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Apple Seeds Seventh Developer Betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence [Update: Public Beta Available]

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Apple today provided developers with the seventh betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 to continue testing Apple Intelligence features. The seventh betas come a week after Apple seeded the sixth iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 betas.

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The updates can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update. Note that Apple Intelligence features still an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 to run.

Apple Intelligence includes Writing Tools that are available wherever text can be selected and edited, and it can be used for spell checking, fixing grammar, rewriting with a new tone, and summarizing text.

Siri has a new design with a subtle glow around the display, and there is a Type to Siri feature so you don't have to speak to Siri. Siri can follow along if you stumble over your words, and can maintain context between requests. Safari can summarize articles, and there's a new Reduce Interruptions Focus Mode.

Smart replies are available in Messages and Mail, plus the Mail app surfaces time sensitive messages and puts them at the top of your inbox. Photos has a Memory Movie feature for creating slideshows based on text descriptions, and you can record, transcribe, and summarize phone calls. Transcription and summarization are also available for any audio recording.

More on all of the features that are available in the betas right now can be found in our Apple Intelligence guide. Image Playground, Genmoji, and other new Siri features have not yet been implemented.

The update also includes phone call recording and transcription on all devices, plus it adds the option to take spatial photos on the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Seventh Developer Betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence [Update: Public Beta Available]
 
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  • iOS 18.1 beta 7 (22B5075a) - October 14, 2024
  • iPadOS 18.1 beta 7 (22B5075a) - October 14, 2024
  • tvOS 18.1 beta 5 (22J5573a) - October 14, 2024
  • watchOS 11.1 beta 5 (22R5575a) - October 14, 2024
  • visionOS 2.1 beta 5 (22N5573a) - October 14, 2024
 
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Issue with some apps not being able to use location services in Carplay is still present.
 
Im really hoping the networking issue is resolved. Seems Wifi or Cellular is inconsistent at times. Notice it a lot with App Store results are very much delayed when searching for specific apps or just getting blank screens. I also have a non beta iOS 18 iPhone 14 PM that is not experiencing this issue. Only appears on 18.1 dev beta on an iPhone 15 PM.
 
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General​

Known Issues​

  • Updating from iOS & iPadOS 18 beta 5 to iOS & iPadOS 18.1 beta 1 is not currently supported and will be available in a future iOS & iPadOS 18.1 beta. (133235636)

App Intents​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Apps that support universal links might not open normally and instead open the browser when the user navigates to a URL provided by the OpenURLIntent or URLRepresentableIntent APIs. (133764689) (FB14784347)

Apple Intelligence​

New Features​

  • When using Apple Intelligence, the new Siri UI might fail to render full screen on large CarPlay displays. (131586542)

AVFoundation​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: AVCaptureIndexPicker instances initialized with -initWithLocalizedTitle:symbolName:numberOfIndexes can appear in Camera Controls overlay. (135734701)
  • Fixed: AVCaptureControls from LockedCameraCapture extensions can appear in Camera Controls overlay. (135844632) (FB15108682)
  • Fixed: VSampleBufferDisplayLayer can show content from LockedCameraCapture extensions. (135851476)

Camera Control​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Installing an app with a Capture Extension while another Camera Control app is already selected might cause a momentary system crash. (135021680)

Files​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Creating local files in the Files app fails in the visionOS 2 and iOS 18 simulators if the host is not upgraded to macOS Sequoia Beta. (132561244)

HealthKit​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: With the introduction of Swift 6 this year, developers who update their projects to use Swift 6 might have issues with their apps, which can lead to app crashes when executing a variety of HealthKit API calls. (131794283)

Lock Screen​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: When on Lock Screen, pulling down to invoke Spotlight does not work. (133404809)

Mail​

Known Issues​

  • Upgrading from iOS 18.0 beta 5 to iOS 18.1 beta might cause all Mail to redownload. (132930689)

Messages​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Sending attachments via RCS might not work after swapping SIMs. (136209940)

Siri​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Siri result snippets might appear in the wrong position. (135035793)

Spotlight​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Icons in Spotlight might not match icons on the Home Screen. (134088480)

StoreKit​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: The transaction of a successful purchase on the default win-back offer redemption sheet might not appear on Transaction.updates sequence until the next app launch. (133575987)
  • Fixed: In StoreKit Testing in Xcode, the offer identifier in the subscription renewal info might be reported incorrectly for offer codes. (133774710)

Swift Charts​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Any project that utilizes Swift Charts fails to build when targeting iOS, macOS, or visionOS. (135905498)

SwiftUI​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Scene restoration launches the incorrect scene. (132497400)
  • Fixed: In apps compiled against SDKs prior to iOS 18.0 and visionOS 2.0, explicit arrow edges are not respected when the app is run on iOS 18.1 or visionOS 2.1. Apps compiled against any macOS SDK will still have the arrow edge respected. (133295608)
  • On iOS 18.0, there is a known issue where passing nil to the .preferredColorScheme modifier, after the preferred color scheme is set by a different view in the hierarchy, does not trigger the system color scheme to change. Starting in iOS 18.1, when nil is passed to the .preferredColorScheme modifier, the view indicates no preference for the color scheme and thus uses the system color scheme.
    .preferredColorScheme(isDarkMode ? .dark : nil)

    The view with the above modifier applied prefers dark mode when isDarkMode is set to true but otherwise defers to the color scheme as determined by the system. (133689390) (FB14768320)
  • Now on iOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1 and visionOS 2.1, the View.navigationSplitViewColumnWidth modifier (all overloads) updates dynamically. Previously, the modifier would only be effective once, when applied at the same time the NavigationSplitView was created. If app code was modifying the values passed to navigationSplitViewColumnWidth after the split view was created or logical branches caused .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth to be active after creation, these values now affect column width. As a reminder, though not a changed behavior, on the aforementioned platforms both variants of navigationSplitViewColumnWidth have the same effect, since columns are not user-resizable. (135434989)
  • Fixed: Using if #available in @WidgetBundleBuilder and @SceneBuilder crashes on prior OS versions due to “unknown OS version.” (136098106)

WidgetKit​

New Features​

  • A control’s default tint will be set to the App/ extension’s accent color, if a tint is not specified explicitly using the tint(_:) modifier. If neither is specified, the control’s tint will be the default system blue tint. (131662481)

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Rectangular complications and Watch-specific custom Live Activity views use the wrong font metrics, causing title2 and title3 to render much larger than intended and largeTitle to render much smaller than intended. Additionally, custom Live Activity views use the wrong default font (SF Pro instead of SF Compact). (135831317)
 
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The last 6th beta introduced a weird bug where many apps immediately close (not crash) upon launch, and only during late hours (focus mode wasn't on). Hopefully, this beta fixes that showstopper bug for me.
 
Has the image conversion bug been fixed? 48MP ProRAW to 48MP HEIC/JPG batch conversion creates only 12MP files: Quick Actions>Convert Image>File Format: HEIF>Image Size: Original
 
How does this compare to iOS 18 public release on stability, performance and battery? Thinking of making the jump now we’ve had 2 ‘a’ beta releases
 
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WarmWinterHat said:
Does 8.1 offer anything of interest other than AI?
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No big things beside of the first batch of AI features. Nevertheless it’s still a far more polished version than 18.0(.1).
It hurts being not able to test out the AI features but I’m still very happy with these latest betas.
 
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