iOS 12.2
Release Date ― March 25, 2019
Build Number ― 16E227
Darwin Kernel Version ― 18.5.0: Tue Mar 5 19:52:14 PST 2019; root:xnu-4903.252.2~1/
iOS 12.2 provides support for Apple News+, adds the ability for Siri to play videos from your iOS device to Apple TV, and includes four new Animoji. This update also includes bug fixes and improvements.
Apple News+
New Issues
Additional Notes
Release Date ― March 25, 2019
Build Number ― 16E227
Darwin Kernel Version ― 18.5.0: Tue Mar 5 19:52:14 PST 2019; root:xnu-4903.252.2~1/
iOS 12.2 provides support for Apple News+, adds the ability for Siri to play videos from your iOS device to Apple TV, and includes four new Animoji. This update also includes bug fixes and improvements.
Apple News+
- Apple News+ is a new subscription service that extends the Apple News experience with hundreds of magazines and top newspapers
- Our editors handpick top articles and magazine issues, and you also get personalized recommendations on the topics most interesting to you
- Automatic downloads make it easy to read magazine issues offline
- Apple News is now available in Canada, with a free experience that includes handpicked Top Stories, a personalized Today feed, and support for both English and French
- Apple News+ is available in the U.S. and in Canada, with dozens of additional Canadian magazines
- Ask Siri on your iPhone or iPad to play any video, show, movie, sports game, or channel on Apple TV. For example, “Hey Siri, play Free Solo on my TV”
- Four new Animoji—owl, boar, giraffe and shark—are included for iPhone X and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch
- Dedicated TV controls in Control Center and on the Lock Screen give you quick access to TV controls
- AirPlay multitasking for video allows you to browse other apps, as well as play other short form audio and video files locally on your device without interrupting AirPlay
- AirPlay destinations are now grouped by content type making it faster for you to find what device you want to play to
- Apple Pay Cash customers can now transfer money to their bank accounts instantly using their Visa debit cards
- Wallet app now conveniently displays Apple Pay credit and debit transactions right below the card
- Downtime can be configured with a different schedule for each day of the week
- A new toggle enables easily turning app limits on or off temporarily
- Website sign-in now occurs automatically after filling credentials with Password AutoFill
- Warnings now appear when loading unencrypted webpages
- Removes support for the expired Do Not Track standard to prevent potential use as a fingerprinting variable; Intelligent Tracking Prevention now protects against cross-site tracking by default
- Smart Search Field queries can now be modified by tapping the arrow icon next to search suggestions
- The Browse tab shows more editorial highlights on a single page making it easier to discover new music, playlists, and more
- Support for new AirPods (2nd generation)
- Supports Air Quality Index in Maps for US, UK, and India
- Includes information in Settings on how much time remains on your device’s warranty period
- Supports real-time text (RTT) for phone calls made through a nearby iPhone on iPad and iPod Touch
- Displays a “5G E” icon for iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) or iPad Pro 11-inch indicating that users are in an area where AT&T’s 5G Evolution network is available
- Improves quality of audio recordings in Messages
- Improves stability and performance of Apple TV Remote on iOS
- Fixes an issue that prevented some missed calls from appearing in Notification Center
- Addresses an issue where a badge notification could appear on Settings even though no action is needed
- Addresses an issue in Settings > General > iPhone Storage where the storage size of some large apps, the System category, and the Other category in the storage bar graph could be incorrect
- Fixes an issue that could cause Voice Memos to automatically play back recordings after connecting to a car Bluetooth device
- Resolves an issue that could cause Voice Memos to temporarily prevent renaming a recording
New Issues
- FaceID for App Store purchases not working (seems to be fixed from server side)
- GSuite logins may not authenticate in native accounts integration.
Additional Notes
- iPhone User Guide for iOS 12.2
- iOS Release Notes
- Deleting built-in app can affect system functionalities. To restore affected functionalities, download the deleted built-in app back to your device.
- Intel iPhone XR/XS/Max: 1.04.30
- Qualcomm iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 3.55.00
- Intel iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 2.03.06
- Qualcomm iPhone 7/7 Plus: 5.55.00
- Intel iPhone 7/7 Plus: 3.03.04
- iPhone 6/6 Plus/SE: 7.55.01
- iPhone 6S/6S Plus: 5.55.00
- iPhone 5S: 10.56.00
- iPad mini 2: 10.56.00
- Qualcomm iPad Pro 9.7: 5.51.00
United States
- Verizon - 36.0
- Visible (MVNO Verizon) 34.0
- Verizon (iPad) - 35.0
- T-Mobile - 36.0
- T-Mobile (iPad) - 34.5
- AT&T - 36.0
- Cricket - 35.5.3
- MetroPCS -
- U.S. Cellular - 32.5.9
- Sprint - 36.0
- TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 36.0
- Xfinity Mobile 35.5.1
- EE - 35.5.1
- BT-UK MVNO on EE- 36.0
- Three - 35.5.1
- O2-UK - 35.5
- Vodafone UK - 36.0
- Virgin Mobile MVNO on EE- 34.0
- Orange B - 32.5.7
- BASE - 33.0
- Videotron -
- Rogers - 36.0
- Fido - 35.5
- Bell - 35.0
- Telus - 32.5.12
- Freedom Mobile - 34.0
- Orange France - 31.5.1
- Orange Morocco - 31.5
- O2-DE - 36.0
- Vodafone.de - 36.0
- Telekom.de - 36.0
- KPN -
- Singapore Singtel -
- Philippines Globe - 36.0
- Philippines Globe (iPad) - 36.0
- Philippines Smart - 36.1
- Thailand AIS -
- Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
- Malaysia Maxis -33.0
- Malaysia Digi -
- Malaysia celcom -
- Hong Kong - 32.0
- Comviq -
- Tre - 31.0
- Salt - 35.5
- Swisscom - 35.0
- Eir - 33.5
- Optus - 32.0
- Telstra - 35.5
- Turkcell (Lifecell) - 32.0
- Vodafone TR - 32.0
- Turk Telekom - 32.0
- T-Mobile -
- Orange - 32.0
- Play - 31.0
- Airtel - 36.0
- Jio - 36.0
- Jio (iPad) - 34.0
- Vodafone - 35.5
- Mexico - Telcel - 35.0
- TIGO GT -34.0
- AlwaysOnline -
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