iOS 18 of Apple comes wrapped with a slew of magnificent features for the Phone app on the iPhone. These updates are going to make your call, contacts, and voicemail management way easier. They’ll also add great new features to make your phone experience considerably cooler. Here are six of the major updates to the iPhone’s Phone app:
1. Redesigned Interface
The Phone App interface has a new look on iOS 18. It is cleaner and more intuitive, with a much simpler navigation flow.
2. Enhanced Contact Management
iOS 18 enhances the contact management features on the Phone app. It is pretty easy to add, edit, and delete contacts. One can group contacts and add custom fields in this app, too.
3. Improved Voicemail Experience
The iOS 18 has made the voicemail experience of the Phone app better. Now you can see your voicemail messages in a list format. Also, you can search for the voicemail messages according to keywords.
4. New Call Features
The phone application has two or three new calling features implanted inside it in iOS 18. These elements incorporate call sending, call pausing, and don’t disturb.
5. Integration With Other Apps
The phone app is now integrated with other apps in iOS 18. That means one can make calls out of other apps, like Messages and Mail.
6. Accessibility Improvements
A host of accessibility features have been incorporated into the app, which makes it more supportive and comfortable for use by the differently-abled.
Besides these large-scale updates, a lot of other minor improvements have also taken place in the iPhone’s Phone app. These include the following:
- A new dark mode.
- Adding custom ringtones.
- Blocking calls from unknown numbers.
- Recording calls.
In general, the updates to the iPhone’s Phone app are quite welcome. They make this application more user-friendly and functional.
Overall, the updates to the Phone app in iOS 18 are a welcome addition. They make the app more user-friendly and functional.
More Details On Each Of The Major Updates Follow:
New Interface
- The app’s new tabbed interface consists of entries for Recents, Contacts, and Voicemail.
- The Recent entry describes your recent calls together with your missed calls.
- The Contacts entry describes your contacts.
- The Voicemail entry describes your voicemail messages.
Enhanced Contact Management
- Now you can add custom fields to your contacts.
- Now you can also group your contacts by company and/or department or by your other classification or sorting.
- You can now search the contacts by the name, by the phone number, or by the email address.
Improved functionality For Voicemail
- See your voicemail message in the list.
- You can now search the voicemail message by keyword.
- You can save voicemail as an audio file.
Add The New Feature In Calling
- Call forwarding: Enables forwarding of a call to another number.
- Call waiting: This allows you to put the caller on hold when you are already on a call.
- Do not disturb: You can silence your phone and prevent it from ringing.
Deeper Integration With Other Apps
- You can initiate a phone call directly from Messages and Mail.
- You can use Siri to initiate a call.
Improved Accessibility
- The iPhone’s Phone app now supports VoiceOver, AssistiveTouch, and Magnifier.
