Apple launched a number of new options with new working system updates for its suite of gadgets, particularly the iPhone, iPad and Mac on the Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) 2024 on June 10. The iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates carry synthetic intelligence (AI) options, a brand new Calculator app, enhanced Pictures app and different quality-of-life updates. Nevertheless, one function which Apple didn’t promote and has gone underneath the radar is the flexibility to format exterior drives through the Recordsdata app.
Format exterior drive through Recordsdata app on iOS 18
Each iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates, for the iPhone and the iPad respectively, carry native assist for drive formatting. This implies customers can now format externally related drives immediately through the Recordsdata app. This function is claimed to have been launched with the OS developer beta updates that are presently accessible to registered builders.
Disk formatting choices in iOS 18
The power to format exterior drives builds upon the erase performance which Apple launched with iOS 17. Whereas customers might solely erase the drives externally related to their Apple gadgets, they’ll now format them too, enhancing the disk utility options current within the Apple working system.
To format a drive, one merely must faucet and maintain on an exterior drive quantity and choose the Erase possibility. A brand new menu seems under the textbox which lists completely different codecs. Apple permits customers to select from three codecs: ExFAT, MS-DOS (FAT) and APPS (Apple File System). APFS additionally offers choices for Case Delicate or Encrypted format.
Based on the corporate, APFS is “beneficial for macOS, iOS and iPadOS.” It additionally mentions that MS-DOS (FAT) is suitable with different gadgets together with PCs and cameras. Devices 360 employees members had been in a position to verify the existence of this function within the iOS 18 Developer Beta replace for the iPhone.
iOS 18, iPadOS 18 compatibility
Apple says gadgets together with the iPhone XR and newer fashions, as much as the iPhone 15 Professional Max, will get the iOS 18 replace. However, the iPadOS 18 suitable fashions embrace the iPad Professional (12.9-inch) or later, iPad Air (2019) or later, iPad (2019) or later, and iPad mini (2019).
