Third-Party Apps Updated With iOS 18 Features

[MacRumors]

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 add several new features for third-party apps, such as the option to create Control Center shortcuts that can be used in the Control Center, added to the Lock Screen, or activated with the Action Button. We've rounded up a list of third-party apps that have added support for iOS 18 features.

Halide

Popular camera app Halide can be accessed and launched from the Lock Screen, just like Apple's Camera app. You can even take images using Halide while the iPhone is locked.

Halide can be added to Control Center, and it supports Dark Mode and Tinted icons.

CARROT Weather

Carrot Weather supports Control Center widgets. You can add shortcuts to Control Center to launch the app to the Weather or Maps tab, plus there is support for dark and tinted app icons on the Home Screen with more than 50 alternate app icons to choose from.

On the Apple Watch, CARROT Weather now supports Live Activities so you can monitor when rain will start or stop right from your wrist. Also new is a history section that lets you see the temperature and precipitation data for the past 30 days.

Things

To-do app Things has two new controls for both the Control Center and the Lock Screen. You can create a new to-do or jump into a list. Things also supports dark and tinted app icons and widgets.

The new update lays the groundwork for Apple Intelligence, adding support for four actions when talking to Siri and integrating Writing Tools into the app.

Obscura

Camera app Obscura supports the new Lock Screen camera extension, so it can be accessed from the Lock Screen in place of Apple's default Camera app.

Tripsy

Travel app Tripsy has an updated design and integration with several iOS 18 features. There are Control Center widgets that open a list or your next trip, as well as support for Dark Mode and color tinted icons. The app also supports new MapKit categories on points of interest.

Waterllama

Water tracking app Waterllama supports Control Center widgets, but with a twist. The icons are animated, and make it simple to log liquid consumption.

Weather Up

Weather Up, known for its interactive widgets, now supports tinted widgets and light, dark, and tinted Home Screen icons, all of which feature unique designs. You can use this link to try Weather Up for 7 days without agreeing to an auto-renewing subscription.

Karo

Karo, a new app for assigning tasks to people, now offers Control Center and Lock Screen widgets, along with on-device translation in the app and app intents that work with Spotlight and Apple Intelligence. There are also new Dark Mode and tinted app icons.

Crouton

Recipe management app Crouton supports several iOS 18 features including translations for recipes and Dark Mode and tinted icons. On Apple Watch, Live Activities can be used for tracking timers and more, plus there's an option to move through recipe steps with Double Tap.

Focus

Productivity app Focus supports Control Center widgets, customizable app icons, and App Shortcuts. The watchOS 11 version of the app supports Live Activities, Interactive Widgets, and Double Tap gestures.

Slopes

Winter sports app Slopes has been redesigned for iOS 18 with a new focus on interactive maps and personal activity stats. Apple Intelligence support is included, and there are new Siri Shortcuts for controlling recording via voice or Control Center, along with support for Dark Mode and tinted icons.

On Apple Watch, Slopes supports Smart Stack interactive widgets and Double Tap gestures.

Lumy

Sunrise and sunset app Lumy offers Control Center widgets and tinted icons, plus on Apple Watch, it supports Live Activities and Double Tap.

Fantastical

Calendar app Fantastical supports light mode, Dark Mode, and tinted icons and widgets. Fantastical can be adde to Control Center, with options for quick access to the Today's Schedule, Create Event, and Search in Fantastical functions.

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Article Link: Third-Party Apps Updated With iOS 18 Features

 

[Cotton_Candy_Poodle]

Anyone knows about FordPass? Apple showcased this one both on WWDC and the iPhone event, but doesn't seem to be available for me

 

[4k78]

I have none of those apps. 🤣

 

[Pcar17]

The United Airlines App also takes advantage of the new automatic Live Activities widgets on watchOS 11. I am not sure if this just happens because UA already uses live activities on iOS or if they have done some watchOS specific work? I also have had the United App installed on my Apple Watch in the past but last week it wasn’t installed so this is all happening via the iOS App.

Pretty impressive if you ask me….shout out to the United Airlines developement team! It really works great….I experienced it last week with the watchOS 11.0 RC build on two flights.

 

[dumastudetto]

Overcast was updated with support for the new icons.

Delighted to see Things is on board. I hate their default white icon.

Pretty much all the Google apps have been updated to support iOS 18 icon customisations. Microsoft's apps were updated too during the betas, but a few days ago most have reverted back to white only.

 

[Cocoi]

Thanks so much for the mention! We’ll be hard at work also updating Kino and adding deeper support for the iPhone 16s soon.

 

[tranceking26]

The Spark email app was updated for iOS 18 today too. Forgot to screenshot the info but mainly Siri and icon changes.

 

[Astuces iOS]

I also updated my app Tic Tac Toe Classical, and there is also WilliWidgets and willistudy from someone who I know …

 

[dcingie]

There are entirely way too many apps 🤪

 

[seanmcbay]

Cool but I don’t really see the point of using any of these over Apple’s own apps anymore.

 

[ay8s]

So many apps to update!

Also updated my app Alpenglow with new Dark and Tinted App icons. Control Center Controls, Apple Watch Live Activities and much more.

 

[fede777]

Pedometer++ also has some iOS 18 stuff.

 

[bigjnyc]

Damn. I don’t use a single one of these. My app game is weak 😂😂

 

[@Brett]

Not Boring Weather also added darkened app icon and widget.

 

[Geoffb9]

I have none of those apps. 🤣

Me too.

 

[cobioguy]

Love the slopes app. Also love how hard the developer works hard to always make it better but also take advantage of the new iOS features

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Hallide is the only app listed I occasionally use.

 

[bigchrisfgb]

Anyone knows about FordPass? Apple showcased this one both on WWDC and the iPhone event, but doesn't seem to be available for me.

It won’t be getting the ability to use the NFC chip until iOS 18.1.

 

[Bustycat]

The Documents app provides lots of buttons for Control Center as well.

 

[JanoschR]

Great to see Focus in there, its my favourite Pomodoro app!

 

[JapanApple]

Cool but I don’t really see the point of using any of these over Apple’s own apps anymor

I agree! Leading the people on by saying free app but when you install it, it says one free week and then you have to pay subscription services added to the insult.

 

[MacFarmer]

oh oh, maybe I should open App store app from time to time. Have not seen or heard about these apps. They look good. Though I don't think I'm missing anything if I have not had the need for such a long time. Might as well check them out just for curiosity. But before the download, they need to pass my no subscription filter. If you have this - you are banned.

 

[svish]

Good to know. More apps should be adding support soon

 

[Reeneman]

Pretty nice that some of my apps were already updated yesterday with their own dark mode icons.

 

[CarAnalogy]

I do like it about the Apple ecosystem that app makers are quick to support the newest features. It's a double edged sword that Apple added the functionality of so many third party apps this year. Hope to see the developer community stay active and Apple increase support for them.