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Lock Screen customisation on iOS 183 min read Last Updated : Sep 24 2024 | 1:16 PM IST
With iOS 18, Apple has introduced a series of
India-focused features to eligible iPhones
Released on September 16, the platform update for iPhone enhances communication, updates the Move to iOS app, and adds support for various
Indian languages.
These India-centric features aim to improve the user experience by introducing new customisation options for the home
screen and control panel, an updated Photos app, a new Passwords app, and utility-based features like iPhone mirroring on Macs.
Here are
functionality in India with iOS 18
This feature allows users to set voicemail to answer incoming calls, prompting callers to leave a voice message
The voice message is then displayed on the user's iPhone alongside a live text transcription
Users can also pick up the call while the voice message is being recorded.
In addition to Live Voicemail, Apple has also launched Live
Caller ID, smart call history search, phone keypad search, and an enhanced dialing experience for iPhone users in India.Lock screen
customisation
With iOS 18, iPhone users in India can customise the clock widget on the lock screen with numerals from 12 different Indian
languages, including Arabic, Arabic Indic, Devanagari, Bangla, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Meitei, Odia, Ol Chiki, Kannada, Malayalam, and
Telugu.Multilingual keyboard
iPhone 12 or newer models running iOS 18 now support phonetic typing with Latin characters in English and up
to two additional Indian languages
If users have multiple message threads in different languages, the keyboard will remember the script used in the previous conversation and
The feature supports English, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.Alphabetical keyboard layouts for Indian
languages
iOS 18 introduces alphabetical layouts for 11 Indian languages
The keys for Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu are arranged alphabetically,
allowing users to type directly in their preferred language.Language search
Apple has added support for select Indian languages in
language search, enabling users to search for specific words using familiar spellings
If a word has multiple spellings in the same language, users can look it up regardless of the variant used
Language Search currently supports Assamese, Bangla, Devanagari, and Gujarati.Translate
With iOS 18, the Translate app on iPhones has been
Hindi translations are also available for the Safari browser and native apps like Notes.Multilingual Siri
iPhone's virtual assistant Siri
has been updated to support nine Indian languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and
Telugu.First Published: Sep 24 2024 | 1:16 PMIST
