iOS 18.3 Tweaks Calculator App Functionality

[MacRumors]

With iOS 18.3, Apple made a small but meaningful change to the way the Calculator app works, reintroducing repeating operations. When you tap the equals sign twice, the app will now repeat the last mathematical operation.

So, for example, if you type in 5x5 and tap the equals sign, you'll get 25 as a result. If you hit the equals sign again, it will multiply 25x5, and will continue multiplying by 5 every time you tap the equals symbol.

Repeating operations were an option in the Calculator app prior to iOS 18, but iOS 18 removed the functionality. Users who have missed the feature will get it back after updating to iOS 18.3. Being able to repeat operations is useful for calculating compound interest.

Note that this feature has also been missing in macOS 15, but the macOS 15.3 update reinstates it.

Article Link: iOS 18.3 Tweaks Calculator App Functionality

 

[thelink]

Bring back the swipe to delete!

 

[F23]

this is a more significant update than Apple Intelligence, thanks Tim!

 

[cinder]

FINALLY

That was the worst change they made. I used that feature all the time.

 

[klasma]

this is a more significant update than Apple Intelligence, thanks Tim!

This was a fix requested by Tim. He was used to only needing to press the equals sign for each bean.

 

[harmonthe3rd]

Why the hate towards Tim? He's doing a much better job than almost every other Tech CEO. Let's not mention other industries such as Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Airlines or Car Manufacturers. I for one enjoy the features of Apple Intelligence. Let's just hope the next CEO of Apple can keep up the pace.

 

[Kottu]

Tomorrow Samsung gonna release AI features which we have never heard of before and Apple will surprise us by bringing back previously removed features in Calculator app!

 

[nicolas17]

I'm on iOS 17 so I didn't know of this. Has this seriously been broken since 18.0? What the hell?!

 

[NewOldStock]

How about delete all history function. When Im done with calc it should all go away but no we need a history.
Delete all button would be nice instead of separate delete of hundreds of calculations over a period of time.

 

[NewOldStock]

Glad my solar powered Ti still works...

 

[kerr]

2025, the year of Common Sense

 

[Frankied22]

Bring back the swipe to delete!

Yea seriously this was the real loss.

 

[ikramerica]

Yea seriously this was the real loss.

Hold down the new “backspace” button and it acts like old C button.

 

[Altis]

If only they fixed system-wide input-blocking 'animation' delays (even when there's none showing), it would never have been an issue.

 

[Analog Kid]

if you type in 5x5 and tap the equals sign, you'll get 25 as a result. If you hit the equals sign again, it will multiply 25x5, and will continue multiplying by 5 every time you tap the equals symbol

I thought that's what the y^x button was for....

 

[coolfactor]

I'm on iOS 17 so I didn't know of this. Has this seriously been broken since 18.0? What the hell?!

I'm guessing some rookie developer saw that and thought "this must be a bug!" and removed the feature, not knowing it's been a standard feature of physical calculators for decades!

 

[coolfactor]

I thought that's what the y^x button was for....

That button is only visible on the Scientific mode, not the Basic mode.

 

[coolfactor]

Hold down the new “backspace” button and it acts like old C button.

Holding down acts like the AC ("All Clear") button. A simple tap acts like C ("Clear").

 

[svish]

Was not missing it much. Anyway good to see that now it is back and can be used if necessary. It is useful in certain cases.

 

[cjsuk]

I don't know how they managed to not have this in their test suite. I mean calculators since the 1970s have been doing this.

 

[wanha]

There truly is no Apple news that is too small or insignificant for MR

 

[bobbyjack]

Why the hate towards Tim?

Because the brand has declined in customer experience and lacks innovation.

 

[kurtfoster]

I don’t believe they tweaked it enough. I just downloaded the release candidate, and when I press a number and press the +, and then I repeatedly press =, the number should double each time I press =. It doesn’t. I have already left product feedback.

 

[Reason077]

FINALLY

That was the worst change they made. I used that feature all the time.

Why on earth did they remove it in the first place? Seems so weird and arbitrary.

Maybe some Apple intern was cleaning up code and broke it by mistake?

 

[mxrider88]

People say Apple is dead, this is the clear proof they are still innovating and leading!!