OS 18.6 RC is here! Discover bug fixes, battery improvements, EU compliance changes, and more in Apple’s latest update.

So far, the new features available with iOS 18.6 beta 4 concern international users. For example, EU users will get a new experience when installing third-party app marketplaces a

Apple iOS 18.2 users can create a personalized “Genmoji.” Apple. Users will be able to use Apple’s AI to create custom emojis whenever they want, which will be for messaging and other apps.

Apple’s iOS 18.6 RC introduces third-party app stores, security updates, and performance boosts, marking a new era for EU users.

Apple will be offering AI image generation in iOS 18.2, in the form of the Image Playground app, sketch-to-image Image Wand and its custom emoji generation feature — also known as Genmoji.

In the Control Center, which you can access by swiping down from the top-right of your screen, swipe up to access the additional pages and press your finger down on any blank part of the page. This will highlight the control -- hit the remove control button (-) at the top-left to get rid of the control and the page.

One of the surprises in last month’s preview of iOS 26 was a fun new Emoji game for Apple News+ subscribers. Now, in recognition of World Emoji Day, Apple