With iOS 18, no third-party apps are required to record cellular phone calls on your iPhone, and Apple Intelligence provides automatic transcription and summary.
iOS 18 enables call recording in the iPhone’s Phone app out of the box
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Apple's buy-now-pay-later service is being discontinued after less than a year, but third-party installment loans will be coming to Apple Pay with iOS 18 this fall.
These Siri improvements based on Apple Intelligence may not arrive until 2025
Siri’s ability to perform complex actions across apps is one of the Apple Intelligence capabilities which reportedly won’t be ready on time.
Rumor: Apple developing the thinnest phones, watches and laptops in the industry
Future iPhones, Apple Watches and MacBook Pros could be the thinnest smartphones, watches and laptops in the industry, but will they also be larger?
watchOS 11 replaces the Siri watch face with a smarter Smart Stack featuring automatic widgets and live activities
The Siri face watch has been swapped for a more powerful Smart Stack featuring interactive widgets and live activities in the inaugural watchOS 11 beta.
Apple has completely fixed the broken Up Next queue in iOS 18’s Music app
The Up Next list on iOS 18’s Music app has been tweaked to function more like the queuing system on Spotify and Apple Music for Android.
iOS 18: Add a credit or debit card to Apple Wallet by tapping it on the iPhone’s back
iOS 18 brings a new Tap to Provision feature that removes any remaining friction when adding credit or debit cards to Apple Wallet on iPhone.
Game Mode comes to iPhone to lower AirPods latency and boost the performance
The Game Mode feature which debuted on the Mac is available on the iPhone and iPad with Apple’s iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 software.
AirPlay has been upgraded with spatial audio support
Install iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and tvOS 18 to stream spatial audio from an iPhone or iPad to a HomePod speaker, Apple TV or compatible third-party Hi-Fi equipment.
iOS 18 forces me to ditch my AirPods and buy the second-generation AirPods Pro
iOS 18 brings computational audio improvements across calling, gaming, recording, etc. but they only work on the second-generation AirPods Pro.
watchOS 11 system requirements: Legacy Apple Watch models no longer compatible
Compared with its predecessor, Apple's latest watchOS 11 software update marks the end of the road for a trio of legacy Apple Watch models.
Apple ID has been rebranded to Apple Account in iOS 18 and other OS updates
Apple ID has been officially renamed to Apple Account across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11, Apple has confirmed.