Even if you don’t buy an iPhone 16, you can install iOS 18, which is out today, and start customizing your home screen in new ways, text high-res videos to your Android friends, and store your passwords in Apple’s slick new password manager. But as for all those AI features you may have heard so much about, those aren’t ready—at least, not yet.

The latest iOS is supposed to allow smoother text messaging between iPhone and Android users. Here's what else iPhone users can do.

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