Home » News » iOS 12 out now — here’s what it does
iphone xs
News

iOS 12 out now — here’s what it does

You might not be keen on a new iPhone, but you might be interested in the new iOS 12 operating system, out now.

The update seems focused on digital wellness, with Apple saying it has been designed to reduce screen time of to the average user. For us rocking older handsets (6S Plus, represent), the OS should launch apps up to twice as fast as before and bring up its on-screen keyboard just as quickly.

Moreover, the update makes Photo sharing and search easier, offers shortcuts for Siri and fancy new Memojis. The operating system will eventually support multiple person chat via FaceTime, though that’s not available as yet.

If you want to manually start the update yourself, head on over to your iPhone’s Settings app.

Apple’s new iPhone XR, XS and XS Max handsets are available at the end of the week. Pre-orders are open now.


This article may contain affiliate links, meaning we could earn a small commission if you click-through and make a purchase. Stevivor is an independent outlet and our journalism is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.

About the author

Steve Wright

Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.