The latest iPhone release is important and includes features and bug fixes—and an important change to Apple Intelligence

Here's everything you need to know about all the latest features, and here's what future updates could bring to your iPhone.

Apple first introduced satellite connectivity features to the iPhone with the release of the iPhone 14 in 2022. The

Apple’s iOS 18.3 fixes a zero-day exploit that may have been actively used by hackers. Update now to protect your iPhone or iPad from attacks.

Apple released iOS 18.3 on Monday, more than a month after the company released iOS 18.2. While the latest update tweaks a few features, like the Apple Intelligence notification summaries, it also patches a handful of bugs.

Apple has uncovered hackers exploiting a vulnerability in iOS that appears to have been lingering for more than a year.

Rumors about upcoming Apple hardware updates continue to circulate, with the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone SE 4, and new Powerbeats Pro all in the

T-Mobile iPhone users with access to the Starlink beta can now connect to Starlink satellites, thanks to iOS 18.3. Bloomberg reports that Apple worked quietly with SpaceX and T-Mobile to make this feature possible, and T-Mobile’s website confirms the new integration.

OS 18.3 is out today, bringing upgrades to the Visual Intelligence and notification summary features of Apple Intelligence to the iPhone. If you're just now making the jump to iOS 18, or you've been running version 18.

This isn't a really big iOS release, but it's still going to bring a handful of significant changes to the way you use your iPhone.

T-Mobile opened beta registration for Starlink in December but it was limited to Samsung phones, including the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and S24 phones with no mention of the iPhone. However, it did promise that Starlink would “support the vast majority of modern smartphones.”