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iOS 18.2 Lets You Track Progress of Safari Downloads on Lock Screen

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iOS 18.2 expands Live Activities support to ongoing Safari downloads, allowing you to quickly track the progress of file downloads on the iPhone's Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro models and newer.

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This is a minor but useful improvement coming with iOS 18.2. The update is currently in beta, and it will be released in December, according to Apple.

Check out our lists of new features and changes in the first and second betas of iOS 18.2 to see what else is coming with the update, including additional Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration for Siri.

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It would be amazing if Apple could stop this cosmetic nonsense and fix Safari (at least Desktop version) once and for all so users don't have to rely on Chrome every time they need to use the web properly. Many websites don't function well in Safari, which is a major issue. Overall, Apple software seems to be in a state of decline, and it's really disappointing!
 
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Henrikr said:
It would be amazing if Apple could stop this cosmetic nonsense and fix Safari once and for all so users don't have to rely on Chrome every time they need to use the web properly. Many websites don't function well in Safari, which is a major issue. Overall, Apple software seems to be in a state of decline, and it's really disappointing!
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You realize that on iPhone chrome and safari run on the same engine?
 
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Henrikr said:
It would be amazing if Apple could stop this cosmetic nonsense and fix Safari (at least Desktop version) once and for all so users don't have to rely on Chrome every time they need to use the web properly. Many websites don't function well in Safari, which is a major issue. Overall, Apple software seems to be in a state of decline, and it's really disappointing!
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Only the interface differs. They both rely on the same engine. Which kind of invalidates your point.
 
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Jhonjhon236 said:
You realize that on iPhone chrome and safari run on the same engine?
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They don't. Desktop Chrome uses Blink, while Desktop Safari uses WebKit. Chrome’s implementation still performs more reliably on certain websites, while Safari can behave oddly or doesn't work as expected. I encounter these issues several times a month, and I've been an Apple browser user since Apple Cyberdog.
 
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PsykX said:
Only the interface differs. They both rely on the same engine. Which kind of invalidates your point.
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They don't. Desktop Chrome uses Blink, while Desktop Safari uses WebKit. Why does it matter? The issue with Safari failing to render certain websites still exists.
 
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Hmm...this is a pleasant surprise, since going by recent Apple decisions, this looks like something that will require so much processing power that it should be reserved for iPhone Pro 17.
 
Apple should fix Safari itself and not add such nonsense features it’s incredible how other browsers like I’ll name one “Arc Browser” for example, it’s way more smoother than Safari and works way better and it’s more polished in all sorts of things you can think of but yet the in-built of the iPhone and made from Apple the Safari app feels like a 3rd party cheap browser app smh 🤦‍♂️
 
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WarmWinterHat said:
Huh, I don't think I've ever downloaded anything other than a pdf or similar on my phone. I figured big downloads would cancel or time-out when the phone locked.
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Useful for those in the EU when they download apps off the web.

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Or this is Apple preparing for the rollout of their own in-house modems and wireless chips. They'll perform so poorly vs Qualcomm and Broadcom chips that we'll need to see how long .PDF's and similar take to download. 🤣
 
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Jhonjhon236 said:
You realize that on iPhone chrome and safari run on the same engine?
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Henrikr said:
They don't. Desktop Chrome uses Blink, while Desktop Safari uses WebKit. Chrome’s implementation still performs more reliably on certain websites, while Safari can behave oddly or doesn't work as expected. I encounter these issues several times a month, and I've been an Apple browser user since Apple Cyberdog.
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🤦‍♂️ iPhone ≠ desktop
 
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In addition to having 235 tabs open on my favorite sites I usually have 37 downloads happening at any one moment. This will really help my consumption workflow and know when an important document has finished downloading so that I may start another download.

If only they would have a widget showing the number of active widgets too.
 
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shadowboi said:
It should have been a feature ever since iOS 8🤦‍♂️ Apple is late at everything
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Not exactly. Apple was always cautious when it came to downloading PDF files on the desktop or laptop. If it was directly from a Adobe Acrobat or an Adobe software? Maybe or sometimes, depending on the browser or OS. I think at one point, downloading PDF files on a smartphone was tricky because that how a virus get downloaded onto your phone and the same goes for desktops and laptops. So the only way a PDF file can be downloaded is from a trusted source or a secured website. Otherwise, you're screwed across the board. It used to be really bad years ago because people didn't understand what they're doing on the computer or internet. Now the technology has evolved and gotten better. I think Steve Jobs couldn't stand Adobe for making software programs especially Adobe Flash that hog RAM memories, and they have clashed from time to time. It was known to the public early on.
 
These days it would be quite rare to download something big enough (or slow enough) that I would have much time to actually lock my phone before it finished. But nice to have this feature I guess.
 
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