The XR ships with iOS 12, which functions just like it does on the iPhone XS and XS Max. Our test device was running iOS 12.0.1 at the time of testing. Please see our iPhone XS and XS Max reviews for a more detailed look at the changes that Apple has introduced with iOS 12.

Addendum: Apple released iOS 12.0.1 during testing, which added 70 new emojis and enabled eSIM functionality.