The Now Bar works a bit like the Live Activities shown on the iPhone's Dynamic Island, which was introduced with iOS 16. It builds on the existing persistent notifications feature that Android ...
Tap Software Update and you will see the option to install iOS 18.2.1 now. The download should only take a few minutes to install. Alternatively, select 'Update Tonight' to install the update ...
Many apps have implemented a small but annoying (to me) feature, and now Photos under iOS 18.2 has it too: Videos automatically replay when you watch them until you tap the Pause button.