iOS 18

Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 update finally lets you decide exactly how full your iPhone should get during every recharge. Instead of the old one-size-fits-all “80 % cap,” you can now stop at 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 percent—giving you a simple way to slow battery wear without living on a charger.

The charge-limit slider appears on iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and all newer models. Earlier devices stick with the classic Optimized Battery Charging toggle.

Apple's iOS 18 introduces a suite of features aimed at enhancing user experience, with a notable focus on personalization and privacy. One such feature, "Enhanced Visual Search," has garnered attention for its potential privacy implications.

Apple is set to release iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 on Monday, October 28, ushering in the highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features. These AI-driven capabilities were first teased at Apple's WWDC in June and will debut in beta with this update.

Apple’s Siri will undergo significant enhancements, though not all features will be available immediately. The comprehensive upgrade to Siri announced at WWDC24, including new AI capabilities, is slated for the iOS 18.4 release in the spring of 2025.

First introduced in 2011, Apple's Siri undergoes a significant transformation in the latest iOS 18 update thanks to Apple Intelligence. The most striking improvement in Siri is its enhanced natural language understanding. Siri now deciphers context with greater precision, making it easier to hold more fluid and natural conversations. For instance, asking Siri, "Remind me to call Mom when I leave work" is now met with a nuanced response that understands the specific time and location, minimizing the need for rigid, pre-set commands.