iPhone & iOS 18 Tricks & Tips — 7th Edition 2025

An iPhone can be much more than a place to check messages and take photos. This advanced guide to iPhone and iOS 18 brings together app walkthroughs, useful settings and less familiar features, helping readers explore more of what their device can do.

The guide moves from everyday tools such as Photos, Maps, Health and Wallet to features that help organize, share and personalize the iPhone experience. Its practical, topic-by-topic approach makes it easy to browse for a particular app or capability.

Explore the apps already on your iPhone

Coverage includes the Photos app and video editing, Maps and route planning, Health, Wallet, Music, TV, Books, News and FaceTime. The guide also looks at Home and HomeKit accessories, Passwords, Find My, Journal, the iTunes Store and App Store. This broad selection offers readers a way to revisit familiar apps as well as discover tools they may not use every day.

Make everyday iPhone tasks work harder

Later sections turn to iCloud Drive, the Files app, Spotlight search, Focus filters, Siri and Notification Centre. Sharing features such as AirDrop and NameDrop are covered alongside keeping the phone up to date. Together, these subjects focus on finding information, managing files and tailoring how the iPhone fits into daily routines.

See what iOS 18 adds

The contents include a dedicated section on Apple Intelligence features, followed by more iOS 18 features and new accessibility features. The guide is specifically about iOS 18, so readers should keep that version context in mind when comparing its instructions with a device running another release.

A useful reference for curious iPhone owners

With topics ranging from route planning and shared photo libraries to file sharing and accessibility, this edition suits iPhone users who want to build confidence with the system and its built-in apps. A glossary of iPhone terminology provides an additional point of reference.