The Files app receives an important new feature for users who use external storage, this type of units can now be formatted
Ahead of the launch of the second developer beta of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, an interesting function was discovered for the users using external drives. It is possible to format disks directly without depending on macOS. This discovery was made by developer Kaleb Cadle while he was analyzing the Files app environment. Remember that from previous versions of iOS and iPadOS it is possible to connect
Under iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, it will be possible to format a disk
Now, when you long press on an external drive and click Delete, format options between APFS, ExFAT, and MS-DOS (FAT) appear. These same options can be found in macOS Disk Utility. There is no doubt that it is an important discovery because more and more Apple operating systemsat least on iPadOS, it’s more criticized for lack of functionality that they can improve the use of Apple silicon chips. We could see the most recent case with the launch of the M4 chip in the iPad Pro and this has also happened with other M series chips in recent models.
The funny thing is that this also applies to the iPhonetaking it into the professional environment is very useful since Users who normally work with large files will be able to format their external drives in just a few steps and without depending on another computer.
Format external drives in iPadOS 18 files
Will other Disk Utility features be added?
Being a beta 1, This feature is still in development and it is likely that Apple may make changes in subsequent beta versions before the final release of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Another important point about files in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 is the ability to secure files downloaded to your device. Before these versions, the operating system decides which files are stored in the local cache according to 9to5Mac. It is now possible to ask the system to keep a file (or several) downloaded from the Files application.
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