizing background activity to
sustain the highest frame rates.

Safari Highlights10 Location highlights11

Discover helpful information about a web Check the location and get directions
page like a summary, a location, a person, and phone number to a restaurant, hotel,
music, movies, and TV shows. or landmark from a location highlight.

Summary highlights Music highlights

Review a summary of an article before Listen to an artist s song or album in
reading on with a summary highlight. your favorite streaming app from a
music highlight.

Movie or TV show highlights Person highlights

Check out a movie or TV show from Learn more about someone featured on
a movie or TV show highlight. a web page from a person highlight.
Redesigned Reader10,11 Distraction Control
Reader offers even more ways to enjoy Hide items on a web page that you find
articles with a streamlined view of the distracting. You can easily revert the
article you re reading, a summary, and changes later if you change your mind.
a table of contents for longer articles.

Passwords Passwords app Passwords and passkeys

See all your passwords, passkeys, Easily save your passwords and passkeys
verification codes, Wi-Fi passwords, and autofill them into websites and apps,
and Sign in with Apple credentials for either by saving them during account
websites and apps in one place. creation or manually adding them later.

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See what apps and websites you ve Access Wi-Fi passwords you ve saved
used Sign in with Apple or Hide My Email so you can easily refer to them or share
to sign in. You can also now add Sign in with others.
with Apple credentials to shared
password groups.

Verifications codes Sorting

Set up two-factor verification codes right Sort accounts alphabetically, or by
in Passwords and easily copy them or recently created, to quickly find accounts
autofill into Safari without even opening you re looking for.
the app.

Syncing End-to-end encryption

Your accounts saved in Passwords sync iCloud syncing is backed by incredibly
seamlessly with iCloud so you can access secure end-to-end encryption.
them on your other Apple devices.

Windows support
Access your passwords on Windows in
the iCloud Passwords app.

SharePlay Ask to share Draw to highlight

Ask someone to share their screen with Tap and draw directly on the screen
you right from Messages or while in a being shared with you, helping your
FaceTime call, making it easier to provide friends and family take the right actions
help when needed. on their own screen.

Remote control Privacy friendly

Ask for permission to remotely control Screen share with peace of mind. Only a
their device and take the actions yourself if known contact can request to control your
you need to assist someone more directly. screen. Your actions on your device will
always take preference over remote ones.

iPhone to iPhone, iPad to iPad SharePlay on more devices

Remote control works between iPhone Now it s easier for everyone to control
and iPhone, or between iPad and iPad. the music together, whether you re
listening on HomePod, Apple TV, or a
Bluetooth speaker.

Freeform Scenes Send a copy

Create scenes to organize sections Share your ideas with as many people as
of a board by topic or to make it easy you want by sending a copy with a link
to present your content by moving that anyone can use to open the board on
around quickly. their device.

Snap to grid Handwriting recognition

Handwritten text on your board can be Handwritten text on your board can be
searched, translated, and copied as text. searched, translated, and copied as text.

Improved diagramming Math Results

Join objects together with magnetic Write out a basic or scientific expression
connection lines that can be anchored with an equals sign and you ll see results
anywhere, making it easier to create inserted or suggested inline on your board.
diagrams and relate your ideas.

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Stay focused on your app s content and Put your favorite tabs within easy reach by
easily switch between your favorite tabs customizing the order and contents of the
with the updated tab bar. When you need updated tab bar.
to explore more of your app, the tab bar
elegantly morphs into a new sidebar
with more.

Refined animations Updated document browser

Enjoy refined animations that make your Access your documents in apps like
apps feel even more fluid and responsive Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Swift
as you open and close sidebars, Playgrounds with a new document
documents, photos, and more. browser that gives each of your apps a
distinct look and feel.

AirPods Siri Interactions Voice Isolation

Respond to Siri announcements with For the best call quality with AirPods,
AirPods by simply nodding your head yes Voice Isolation enables you to take calls
or shaking your head no. anywhere, even in windy conditions or
places with loud background noise.

Personalized Spatial Audio for gaming12 Reduced gaming audio latency13

Puts you in the middle of the action like To make sure you get the edge over the
never before with a new API that makes competition, AirPods Pro now deliver
it easy for developers to deliver the most wireless audio latency approaching the
immersive audio experience with AirPods. nearly imperceptible latency of the built-in
iPhone speaker, which is so important for
fast-paced gaming where every
millisecond counts.

In-game voice quality13

For high-quality in-game audio, quality
is now leveled up to 16 bits, 48 kHz,
while streaming or chatting with friends
while gaming.

Privacy & Security Improved Contacts preferences Redesigned Privacy & Security settings
Empowers you to choose what contacts More easily manage how much information
to share with an app, and you can add you are sharing with apps. Each data type
more over time. now shows how many apps are accessing
that data, making it easier for you to
find where you are sharing the most
information with apps. Settings will now
note the level of access that apps have
to Photos, Calendar, and Contacts.

Accessory Setup Kit Blocking sensitive content for children

Developers can now seamlessly pair Communication Safety will require a
accessories without accessing Screen Time password for children to
information about nearby Bluetooth view or send sensitive content.
devices or devices on your network.

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Accessibility Eye Tracking14 Vocal Shortcuts
Navigate the entire iPad experience with Create custom utterances to activate
just your eyes, including Dwell Control to shortcuts and complete tasks on iPad like
tap. And it works with all your favorite setting a timer or taking a screenshot.
apps, no additional hardware required.

Vehicle motion cues

New experience for iPad that can help
reduce motion sickness for passengers in
moving vehicles. Dots appear on your iPad
screen and use built-in sensors to move
with the vehicle to reduce sensory conflict,
without interfering with your content.

AirPlay Spatial Audio15

Experience the sense of being surrounded
in music, including support for Dolby
Atmos, when using AirPlay to stream from
iPad to HomePod and select third-party,
AirPlay-compatible audio equipment.

Apple Account Share Sign in with Apple credentials

Share access to your Sign in with Apple
credentials with trusted friends and family
members in the new Passwords app. This
makes it easy to share the credentials just
once, similar to setting up a shared family
passwords list.

Apple TV app InSight16 Enhance dialogue17,5

See real-time actor and music information Hear what s being said onscreen more
that complements the action onscreen, clearly, especially during scenes with
while enjoying Apple TV+ movies and music and loud effects.
shows. Select an actor to learn more about
them or easily add a song to an Apple
Music playlist.

More dynamic subtitles18

Subtitles will automatically appear at just
the right times, like when the content
language doesn t match your device
language, when you mute the audio, or
when you skip back while watching a
program.

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Stay organized and view all your Mark reminders as complete from
scheduled reminders from the Reminders Calendar as you move through your
app right in Calendar along with all your day, move them to schedule them for
other events. a different date or time, or even edit
all their details.

Create reminders in Calendar Refreshed look

Create scheduled reminders right from Updates to typography and consistent
Calendar just like you would create an event details across Day, Week, and Month
event. This makes it easy to separate views make your events easier to read.
events from tasks and keep your tasks
synced to the Reminders app.

Camera 5-second timer Continue playing music when taking

Choose to use a 5-second timer in a photo
Camera in addition to 3- and 10-second Music will continue to play via Bluetooth
timers. connections when capturing a photo
or video.

FaceTime Eye Contact19

FaceTime on iPad feels more natural by
helping you establish eye contact, even
when you re looking at the screen instead
of the camera.

Family Sharing Family Sharing invitations Recommended for your family

Now it s even easier to accept an invitation Quickly and easily set up new items for
to join a Family Sharing group. As soon as your family like a shared calendar, grocery
you re invited, the invitation will appear at list, and passwords list. Once created,
the top of Settings. Plus, family organizers everyone in the family can contribute to
can immediately see who s accepted and the shared items, making it easy to keep
easily send a reminder or follow-up to the entire family in the loop.
those who haven t.

Files Desktop and documents in the Keep downloaded

Cloud setup Choose the iCloud files you always want
When you set up a third-party cloud access to on your device, and changes
account on your device, you will be you make to your file while offline will sync
invited to sync desktop and documents with iCloud whenever you are back online.
to the cloud. This can also be set up later
in Settings.

Expanded external drive file formats Erasing an external drive

Touch and hold to format external drives Erase a mounted external drive in Files
to APFS, exFAT, or MS-DOS (Fat32) file by long pressing on the drive and
formats on iPad USB-C. tapping “Erase.”

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The new For You space is personalized See everything Fitness+ has to offer in
with helpful suggestions for just the the new Explore space. Designed for
activities that you like to do. easy navigation and maximum discovery,
Explore shows you the full breadth of
activities in Fitness+ and highlights
new offerings.

Library Search
Your library has everything you ve saved Enter an activity, trainer, duration, or
and downloaded in Fitness+, and now it s type of music, and search returns
one-tap easy to access. matching results.

Awards
You can now see your Fitness+ awards
on iPad, so it s easier to stay motivated
no matter what device you use to work
out or meditate.

Home Guest access21 Pair Matter accessories without a hub22

Provide time-based access to locks, Add and locally control Wi-Fi–based
garage doors, and alarm systems for up Matter accessories to the Home app
to 29 guests in the Home app. Guest without needing a home hub. Thread-
activity will be logged into Activity History, based accessory management is available
displaying up to 30 days of activity with iPad Pro with M4 chip and iPad Air
including time, the accessory used, and with M2 chip.
the name of the person, if applicable.

Control robot vacuum cleaners in the Electricity usage and rates23

Home app* Easily access and understand your home
Robot vacuum cleaners can participate electricity information right from the Home
in automations and scenes and listen for app. Eligible Pacific Gas and Electric
Siri requests, just like other accessories Company customers can connect their
in your home. Matter-compatible robot utility account to the Home app to view
vacuum cleaners can be added and their electricity usage and rate plan
controlled in the Home app. information.

iCloud Settings redesign

iCloud settings have been redesigned to
make it easy to see how iCloud keeps
content from across your device backed
up and synced. Quickly see if your device
backup is up to date, enable premium
features, customize your experience, and
take action on personalized
recommendations.

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The emoji keyboard and sticker drawer Stickers and Memoji can be inserted inline
are combined into a unified picker, making with text, just like emoji.
it even easier to find just what you re
looking for.

Searchable stickers Dictation actions

In addition to emoji, stickers are also now While dictating, you can make a variety
searchable in the unified picker. of edits to your text using just your voice.
For example, say “change Saturday to
Sunday,” “delete ‘next Saturday ,” or just
“undo,” Dictation will intelligently make
those edits for you.

Multilingual keyboard Language detection

Seamlessly switch between two The multilingual keyboard recognizes the
languages in a single keyboard for a language you were last using in messages
bilingual predictive typing experience. and switches automatically, so if you were
Multilingual predictive typing also messaging a friend in Spanish and your
supports QuickPath. family in French you can pick up right
where you left off.

Alphabetical Indian keyboard layouts

New layouts provide everything you need
to type a language in one view with no
need to switch views while typing. Keys
are arranged in familiar alphabetical order
and the characters on the keyboard
change as you type to display the correct
combination of consonants and vowels,
making typing faster and easier. Available
in Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil,
Telugu, and Urdu.

Locked and Hidden Locked apps Seamless authentication

Apps Touch and hold an app to lock it, Seamlessly open any app you ve locked
protecting its contents from being with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.
accessed by others. In addition, the
contents of the app are not surfaced
outside the locked app, such as in search
or notifications.

Hidden apps Hidden apps folder

For additional privacy, you can also hide a When you choose to hide an app, it is
locked app. In addition to the protections moved to a locked hidden apps folder
of locking, the app icon and name won t that requires Face ID, Touch ID, or a
show up on the Home Screen or when you passcode to open.
search. And you won t receive notifications
from the app on the Lock Screen or
Home Screen, so the app won t be
inadvertently revealed to others who
can see your screen.

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Maps brings all-new topographic maps, Explore stunning topographic maps with
hikes, and route creation to make it easy contour lines, hill shading, hiking trails,
for you to adventure using Maps. and more.

Hikes11 Create and save walking and hiking

Browse a selection of thousands of hikes routes
available across all U.S. national parks. Easily create custom walking and hiking
Save them to your device and access them routes with just a few taps. Save your
when you re in the park. custom routes so you can easily access
them later. You can create custom routes
for hikes in the park, regular exercise
routines in your neighborhood, walking
tours while on vacation, and more.

Discover and save places

Quickly discover and compare places by
browsing photos, ratings, price level, and
more, all without leaving search. Easily
save places with just a tap, and add a note
on what you want to remember about a
place or why you like it. Easily access all
your saved places, guides, and hiking
routes in the all-new Places Library.

Music SharePlay on more devices

Now it s easier for everyone to control the
music together, whether you re listening
on HomePod, Apple TV, or a Bluetooth
speaker.

Podcasts Chapter scrubbing Better playback control

Navigate the chapters of the episode Reorder and remove episodes in
as you're listening. Continue Listening.

Share from transcripts Search suggestions as you type

Share a link to a specific time from the Start typing your search term and
player or a transcript. suggested search terms, shows, and
episodes will appear automatically.

Reminders Calendar integration Recently deleted list

Your scheduled reminders now show in Your deleted reminders stay in a recently
the Calendar app alongside your events. deleted section for easy reference or
You can even create and edit your retrieval.
reminders directly from Calendar, and they
sync right back to your Reminders lists.

Subtasks in Smart Lists Multilanguage grocery lists

Your subtasks are now available in Enable other languages to categorize your
Today, Scheduled, and other Smart Lists grocery lists in Settings.
for quick reference.

Tips Tips sharing

Share helpful hints and hidden gems
with others from the Tips app.

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Get in-ear translations that come through Support for Hindi in Translate, systemwide
your device microphone and respond with translation, and Safari web page
your AirPods microphones so the other translation.
person can hear the translated output
from the device speaker.

Wallet Pay with installments25 Redeem Rewards

Get access to installment financing View your card rewards balance in Wallet
options from your bank or card provider and when you check out with Apple Pay
for your credit and debit card purchases, online and in apps.25 Your rewards are
right when you check out with Apple Pay automatically converted into dollars that
online and in apps. For developers and you can use to put towards your purchase
merchants, this requires no integration— to make that transaction more affordable.
it just works using the standard Apple Pay For developers and merchants, this
implementation. requires no integration—it just works using
the standard Apple Pay implementation.

Apple Pay on Chrome and Windows PC

Enable Apple Pay as a payment option for
online transactions on third-party
browsers and PCs.

Weather Easier-to-find Feels Like temperature Home and work locations

Prepare for outdoor conditions more Your home and work locations from
efficiently with a more prominently Contacts are brought into Weather.
displayed Feels Like temperature. Feels You can search for them and add them
Like appears near the actual temperature to your list.
when they differ significantly, and their
detail views are merged so you can
compare them more easily.

Prominent wind gusts and direction

Conveniently learn about windy conditions
with wind speed, gusts, and direction.

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*Coming in an update later this year.
1 Available in English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (South Africa), English
(United Kingdom), and English (United States).
2 Available on iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later), iPad
Air (M2) and iPad Air (5th generation and later).
3 Clean Up will be available in beta on iPhone 15 Pro and later models, iPad with M1 and later, and Mac computers with
Apple silicon as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall.
4 Available in English (Australia), English (Canada), English (India), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English
(Singapore), English (South Africa), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), French (Belgium), French (Canada),
French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian (Italy), Italian
(Switzerland), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico) and Spanish (Spain).
5 Available iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later) iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later) iPad Air
(M2), iPad Air (4th generation and later) iPad (10th generation) and iPad mini (6th generation).
6 Available in Cantonese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English (Australia), English (Canada),
English (India), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (Singapore), English (South Africa), English (United
Kingdom), English (United States), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German
(Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian (Italy), Italian (Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Portuguese
(Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Thai (Thailand),
Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
7 Available on iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation and later), iPad Pro 10.9 inch, iPad Pro 11-inch (1st
generation and later), iPad (7th generation and later), iPad Air (M2), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), and iPad mini
(5th generation and later).
8 Available for math written using Western Arabic numerals and common mathematical symbols, or typed using Arabic
(Eastern & Western) and Devanagari numerals and common mathematical symbols.
9 Available with variables created using the Latin alphabet.
10 Available in English (United States).
11 Available in the United States.
12 Available on AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max.
13 Available on AirPods Pro (2nd generation and later).
14 Available on iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad
(10th generation), iPad Air (M2), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad mini (6th generation and later).
15 Available with third party source app and receiving device to support Spatial Audio with AirPlay. Dolby Atmos is available
with compatible content and audio equipment.
16 Available with an Apple TV+ subscription. Title support subject to change.
17 Available with compatible content in supported apps when using built-in speakers, wired headphones, AirPods, and other
Bluetooth-connected speakers and headphones.
18 Works with compatible content in supported apps.
19 Available on iPad Pro (M4), iPad Air (M2), iPad (10th generation), and iPad mini (6th generation).
20 Available with an Apple Fitness+ subscription.
21 Available with a home hub, such as Apple TV or HomePod. Setting a schedule for guest access via hands-free unlock with
home keys, tap-to-unlock with home keys, or PIN codes requires a Matter lock that support schedules.
22 Available on a Thread-enabled home hub such as Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation), HomePod mini, or a
compatible third-party Thread border router. Thread-enabled devices are able to locally pair and manage Thread
accessories, which may require an update from the accessory manufacturer.
23 Eligible users include Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers who have residential electrical service, including areas
served by Community Choice Aggregators. Users must be the utility account owner or authorized user of the utility
account.
24 Available in United States and Japan.
25 Available on cards from participating banks and card providers in certain markets. Subject to eligibility and approval.

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