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Major OS release · iOS

iOS 18

Version 18Sep 16, 202426 public releases · 25 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Home Screen

Flexible arrangement to place app icons and widgets in any open position on the Home Screen, such as along the bottom or off to the side, to create the ideal layout for each page

Photos

Photos app redesign features the biggest update ever with a simplified layout that puts everything into a single view

Messages

Messages via satellite lets you message friends and family when you are without cellular or Wi-Fi connection by connecting to a satellite in space (iPhone 14 and later)

Control Center

Redesigned Control Center features convenient groups of controls, the ability to arrange controls just the way you want, and support for controls from third-party apps

Lock Screen

Custom Lock Screen controls let you choose controls from the controls gallery from your favorite apps

Safari

Distraction Control helps you hide items on a webpage that you find disruptive to your browsing

Passwords

Passwords app lets you see all your credentials for websites and apps in one place, making it even easier to access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes

Maps

Topographic maps display features like trails, contour lines, elevation, and points of interest

Gaming

Game Mode minimizes background activity to sustain the highest frame rates and dramatically improves responsiveness with wireless accessories like game controllers and AirPods

Wallet

Tap to Cash lets you exchange Apple Cash quickly and privately, without sharing phone numbers or email addresses, just by holding your phones together

Apple feature source ↗

iPhone Software / iPhone OS / iOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products29 mapped products
Full device coverage30 device names
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 15
  • iPhone 15 Plus
  • iPhone 15 Pro
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16
  • iPhone 16 Plus
  • iPhone 16 Pro
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16e
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XS Max (China mainland)

Support dropped at this major

No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2024

  1. 18.0Initial major release
  2. 18.0.1Point update
  3. 18.1Point update
  4. 18.1.1Point update
  5. 18.2Point update

2025

  1. 18.2.1Point update
  2. 18.3Point update
  3. 18.3.1Point update
  4. 18.3.2Point update
  5. 18.4Point update
  6. 18.4.1Point update
  7. 18.5Point update
  8. 18.6Point update
  9. 18.6.1Point update
  10. 18.6.2Point update
  11. 18.7Point update
  12. 18.7.1Point update
  13. 18.7.2Point update
  14. 18.7.3Point update

2026

  1. 18.7.4Point update
  2. 18.7.5Point update
  3. 18.7.6Point update
  4. 18.7.7Point update
  5. 18.7.8Point update
  6. 18.7.9Point update
  7. 18.7.10Point update