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Apple finally launched iOS 18 on Monday, and like clockwork, the bugs are starting to come out of the woodwork. 

It all starts with the Apple Watch. You can directly share a watch face with someone else through Messages or Mail. The idea is to give other people access to a personalized face that you tweaked yourself.

Also: My biggest regret with upgrading my iPhone to iOS 18 (and I’m not alone)

Next, let’s say the recipient uses Messages in iOS 18 to reply to any text in a conversation thread that contains the shared watch face. With iOS 14 and higher, you can respond inline to any previous message in a thread simply by pressing down on it and tapping Reply. 

But if you’re running iOS 18, don’t do that.

Apparently, if your phone has iOS 18, replying inline to a message…

Apple is releasing iOS 18 for everyone today, and if you haven’t had the opportunity to test out the software during the developer and public beta phase, this is your first chance to get the latest mobile software update on your iPhone.

The latest offering from Apple brings big changes to the iPhone, including more customization to the lock and home screen, new features to the text messages, a dedicated app for passwords and a completely redesigned photo album. 

That’s only what’s on the surface, though.

As always, Apple makes a big deal of some features, and not so much about others. And every year, we go through the latest iOS and look for any hidden features that aren’t only hidden, but that also can and will affect how we use our iPhones every day. If you’re running iOS 18,…

Apple’s Photos app has undergone a revamp courtesy of iOS 18. With the new operating system, currently in public beta, the app automatically organizes your photo library into collections based on topics. And if you don’t like the default collections, you can tweak them according to your preferences.

You’ll still find the usual grid of photos that you can view based on years or months. You can sort and filter your photos to display them in a certain order. But now you’ll also discover collections for specific photos and videos, including Recent Days, People, Memories, Albums, and Featured Photos.

Also: You can now easily move your photos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos. Here’s how

Viewing each collection is as simple as swiping up and down the screen. Jump to the bottom of the…

Apple released iOS 17.5 in May, and the update brought a few new features to your iPhone, like the ability to detect unknown third-party trackers. But when Apple released iOS 17.2 in December, that update was packed with new and useful features, too. It brought the long-awaited Journal app and Contact Key Verification to your iPhone, as well as fun features like the ability to react to messages with Live Stickers. 

Here are the features you may have missed in iOS 17.2.

Read more: You Should Download iOS 17.5.1 to Avoid a Potentially Embarrassing Bug

The Journal app

Apple finally released the Journal app with iOS 17.2. The tech giant announced the app at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference event in June of 2023 alongside iOS 17, but it was absent from the update’s…