Apple Releases Fifth Developer Beta of iOS 12.2 [Update: Public Beta Available]

[jclo]

Why are these articles coming just a few hours before the release.... Why not just article with the release of the update itself.

EDIT: Did you just remove "Today" from the headline?

Yes, after release we tweak the headline.

 

[decypher44]

Hope it’s not as buggy as b4.

 

[Tonewheel]

Finaly the shark animoji!!! Thank you Tim, you are great!

The important stuff.

 

[otternonsense]

Haters gonna hate because Animoji, while not a major feature, is the most tangible to millions of users outside of the geekdom.

Anyone arguing against them could also argue why millions and millions of people use snapchat filters. Get over it. Its the world we live in , people love this stuff. Its accessible to all ages and hilarious as hell when you put something like animoji in front of older people. Whats wrong with something thats simply.....fun?

If any critic is a "hater" to you, I would suggest anger management counselling.

It's not about Animojis per se, but about an iOS that's remained unchanged for years other than under-the-hood maintenance adjustments, and the most strongly publicised features with each release seem to be about iMessage balloons and Animojis.

PS. Animojis are tangible fun for the few millions who own an X-R-S iPhone but to the hundreds of millions who use SE through 8 are meaningless. That's also the world you live in, and those users would appreciate some new features that aren't locked to the new generation phones.

 

[matteuk]

Meanwhile on my iOS 12 jailbreak. Woooooo parrrrtayyyyy

 

[GenesisST]

Finaly the shark animoji!!! Thank you Tim, you are great!

Baby shark doo doo doo doo

 

[GuruZac]

Other than a weird bug that affects the Remote App in Control Center from connecting to my TV, all of the Beta iOS 12.2 releases have been solid.

 

[snowboarder]

Whats wrong with something thats simply.....fun?

Yeah, animoji is so much fun... For old Timmy who is trying so hard to be cool, yes, amazing fun.

 

[Marcus PM]

Animoji can be fun even for an adult when used selectively. Like to sing a long distance Happy Birthday.

 

[33man]

I would love some more interesting features like profiles modes, enable only X app for background refresh, data access...
data consumption géo-localisation...

Anything more than animojiiii... Seriously... Apple...

I feel like in a Manga Naruto or one piece, when. The animes have to wait on the book to continue and the creators just put some feeding episodes meanwhile to keep the people addicted...

 

[citysnaps]

Animoji can be fun even for an adult when used selectively. Like to sing a long distance Happy Birthday.

Sadly, so many adults become sclerotic in their ways as they get older, and lose the ability of being lighthearted, happy, and joyful. For them, it's much easier to maintain a sense of constant outrage.

 

[TheWatchfulOne]

Does anyone over the age of 12 use Animojis? Why does Apple continue to spend money on this? Give me an accessible file system instead of a shark face.

How is the file system not accessible? Can you not use the Files app to browse it? Of course, 3rd party developers do have to set a flag to allow the Files app to read the user directory in their apps. But Apple has provided the ability for this to happen, since at least iOS 10, I think.

 

[BarrettF77]

I just love habitual complainers.

All kidding aside looking forward to the public beta today. I thought 3 was more stable than 4. Some odd behaviors from HomeKit and my philips lights and the homepods needing the account to be logged into. Could all be coincidence with the beta timing, but maybe others are experiencing. Otherwise most stable so far. Also hoping the 10 sec idle stutter is fixed as minor as it is....

 

[AustinIllini]

Can we get a German Shepherd Animoji?

 

[Chrisandy]

I believe this is the GM - build version #16E5223a.

 

[I7guy]

Well, as an adult user of Apple products I choose to ignore your contrarian trolling.
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I believe that they seem to be unable to deliver both in the past few years and certainly it isn't due to lack of budget.

Okay so you do believe it’s one or the other...interesting. You may be in the minority here.

Edit: Are you in the developer program?

 

[ipedro]

Does anyone over the age of 12 use Animojis? Why does Apple continue to spend money on this?

Yes.

Not every feature is built for you. The teen to 30 year old crowd is the demographic that influences pop culture and drives spending so it’s no surprise that they focus on them and not the grumpy curmudgeons who frequent this site and do nothing but complain.

 

[GregJohn]

I’m still waiting for iOS 13 - I’m going to guess this will be the last beta (maybe 1 more) before the event which 12.2 will be released around that time.

 

[wigby]

Does anyone over the age of 12 use Animojis? Why does Apple continue to spend money on this? Give me an accessible file system instead of a shark face.

Apple knows how many people use Animojis and that includes people of all ages by my observations. So I think there is a solid business reason Apple spends money on these.

 

[brian3uk]

I believe this is the GM - build version #16E5223a.

nope. it is too many digits and the a at the end is a dead giveaway that it is not.

 

[otternonsense]

Okay so you do believe it’s one or the other...interesting. You may be in the minority here.

Don't twist my words please.

You said "Do you believe Apple is such a small company it can either deliver Animoji or a substantial update?"

Which is a loaded question to boot. Well, no. I'm saying they CAN deliver both, they sure have the resources, but at the end of the day, they don't. And I don't know why. Clear?

PS. Funny that as a small company on the brink of bankruptcy they released much more fascinating products. Maybe they need to get hungry again. Or resurrect Jobs.

 

[realtuner]

Sadly, so many adults become sclerotic in their ways as they get older, and lose the ability of being lighthearted, happy, and joyful. For them, it's much easier to maintain a sense of constant outrage.

I’m proud of the fact that at 55 I still get people telling me to act my age. Sorry, no. I’ll act how I feel/want. And if I want to send a poop Animoji to someone as a joke I’m going to, damn what anyone else says.

 

[tmmacops]

Did they fix the mysterious battery drain on the IP7?

 

[wigby]

I wish there was something that would interest me in this update as an iPhone 8 user that doesn't own an Apple TV and lives in Germany (therefore News and Apple cash are not available).

Quasi-curious about the new Safari features.
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Happiness is also to use your ecosystem of choice and have it provide useful features across the board. Who are you to ostracise Apple users who simply want a better experience from their native platform?

The problem is not that Animoji's are an infantile gimmick –it's that all recent updates seem to be revolving around infantile gimmicks like Animoji's. Why can't we have both advanced features and playful little nothings?

Advanced features will be released in iOS 13. Why would you expect a major feature in 12.2 release and what advanced features are you expecting?

 

[realtuner]

If any critic is a "hater" to you, I would suggest anger management counselling.

You said:

The problem is not that Animoji's are an infantile gimmick –it's that all recent updates seem to be revolving around infantile gimmicks like Animoji's. Why can't we have both advanced features and playful little nothings?

Let's see....

• iOS 12.1 added several features (dual SIM support, Group FaceTime), added 70 emoji, had several bug fixes and numerous security updates.
• iOS 12.1.1 also added several features, fixed several bugs and also fixed several security exploits.
• iOS 12.1.2 had a few bug fixes.
• iOS 12.1.3 had a few bug fixes.
• iOS 12.1.4 had a few security fixes.
• iOS 12.2 has new features, bug fixes, 4 new Animoji and security updates.

Your claim that "all recent updates seem to be revolving around infantile gimmicks like Animoji's" is demonstrably false. Therefore your original statement is not being critical, but rather deceitful.