I\'ve Been Running iOS 18 for 4 Weeks: Here\'s How It\'s Going

It's been over a month since Apple announced iOS 18 at WWDC 24. I've been using the beta operating system iOS 18 since the first developer release, and there are some things I'm really impressed with and a few areas I don't much care for.

Things I Like About iOS 18

There was a lot of buzz around iOS 18 being the biggest iOS update ever, and in many ways it lives up to the hype. Apple introduced several changes to iOS 18, and here are the ones I liked.

Settings Is Much More Concise

In iOS 17 and earlier, opening the Settings app shows a long list of settings related to your iPhone, along with all the apps installed on your device. This layout often appears cluttered, making it difficult to find specific settings or apps, especially if you have many applications installed.

Thankfully, in iOS 18, Apple has introduced an "Apps" option in the Settings menu that consolidates all preferences for your installed apps. This change makes the Settings app more concise, making it easier to find specific settings or apps.

I Love Being Able to Customize the Home and Lock Screen

The ability to customize the home screen is among the most talked-about features of iOS 18, and it's a feature I love. Now you can move app icons anywhere you want on the home screen and customize their look. You can choose between large and small app icon sizes and change their appearance to dark, light, or tinted.

In addition to the home screen, Apple has also made a small but much-awaited change to the lock screen. Before iOS 18, you couldn't change the quick access icons on the lock screen, which were limited to the flashlight and camera. But now, you can add any other control to the lock screen. For example, you can include cellular data and calculator icons.

Emoji Tapbacks Are Tons of Fun

In iOS 18, the way you react to iMessage is getting a makeover. Previously, you were limited to a few basic emoji reactions, like a heart or thumbs up. But now, you can choose from a colorful new set of emojis for your reactions. This lets you express yourself with any emoji you like.

In addition to this change, iOS 18 brings your Memoji right to the keyboard so you can even react to messages using your own personalized avatar.

Locking Apps Gives Me Peace of Mind

I was always worried that if I gave my iPhone to someone to use, they would start accessing all of the apps installed on it. Yes, I could use the Guided Access feature to restrict them to a specific app, but that seems like an extra hassle. However, after installing iOS 18, I no longer have this concern.

The new update finally includes the app lock feature, something iOS users have been asking Apple for a long time. This feature lets you lock your apps with Face ID. This means that once you lock an app using Face ID, you'll need to authenticate your identity with Face ID to access that app. Just tap and hold an app icon, then choose "Require FaceID" to lock it.

Dynamic Wallpaper Is Pretty Cool

If you're a Mac user, you're probably familiar with dynamic wallpapers. Apple finally brought this feature to iPhones, and it's surprising it took them so long.

Once you apply a dynamic wallpaper, your iPhone's background color will automatically change throughout the day. What's even better is that each background color has multiple variations that cycle through instead of just switching between light and dark modes.

Things I Didn't Like About iOS 18

Unfortunately, there are a lot of things I don't like about iOS 18, and here are a few of them.

控制中心有所不同，但不一定是好的方式

在 iOS 18 中，Apple 為您提供了向控制中心添加更多快捷方式和控件的選項，這是每個人都應該欣賞的。然而，硬幣的另一面是，控制中心中的更多控制意味著它很快就會變得比以前更加混亂。有時您可能會因如此多的選擇而感到不知所措。

在 iOS 17 及更早版本中，如果您想開啟藍牙或行動數據，您只需訪問控制中心並點擊其專用圖示即可。但在 iOS 18 中，如果要啟用藍牙和行動數據，則需要存取控制中心，點擊並按住控制這些控制項的框，然後啟用所需的控制項。

最糟糕的是，Apple 沒有提供將這些控制項移出該框的選項，以便您可以像以前一樣存取它們。您必須執行額外的步驟才能存取這些控制項。

訊息調度受到奇怪的限制

如果您使用過 Telegram 應用程序，您可能熟悉它的訊息調度功能。現在，iOS 18 中的 iMessage 也提供了此功能。但是，我發現此功能有一個限制——您只能提前兩週安排訊息。我不明白為什麼蘋果將訊息調度限制在這麼短的時間範圍內。

其他應用程序，包括 Telegram，允許最多提前一年進行安排。雖然您可能不會經常遇到需要提前一年安排訊息的情況，但兩週的限制感覺過於嚴格。

要注意的是，本次評測是基於測試 iOS 18 開發者 Beta 3。蘋果可能會在未來的 Beta 更新或 iOS 18 公開發佈時延長訊息調度限制。

重新設計的照片應用程式是一場噩夢

iOS 18 更新中 iPhone 用戶廣泛討論的一個變化是新的照片應用程序，但不幸的是，反饋大多是負面的。蘋果在 iOS 18 中徹底改變了照片應用程式的外觀，我不明白他們為什麼要這麼做，因為舊版本運行得非常好。

新的照片應用程式在單一可捲動頁面上顯示所有內容。這意味著，如果您像我一樣並且不關心「回憶」或其他智慧照片功能，那麼您現在別無選擇，只能看到它們。另外，我不知道是否只有我這麼認為，但我發現在新應用程式中很難找到特定的圖像。

此外，「實用程式和媒體類型」部分已移至「照片」應用程式的底部。這意味著您必須捲動應用程式建立的不同選項卡才能存取此選項，而以前可以在「相簿」標籤中輕鬆存取該選項。

到底是iOS，還是偽裝的Android？

這不是 iOS 18 的缺點，而是每個 iOS 用戶對 Apple 提出的一個關鍵問題：為什麼 Apple 一直遲遲不向其生態系統引入多年來已成為 Android 標準的基本功能？即使它們確實出現了，為什麼這些功能通常感覺就像是 Android 對應功能的複製品，沒有重大改進？

在 iOS 18 中，蘋果引入了許多長期以來一直是 Android 生態系統一部分的功能。例如，大多數 Android 智慧型手機多年來都提供更改主螢幕圖示的選項。

蘋果已經開始在 iOS 上添加更多類似 Android 的功能，而無需進行重大更改。例如，為控制中心添加更多控制項的功能已成為大多數 Android 生態系統的一部分，包括 MIUI（如下圖所示）。在 iOS 18 中，您將獲得幾乎相同的控制中心管理方式。

這些只是幾個例子；蘋果在 iOS 18 中基本上複製了 Android 的一長串功能，沒有進行太多修改。 T9 撥號、應用程式鎖定或訊息調度，這樣的例子不勝枚舉。

Apple Intelligence 尚未到來

Apple Intelligence 無疑是 WWDC 24 的明星，但蘋果只提到它將於“今年夏天”推出，而沒有提供具體的發布日期。然而，MacRumors 報告稱，一些用戶在 iOS 18 Beta 3 模擬器中發現了 Apple Intelligence 設置，儘管它尚未發揮作用。

不幸的是，即使 Apple Intelligence 發布，由於其要求，大多數 Apple 用戶也無法利用它。

這是我使用 iOS 18 開發者測試版四個星期後的預覽版。是的，該作業系統仍處於開發階段；這就是為什麼它有很多錯誤和問題。但總的來說，我必須說 iOS 18 確實不負眾望。

如果您想嘗試 iOS 18，請在您的輔助 iPhone 上進行，因為更新仍處於開發人員版本中，您在安裝時可能會遇到問題。

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