The Home Screen can be further customized by arranging apps and widgets in any open space.

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Users can choose between a light, dark, or tinted look to create the experience that is perfect for them.

Users can choose between a light, dark, or tinted look to create the experience that is perfect for them.

Users can choose between a light, dark, or tinted look to create the experience that is perfect for them.

App icons can take on a larger appearance for a bold, minimalist look.

Control Center has been redesigned to provide easier access to many of the things users do every day, and it gets new levels of customization and flexibility with the ability to add and organize controls.

The refreshed design of Control Center delivers quick access to new groups of a user’s most-utilized controls, such as media playback, Home controls, and connectivity, as well as the ability to easily swipe between each.

The refreshed design of Control Center delivers quick access to new groups of a user’s most-utilized controls, such as media playback, Home controls, and connectivity, as well as the ability to easily swipe between each.

The new controls gallery displays the full set of available controls, including new controls from third-party apps. Users can customize how the controls are laid out, including adjusting them to the ideal size and creating entirely new groups of controls.

Mail introduces new ways to manage an inbox with categorization that includes Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions.

A new digest view pulls together relevant emails from a business to help users access what’s important in the moment.

In Safari, a new Highlights feature surfaces key information from webpages users visit, reducing distractions.

Reader in Safari has been redesigned to help users enjoy articles by including a summary and a table of contents.

The new Passwords app makes it easy to access passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes — all in one place.

For times when a user shares their device with someone and wants peace of mind that private information remains unseen, apps can be locked with Face ID, Touch ID, or the device passcode, and information from these apps won’t surface in search or notifications.

Locked apps can be hidden in a dedicated folder in the App Library so they don’t appear on the Home Screen.

Locked apps can be hidden in a dedicated folder in the App Library so they don’t appear on the Home Screen.

In iOS 18, users can choose to share only specific contacts with an app.