Imagine your iPhone adapting to each app you open — text that's always the right size, buttons you can spot at a glance, and a steady cursor that never blinks — all without touching your system-wide settings. It sounds like magic, but it's all thanks to a tucked-away feature. With Per-App Settings (introduced in iOS 15), you avoid the one-size-fits-all trap: Mail can have larger text while Instagram can stay at standard size. You can get cross-fading transitions in the Notes app while preventing your Home Screen and App Switcher from getting crazy slow. And you can boost contrast in a photo editor without affecting your widgets or Lock Screen. In iOS 18, you get two updates: hidden apps aren't left out in the cold, and you can fine-tune the cursor's blinking behavior in every text-enabled app. Below, you'll learn how to add visible and hidden apps to Per-App Settings, tweak every available preference — including the new cursor controls — and remove apps when you want to revert to...more
