During today's WWDC 2018 keynote, Apple announced the next generation of its mobile software in iOS 12. Here are the biggest points of news for iOS 12:

PERFORMANCE

• Apple is doubling down on performance with the aim of making devices faster and more devices
• iOS 12 will be available on all the same devices that support iOS 11 - this includes devices that shipped back in 2013.
• Apps launch twice as fast on devices running iOS 12 on even the oldest devices

AUGMENTED REALITY

• A major update in iOS 12 is more AR support. Adobe took the stage to introduced simplified tools that will allow developers to create better AR experiences.
• There's a new file format for AR, called USDZ, created in collaboration with Pixar.
• A new app, Measure, will allow you to take measurements in real-time using an iOS device with AR. A demo was shown measuring a suitcase using just an iPhone X.
• Support for shared experiences is announced - multiple users can see the same AR environment in real-time. This allows developers to create worlds that people can all see simultaneously.
• LEGO took the stage to demo a shared AR LEGO app