Despite Chilima’s alleged acceptance of payments in exchange for influencing the allocation of government contracts to the Malawian police and armed forces, prosecutors withdrew their corruption charges against him last month. Even though Mr. Chakwera denied the allegations, the case gave rise to worries that his administration was not doing enough to tackle corruption.
Customization Features
- Users of iPhones running iOS 18 can now position widgets and apps on the Home Screen in any available location, including directly above the dock. Moreover, you can enlarge and apply a dark or tinted effect to give app icons and widgets a new appearance.
- Control Center has been revamped to offer easier swiping between your most frequently used functions, including media playback, connectivity, and Home controls. Additionally, users can now add controls to Control Center from third-party apps that are compatible.
- You will be able to change the controls at the bottom of the Lock Screen for the first time. You can select from a gallery of alternatives or take them out completely.
Photos Features
- The redesigned Photos app in iOS 18 offers a streamlined, single view with the well-known grid, and new collections facilitate theme browsing. You may also pin collections to maintain easy access to your favorites.
- A fresh carousel view showcases daily updated highlights, including cherished individuals, animals, locations, and more. The Photos app’s autoplay feature makes libraries come to life and slows down browsing experiences.
Messages Features
- All-new text effects that enhance any letter, word, phrase, or emoji with animation will be available in iMessage. Additionally, users can apply formatting such as strikethrough, bold, underlining, and italics.
- According to the business, the Messages app now supports the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol for delivering messages to contacts who do not own Apple devices. This allows for richer media and “more reliable group messaging” as compared to SMS and MMS.
- In iOS 18, satellite messaging is added for situations where Wi-Fi and cellular networks are unavailable. In order to send and receive messages, emoji, and tapbacks via iMessage and SMS, Messages via Satellite instantly prompts users to connect to their closest satellite straight from the Messages app; SMS availability will depend on your wireless carrier and fees may apply.
Mail Features
- The integrated Mail app will provide users more options for inbox management. By classifying incoming emails into “Primary” for private and urgent correspondence, “Transactions” for confirmations and receipts, “Updates” for news and social media alerts, and “Promotions” for promotional emails and vouchers, on-device categorization arranges and sorts emails.
- Users may now skim through pertinent communications from the same company in a new digest format and quickly identify the most significant ones.
Safari Features
- With iOS 18, you can listen to an artist’s tune directly from an article about their song or album, or the Safari web browser can use AI to expose important information about a webpage.
- With a synopsis and table of contents available for larger pieces, Safari’s Reader has been revamped to provide users with additional methods to view content.
Passwords App
- The Passwords app, which is new in iOS 18, is said by Apple to build upon the basis of Keychain, which was initially released more than 25 years ago. A centralized location to retrieve passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, passwords, and verification codes is offered by the new Passwords app.
- Additionally, the app notifies users of common security flaws including readily guessed or frequently used passwords, as well as those found in known data thefts.
Privacy Features
- Additionally, the app notifies users of common security flaws including readily guessed or frequently used passwords, as well as those found in known data thefts.
- Users now have an additional option to protect private information, like app notifications and content, from unintentional public viewing with locked and hidden apps. Apps can now be hidden (by moving them to a locked, hidden apps folder) and locked for more privacy. Content such as emails or messages within an application that is locked or hidden is concealed from search results, system notifications, and other locations.
Apple Intelligence: New AI Features
- The main attraction of the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address, the “Apple Intelligence” revelation, promises a plethora of new AI-enabled capabilities.
- With iOS 18’s new writing tools, you can edit, proofread, and summarize text “nearly everywhere” on the iPhone, including in third-party apps, Mail, Notes, and Pages.
- The new Image Playground allows you to create “playful images” by selecting from three styles: animation, illustration, or sketch. It will be available as a stand-alone app and as a feature in other apps, such as Messages.
- By typing a description, Memories in the Photos app allows you to create stories. According to Apple, the software then compiles images and videos into a “movie with its own narrative arc.” A brand-new Clean Up tool can now locate and eliminate “distracting” elements from picture backgrounds.
- ChatGPT from OpenAI will be incorporated into Siri and the system-wide Writing Tools on all Apple devices.
Additional Features in iOS 18
- With Apple Maps, users can design their own personalized walking routes that they can access offline and browse hundreds of treks around US national parks.
- According to Apple, Game Mode improves the gaming experience by providing more consistent frame rates, particularly during extended play sessions. It also increases the responsiveness of wireless peripherals like game controllers and AirPods.
- With Apple Pay, users may access installments from their qualifying credit or debit cards and redeem incentives, among other new payment options. By just holding two iPhone devices together, consumers may transfer and receive Apple Cash using Tap to Cash. Important event information, such as stadium specifics and suggested Apple Music playlists, will be displayed on tickets in Apple Wallet.
- Even more people can share control over the music playing on HomePod, Apple TV, or any other Bluetooth-enabled speaker by utilizing SharePlay with Apple Music.
- Math Notes provides instantaneous solutions for formulas and equations typed in the Notes app. A brand-new insights view in Journal makes it easier for users to monitor their journaling objectives, and searching and sorting entries makes it simple to relive the past. Users may now export and print journal entries, auto-transcribe audio recordings, and instantly start entries from the Home Screen or Lock Screen with the Journal widget.
- Calendar will display tasks from Reminders as well as events. Reminders may be created, edited, and completed directly from Calendar, and the new month view offers a quick summary of chores and activities.
- To make it simpler for emergency personnel to locate critical information in an emergency, the Medical ID feature in the Health app has undergone makeover.
- SOS emergency Users can communicate context via recorded media and streaming video thanks to Live Video. To make it simpler and quicker to receive assistance, participating emergency dispatchers can ask a user to transmit live video or other media from their camera roll over a secure connection during an emergency call.
- With the introduction of guest access, the Home app offers customers simple methods to plan guest access times, give guests power over specific smart home accessories, and more. Hands-free unlock with house keys uses Ultra Wideband technology to enable customers to open compatible entry locks quickly as soon as they are six feet away from their door, making home access simple and effortless. The household app makes it simpler for qualified customers to access, comprehend, and make more informed decisions regarding their household power use with straightforward enhancements to the Energy category.
- Updates for accessibility include the ability to navigate the iPhone with just your eyes thanks to Eye Tracking; a new way for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience music using the Taptic Engine in the iPhone; and Vocal Shortcuts, which let users complete tasks by creating a personalized sound.
