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Tom Pritchard

This is my favorite iOS 18 feature — and it has nothing to do with Apple Intelligence

Apple iPhone 16 held in the hand.

iOS 18 arrived earlier this week, and with it came a whole bunch of impressive new features. Of those it’s clear that Apple Intelligence has been given the most attention. AI is a hot topic and this is Apple’s chance to show exactly what it’s capable of doing in the face of widespread competition. But that’s not my personal favorite iOS 18 feature.

No, my favorite feature is something that I’ve been clamoring Apple to offer for years now. Ever since I got my first taste of the Android operating system 13 years ago, in fact. Imperfect as the implementation might be, I am loving that Apple is giving users the opportunity to take full control over the look of the home screen — and where the app icons are all placed.

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