iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 include several major changes, new features and capabilities. This includes the brand new control panel, personalize home screen, new Photos app, extensions for calculator, passwords application and much more. In addition, iOS 18 also contains a lot of small changes that benefit daily use.
This includes reminders in Calendar, new iCloud overview, changing Siri’s name, silent mode for CarPlay and more. Below you’ll find the first part of even more minor changes in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Sort photos
The changes to the Photos app for iPhone and iPad are drastic, and many users are still struggling with the new view. Yet there is something positive to report; you can easily sort photos by recently added, date and enable all kinds of filter options.
Open the Photos app and swipe down the overview so that your library is fully visible. Tap the two arrows in the left corner. Then choose a filter or sorting option. You can also quickly consult your personal or shared photo library this way.
Resize widgets
Since iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, you have even more options to add widgets to the home screen. Place your finger on an app for a few moments until the pop-up menu appears. If a widget is available, you can choose it directly from this menu. This way you can also put your finger on an existing widget and resize it immediately.
Set Apple Watch timers
Since watchOS 11, it has been possible to store Apple Watch timers in the app of the same name. Do you have a specific time as your favorite? Then you can easily pin them so that you can quickly consult them.
Open the Timer app and tap the plus button. Choose ‘Change’ and then you can pin previously chosen timers by tapping the pin symbol. Immediately the timer will be pinned to the top of the page and you can quickly refer to them in the future.
Automatically adjust and position windows
Since macOS Sequoia, you can use full-screen tiles on a Mac to quickly organize your screen. Unfortunately, this feature also comes with a disadvantage. As you drag windows, they can be automatically resized and positioned on the screen.
The cause of this is the full-screen tiles. You can activate the invisible tiles when you drag a window across the desktop of your Mac. You can read exactly how this works and how you can disable this behavior in the highlighted article below.