The iOS 18 version of Notes didn't get much stage time during WWDC 2024, but make no mistake — Apple's built-in note-taking app is getting some very notable additions with this year's software update. And that's welcome news if you turn to the Notes app on your iPhone ahead of any third-party note-taking apps.
Recent iOS updates have made that a much more viable choice. In recent years, Apple has added formatting tools, and more recently, the ability to link different notes to each other, as part of an effort to build up the Notes feature set over time. iOS 18 continues that tradition by making a lot of the features in iOS 18 smarter — and without any of the Apple Intelligence features that will work on a limited number of iPhones.
