iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review - MacStories

Super detailed review of iOS 18. Fourteen "pages" in fact. Read this if you want every little detail. Here are the things I've liked since upgrading.

• RCS is a big deal. With iOS 18 supporting RCS the "green bubble" SMS conversations I have are switching to RCS and are so much better! You can have a richer experience and it is much faster. Pictures come through in full size. Great improvement! It works in group messages too if everyone is upgraded.
• Require Face ID for apps on launch is nice. I've turned this on for all my banking and crypto applications. I like that if I hand my phone to someone I know that these apps are still protected. There is even a feature where you can hide the app which might be nice for banking apps.
• Home Screen customization and moving icons wherever you want them is interesting. Honestly as a longtime iPhone user though I feel like it is messy. I have some apps put in places of their own and my mind immediately wants to "clean it up".
• Control center is interesting and I like the Shortcuts integration and various app support. I’m going to try getting used to using this. I've struggled to ever be a frequent user of widgets and this is sort of similar, but it seems to have more powerful features. I'd love to see Tesla add climate to this.