Apple released the first public beta for iOS 18 on Monday, a little more than a month after the tech giant announced the software at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Apple said the update would bring many new features to your iPhone, including the ability to lock and hide certain apps. The update also places Safari's Find on Page search function in a new, easy-to-find spot, so you don't accidentally send a web page to a friend or family member.
Before iOS 18, if you wanted to use Find on Page to search for a word in your iPhone's Safari app, you had to tap the Share button -- the box with the arrow coming out of it -- in the bottom menu of a web page, and then tap Find on Page. But you ran the risk of accidentally sending a web page to someone else, to another app or even posting it on social media. With iOS 18, Find on Page can be found in a new place far from the Share button, so you don't make that -- potentially embarrassing -- mistake.
Read more: Everything to Know About iOS 18's Public Beta
However, iOS 18 is still in beta, and we recommend downloading a beta only on a device other than your primary iPhone. Because this isn't the final version of iOS 18, the update might be buggy and battery life may be short, so it's best to keep those troubles on a secondary device.
Note that the beta is not the final version of iOS 18, so more features could hit your iPhone when iOS 18 is released. Apple said iOS 18 would be released to the public this fall, but there's no definitive date yet.
Here's how to locate Find on Page in iOS 18 on Safari.
Find on Page can now be found in a new location in iOS 18.
Apple/Screenshot by CNET
1.
Open
Safari.
2.
Go
to
a
web
page.
3.
Tap
the
Reader
icon
--
it
looks
like
a
rectangle
with
two
dashes
under
it
on
the
left
side
of
the
address
bar.
4.
Tap
the
icon
that
looks
like
a
page
with
a
magnifying
glass
in
the
new
menu.
Find on Page works the same as it did in previous iOS versions. Start typing in the keyboard across the bottom of your screen, and Safari will highlight all instances of what you're searching for. To the right of your search bar -- just above your keyboard -- there are up and down arrows you can tap to go to the next instance of the word you're searching for.
You can also tap the magnifying glass to the left of the search bar to open a menu. This menu has two options: Whole Words and Match Case. Whole Words is the default search, but you can use Match Case if you're searching for something like the surname King -- like a famous horror author. That way, your search doesn't highlight words like "making" or "taking."
Once you're finished, you can tap Done next to the search bar to close the search bar and keyboard.
For more on iOS 18, here's my hands-on experience with the first public beta, how to get rid of your flashlight from your lock screen and how to customize your home screen.
Watch this: iOS 18 Hands-On: Exploring the Big Design Changes
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