Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Apple Releases Second Betas of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
67,642
38,057


Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming three weeks after Apple released the first betas.

Generic-iOS-18.3-Feature-Real-Mock.jpg

iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software update.

There are no new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, and the updates are available to all compatible iPhone and iPad models. The update is expected to bring support for robot vacuums in HomeKit, but there were no notable changes found in the first beta.

iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 will likely focus primarily on bugs and small software refinements, with additional Apple Intelligence Siri functionality coming in later iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates.

While iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 testing is starting in December, these updates will likely be released sometime in the next few weeks.

Article Link: Apple Releases Second Betas of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/07/apple-releases-ios-18-3-beta-2/
18.2.1 is out too, hello?
Should have taken a screenshot, it gave me a blank box for further information, so I don’t know what it does.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Astuces iOS
Well what’s new in 18.3 that merits a point upgrade? Only thing I can think of is there’s a new product category coming that will need 18.3.
 
Brent0n said:
Just had my first issue with CarPlay actually. Completely disconnected and had to unplug and plug back in
Click to expand...

Oddly enough, I was not having any CarPlay issues on 18.2 at first. Several days later, Siri randomly decided to start screwing up again and doing what it did on my iPhone 15 Pro for most of iOS 17. Siri screws up massively when I try to use it to answer or send text messages. It starts going haywire.
 
Hopefully fixes carplay issues with third party wireless adapter dongles. 18.1 was fine. 18.2 ( and 18.2.1 ) disconnects and reconnects about every minute. Manufacturer sent a new one, thinking it was defective, but same issue with the replacement. Since the car did not change, that leaves iOS as the issue.
 
HouseLannister said:
Here's hoping for something more than robovac support.
Click to expand...
Here's hoping they will finally fix the bug where the screen is unresponsive for a while when an alarm goes off. It annoys the crap out of me every morning. Due to my health, it's hard enough already to reach for my phone in the first place. Having to wait several seconds for the screen to respond after picking it up and tapping like a madman hoping it'll register is just plain annoying.
 
skit911 said:
To see how close they are to RC. That last letter shows how close they are to an alpha (aka final beta). ‘a’ means alpha. We’re on ‘d’ this round
Click to expand...
This is inaccurate: that last letter of the build identifier indicates the iteration of the specific build. Could be compiler issues, or other associated bundling problems, but the build target is the build target. The fact that the last letter tends to not increment much as the release candidate approaches is merely coincidental to the fact that the build process is also coming together better, iteratively.

We want the build number because it tells us how many internal revisions have passed since the last released build. We expect that as the code improves there will be fewer and fewer target changes, reflecting improving code quality. Large jumps can allude to trouble as it could it mean a lot of internal test cycling; ie they’re having trouble pinning down a significant problem that they really want crushed before shipping, and that will require more ‘public’ test builds to verify, which is likely to push out the version release.
 
ScooterComputer said:
This is inaccurate: that last letter of the build identifier indicates the iteration of the specific build. Could be compiler issues, or other associated bundling problems, but the build target is the build target. The fact that the last letter tends to not increment much as the release candidate approaches is merely coincidental to the fact that the build process is also coming together better, iteratively.

We want the build number because it tells us how many internal revisions have passed since the last released build. We expect that as the code improves there will be fewer and fewer target changes, reflecting improving code quality. Large jumps can allude to trouble as it could it mean a lot of internal test cycling; ie they’re having trouble pinning down a significant problem that they really want crushed before shipping, and that will require more ‘public’ test builds to verify, which is likely to push out the version release.
Click to expand...
Thank you! Was unaware and love to be educated,
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back