Two days have passed since WWDC and we continue to analyze all the news presented by Apple for all its operating systems. In this case it is to iOS and a novelty that may have gone unnoticed for many but that will change the way we play with our iPhones and, above all, what we play. This is the new Game Mode (or Game Mode) that Apple will introduce in iOS 18 with the aim of optimizing our vice-sessions.
With the arrival of iOS 18, our iPhones will have the possibility of, completely automatically, enter a special state in this game mode when you experience an intense gaming session. This mode will cause the following events on our iPhone:
- Background activity will be reduced on our iPhone to maintain the frame rate required by the game even after several hours of gameplay. A key point to keep in mind if we want to use any other features in the background that are important to us.
- Apple has made Reduce latency when using a third-party Bluetooth controller. For example, latency with the Play controller will now be lower, resulting in a much smoother gaming experience.
- Gaming with AirPods just got better. In the same way as with the Bluetooth controller, AirPods will reduce sound latencybeing even more specific with what’s happening on screen.
As I said, We will not have a toggle to enable or disable this feature. The iPhone itself will be able to identify when it requires activation and do it itself.
This is prepared for the arrival of (more) AAA games. You probably won’t notice these changes or they will activate even if you play titles like Candy Crush or Clash Royale. This is a mode that we will notice in titles like Resident Evil Village or the new Assassin’s Creed Shadows announced which will soon arrive on iOS as Ubisoft was able to present it at WWDC itself.
