IOS 18 will mark Apple’s annual iPhone software update for 2024 and will be full of changes, and we’re just days away from it being announced. The update has been described as one of the biggest ever for the iPhone. There will be major new AI features and design changes, plus new customization options. Read on for a recap of everything we know about iOS 18’s new features so far.

iOS 18 is coming next week: Here’s everything we know

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Google has confirmed that the company will remove continuous scrolling from search results and bring pagination back.

Google confirms a major change to search that undoes a 2-year-old decision

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During the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple previewed iOS 18‘s Genmoji, which is part of its Apple Intelligence features that will be released later this year. With this function, iPhone users will use AI to generate new emoji characters based on text input, such as “T-rex wearing a tutu on a surfboard.”
What makes Genmoji in iOS 18 unique is that Apple designed an API to make them work like stickers and Memoji and behave like emojis. With the new NSAdaptiveimageGlyph API, developers can easily integrate Genmoji into their apps.
To ensure users have the best experience possible, Apple is redesigning the emoji...

Here’s how Genmoji will work in iOS 18

IOS 18 will bring lots useful features, big and small. But when the new iPhone operating system launches later this fall, you won’t get to enjoy all its new additions on day one. Many headlining features won’t arrive until later in the year or early 2025. But which iOS 18 features will be delayed?

These iOS 18 features won’t arrive until later this year

Apple announced at WWDC 2024 that it would release iOS 18 to the general public this fall and bring new features, like a customizable home screen, upgrades to Messages and more, to your iPhone. When Apple released iOS 17.2 in December, that update was packed with new and useful features, too. It brought the long-awaited Journal app and Contact Key Verification to your iPhone, as well as fun features like the ability to react to messages with Live Stickers.

Before iOS 18 Is Released This Fall, Don't Miss These iOS 17.2 Features

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Apple will release a major update soon — but will you be able to get it?

iOS 18: Which iPhones won’t be able to get Apple’s next update?

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Navigating the Roku home screen isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. While Roku still has the simplest streaming interface overall, it’s gradually becoming more complicated with extra menu cruft and new banner ads. Even Roku’s app grid, once a beacon of user-friendly design, is becoming filled with redundant shortcuts and content tiles.

4 simple steps to improve your Roku home screen

It's anyone's guess what these new plans could look like. Google has announced that more YouTube Premium plans are in the works. The company didn’t dish out more details or a timeline for these plans to launch. Google revealed yesterday that several more features are coming to YouTube Premium...

More YouTube Premium plans are on the way

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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There are several changes coming to the way you'll be texting with the next iPhone software update.

Here’s how texting will be different after Apple’s iOS 18 update

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Keeping your phone’s battery levels between 80% and 20% can help it age better. But it’s not practical to always keep an eye on the battery when it’s charging. Instead, you can set up custom charging alerts that remind you to plug the charger in or out.

Keep Your Android Battery Healthy With Custom Charging Notifications

Google Contacts’ latest update on Android (version 4.34) now allows users to see and respond to message notifications directly from contact widgets on their home screen. You can also see shared locations from Google Maps through the contact widget. Users can also set specific times for reminder notifications. Last...

Google Contacts widget now displays shared location and message notifications

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Let's keep this simple: A good smart home hub lets you control your home security equipment, smart appliances, video calls and more -- all from one place. It's a smart speaker that works with a voice-activated digital assistant (like Alexa or Google) and has a touchscreen display. Best home hub overall: Google Nest Hub MaxBest budget home hub: Amazon Echo Show 5Best value home hub: Amazon Echo Show 8Best large screen home hub: Amazon Echo Show 15Best home hub for high-quality audio: Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Generation)Best home hub with tablet functionality: Google Pixel TabletYou can ask your home hub questions; stream audio (music, audiobooks, or podcasts)...

The 6 best smart home hubs for 2024

YouTube Premium has received five new features you'll want to know about. In a blog post published Thursday, YouTube described two features currently available just for Android users and three experimental ones -- two for Android and one for the YouTube website. First on the list is Jump Ahead, an...

YouTube Premium subscribers can now play with five new features - here's how to try them

If you’ve been streaming Tidal tunes on your Samsung TV using the music streamer’s native TV app, you’ll need to find another way to listen starting next month. Reddit users say they’ve received emails from Tidal warning them that the music streaming service will soon drop support for Samsung TVs.

So long, Samsung: Tidal drops support for Samsung TVs

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What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

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There are a number of ways to lock down your Android, and Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains some of the options to ensure information stays safe.

Looking for more ways to lock down your Android? Here's how to do it

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Google’s recently rolled out Find My Device network came with bold promises that it could help you find not only your lost Android phone but a range of items with the help of third-party trackers from the likes of Chipolo and Pebblebee (we recommended a couple in the most recent episode of our podcast). But users have found that the system leaves a little to be desired – especially when using these third-party tags.In response to tests performed by 9to5Google, Google has responded by saying that the company is “actively working to roll out enhancements” that should improve its Find...

Google promises to improve its Find My Device network – but won't say when it will

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Beats Pill, Final Cut Camera, and beta RCS are all out now on the AppleInsider Podcast

The Beats Pill speaker has returned to the delight of its fans, Final Cut Camera is out for the first time and winning admirers, plus RCS...

Beats Pill, Final Cut Camera, and beta RCS are all out now on the AppleInsider Podcast

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