The latest iPhone release is important and includes features and bug fixes—and an important change to Apple Intelligence

A week after seeding the Release Candidate of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, Apple has finally launched these software updates to the public.

1. On the iPhone's lock screen, touch and hold anywhere on the display until you see the Customize button. You'll need to unlock the phone using Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. If it opens the home screen, swipe down from the center-top of the screen (not the right edge, which brings up Control Center.

Along with new features, the iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates that Apple released today include multiple security

OS 18.3 is now available to iPhone users everywhere. The update includes changes to Apple Intelligence features and more.

Apple updated its iOS Sports app today with several new features, including a faster way to navigate the app, support for a handful of additional soccer tournaments, and information about where you can watch games that are being nationally broadcast in the US.

The iOS 18.4 software update will expand language support for Apple Intelligence. Currently, Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese are on Apple's radar, and some other languages may arrive later in the year with another update.

There’s another iPhone software update coming, as soon as this month. Here’s everything you need to know about the next release, called iOS 18.3, when it’s coming and what will be in it.

Apple released new figures Friday, highlighting user adoption of iOS 18. Released in public form back in September 2024, the mobile operating system is

Apple posted iOS 18 adoption rates on Friday, which are only slightly different from the numbers for iOS 17 a year ago. The company says iOS 18 has been installed on 68 percent of all iPhones (as of January 21) and 76 percent of models from the last four years.

The Apple Intelligence notification summaries on iOS 18.3 are temporarily disabled for news apps, appear italicized and can be disabled on a per-app basis from your lock screen.