iOS 18—3 New iPhone Privacy And Security Features Arriving Soon

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Apple’s iOS 18 is coming soon—and the iPhone maker has confirmed the headline privacy and security features arriving this Fall. Apple’sis going to be one of the biggest updates for some time, because it includes the first of the iPhone maker’s AI features.Apple’s AI capabilities will be in addition to a bunch of exciting new privacy and security features you’ll be able to try out on your iPhone when iOS 18 arrives. Here are three of the best.

In addition, Apple is giving you the ability to hide iPhone apps in iOS 18 by moving them to a locked, hidden apps folder that requires Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode to open it.... —a step up from the current iCloud Keychain. The new passwords app is more like a traditional password manager such as 1Password, so will work better across platforms. It also includes alerts to show you when you are using a weak password or one that has been leaked in a recent breach.

Moore thinks it “potentially runs the risk of obliterating the competition,” but concedes the iOS 18 password manager “may just be the vital app that makes password management apps the default.” In iOS 18, Apple is expanding this to your contacts, so you can easily control which are shared with an app, helping to boost your privacy – which your contacts will be grateful for too.Apple’s iOS 18 will also come with an Accessory Setup Kit to allow developers to pair your accessories without letting an app see all the other devices on your network. This capability is “vital yet often overlooked by users,” says Moore. “It’s typically a feature that is not a priority until you are compromised.

 

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