iOS 18.1: Top New Features and Enhancements

Alongside the official launch of iOS 18.1, Apple has also released a number of new features along with improvements which sharpen usability and enhance the experience of the users. Changes to the features of Siri in addition to enhanced photo editing features are some of the exciting developments that app settings and iOS 18.1 has to offer. Below is the summary of the features and additions you will find with this updating in iOS.

Siri Features
The new version of Siri available in iOS 18.1 comes with enhancements that ensure a more elegant experience is achieved. The normal use of power key is press and hold with the additional enhancement of having a very pretty animation with which one can be introduced to Siri. Apart from this, she can also be accessed by double tapping the navigation bar where input can be given by typing, which is peaceful for areas like meeting. Also, the speeds at which Siri provides a response have improved and the assistant is able to respond to more complicated requests. However, looking toward the future, it seems that integration with ChatGPT and other similar AI technologies will be implemented in Apple devices, starting with iOS 18.2.

Intelligent Photo Editing and New Cleanup Tool
Photos, for example, has now become a platform for creative expression with the introduction of the editing features that do justice to images on Apple devices. An entirely new “Cleanup” function that is also present in iOS 18.1 makes it easy for picture takers to edit their images by deleting things that should not be included in the picture. Simple. As Cleanup studies your patterns of editing, it starts getting better predicting edges and avoiding artifacts—not a gimmick and this feature will be useful for every casual photo.

Memory Movie Creation
The Photos application has introduced a new feature titled ‘Memory Movies’ that qualifies one’s understanding of family archives by providing video stories stuffed with still and moving images of the users.

Options for Customization of the Control Center and Resetting
Control Center has earned a lot of customization in iOS 18 where users can organize and customize their controls. In iOS 18.1, there is also a “reset” option that limits the users customizations by allowing them to revert to the default Control Center configuration in only a few taps. This is an added advantage to people who tend to customize their controls to the extremes and would like to achieve a simpler layout. In addition, separate actions like turning on or off the Wi-Fi or the VPN have been assigned their own separate switches thereby increasing usability since these controls can be reached with one tap only.

Cross Device Drag and Drop
iOS 18.1 introduced an incredible aspect to brawlers, that is, the ability to drag and drop an object between an iPhone and a Mac. By mirroring the iPhone, the user can drag and drop text, images, or any materials from the computer to the iPhone and vice versa. This feature is convenient in that it makes it easy to move documents or pictures, or even video clips from one device to another without the use of AirDrop or having to send files to one’s email.

You can check out more info on iOS 18.1 from the following video.