Until last week, many had assumed that the next iPhone update would be iOS 18.1. Now, a new report says something else is coming first.

Apple's latest release, iOS 18, is a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to elevating iPhone functionality and enriching the user experience.

We’ve compiled a list of iOS 18 apps that users can try in order to take advantage of the redesigned Control Center. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

One is the next-gen update and the other, iOS 17.7, is for those who want to keep their iPhones safe but would rather wait to roll out the first version of a new release.

The two options on the dialog will be Don’t Allow (so block access) and Continue —and if you tap on Continue, that’s where the new approach comes in. You can then either tap Select Contacts to pick specific people that the app can see the details of, or choose Full Access to give the app free reign.

Before iOS 18, your Phone app's Recent calls tab was a running list of all the calls made to and from your iPhone. So if you wanted to quickly find someone who called you, you had