In iOS 18, the Action button gets new capabilities. You can bypass Control Center and choose a control of your choice, such as opening the Remote interface for navigating Apple TV

If you can't afford to buy a new iPhone every year, the next best thing is an iOS refresh. And today, iOS 18 (and iPadOS 18) brings a few tricks focusing on productivity, fun, and—eventually—AI. It should run on every iPhone back to the iPhone XR and 2022 iPhone SE.

One is the next-gen update and the other, iOS 17.7, is for those who want to keep their iPhones safe but would rather wait to roll out the first version of a new release.