The company said it was inspired to create an alternative Photos app after seeing how frustrated iOS 18 early adopters were with Apple's new design.

Long press any app and select Require Face ID. You're also prompted if you want to hide the app. The process is intuitive, and you can better protect sensitive apps in seconds. It adds extra peace of mind and is a fantastic feature Android users have enjoyed in various implementations for years.

One of the big changes iOS 18 brought to iPhones was a revamped Control Center, and Apple made a few adjustments to these changes in iOS 18.1 public be

Apple Intelligence is edging closer to being ready for primetime. Apple has released the public beta of iOS 18.1, which includes some of the major generative AI features that the company has been talking up over the last few months.

Apple has released the iOS 18.1 public beta and introduced early Apple Intelligence features for testing. Some key features will arrive in future updates.

Apple recently released iOS 18 to the general public, but if you're part of the public beta program, you can get ahead and download iOS 18.1 right now and get some of the latest Apple Intelligence features on your iPhone before everyone else.

A day before the iPhone 16 goes on sale, Apple is releasing an iOS 18.1 public beta that gives people with compatible phones the chance to try out Apple Intelligence features.