Apple[1] on Monday finally released iOS 12[2] as its new mobile operating system. More than three months after its beta testing, the Cupertino giant has now made the stable version of its latest mobile platform available to all compatible iPhone and iPad models, including iPhone 5s[3] and later models, all iPad Air[4] and iPad Pro[5] models, iPad 5th generation[6] and later models, iPad 6th generation[7] and later models, iPad mini 2[8] and later models, and the iPod touch 6th generation. Highlighted features of the latest version include Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, upgraded Photos, Screen Time, and Group Notifications among others. Alongside iOS 12, Apple has released tvOS 12[9] for Apple TV models, and also brought watchOS 5[10] as the new software for Apple Watch models.
iOS 12 features
iOS 12 is the biggest update for the platform that's been released this year. To recall, it was officially unveiled[11] back at WWDC 2018[12]. It majorly aims to improve performance on older devices. Apple claims that iOS 12 enables the devices to launch apps up to twice as fast as on the last iOS update. Also, the camera launches up to 70 percent faster, whereas the keyboard appears up to 50 percent faster, and typing is also more responsive than last iOS version. Apple also notes in the official changelog that all supported iOS 12 devices see the improved performance - starting from iPhone 5s and iPad Air.
In addition to the boost in performance, iOS 12 brings the all-new Photos app that includes a new For You tab that includes all the...