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iOS 18 Beta 6 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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That’s probably not a bad thought. IG has lots of issues.
The main one being the continued absence of a native iPad app 🤫
What is this phone call dialing thing in recents that everyone is upset about? When they changed it in the previous betas, I was confused about how it worked so I didn’t interact with it. The “I” button was gone from the recent call so I assumed there wasn’t a way to go to the contact’s info directly from the recent call. So I guess I’m kinda glad they went back to the iOS 17 design, personally.
It was the greatest change ever! Hah
Simply tap on the big area that has the number and it would take you to the info page where you could add, block, etc. no more accidental calls (like I’ve been doing for two days straight).
Call button was nice and small and off to the right.
I’m sure they’ll change it back.
Simply tap on the big area that has the number and it would take you to the info page where you could add, block, etc. no more accidental calls (like I’ve been doing for two days straight).
Call button was nice and small and off to the right.
I’m sure they’ll change it back.
Oh I see, that does seem a lot better than the current implementation. I was just afraid to tap the number and have it call someone, so I never experimented with it.
Yep still got some keyboard lag. It better than the last beta, but sure not fixed. It was way better on beta 4.
Don't know if it's due to keyboard lag, but I've definitely found myself mistyping a lot more on these iOS 18 betas. And the auto-correct still sucks and doesn't fix it. Unless my mistyping is really that bad 😅
Agreed, I was doing fine most of the day, but last night surfing IG ate up my battery quick!
Don't know if it's due to keyboard lag, but I've definitely found myself mistyping a lot more on these iOS 18 betas. And the auto-correct still sucks and doesn't fix it. Unless my mistyping is really that bad
Yeah autocorrect has been a bit of mess on these betas. I am not sure what Apple did with the keyboard, but they need to just go back to how it was.
Also the music app has become a problem again. This was an issue back in early iOS 17 days, but now it’s back. Gets the phone warm and then just starts eating away at the battery. Apple really needs to figure this out.
Well this is odd.. 2 days later my control center widgets all loaded correctly. No change on my part.
Perhaps check in Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention section to see if this might affect your volume?
It might also be that Instagram and Facebook need to update their apps to run smoothly on iOS 18.
Thanks, that's exactly what I did and it appears to have solved it. That was apparently on by default.
From a purist perspective, betas can indeed put more strain on the battery life. However, how much it will affect your particular device varies widely, depending on your 3rd party apps (yes, Instagram and Facebook!) and your general usage pattern.
Then we have a “Carpe Diem!” lot, preferring to bask in a glory of new iOS tweaks months/weeks before official releases, despite some occasional hiccups along the way.
The choice is yours. 😉
Very true, and that could help with both those apps. But Apple is to blame on the music app. That one has been an on and off issue since the beginning of iOS 17. Seems like they could have figured that one out by now.
Have you rebooted? And they're all still ok?
I usually reboot my phone once a day (well, I turn it off at night) but haven't since installing this latest beta, as redoing all my Home widgets is irritating. Doing it once after the beta install was enough
After running beta 6 on both a 13 mini and a 15 pro max for a few days I can say that this feels close enough to a final release for me.
I know about the control centre bug, have a feeling that will be fixed for sure soon. I can’t recall noticing much else - this feels like iOS 17 to me mostly.
There’s not much iOS 18 improves for me over 17 to be honest. I don’t really like the new control centre and think that the UI in Photos was stronger before but both changes are fine as the core functionality is still there.
I like how I can limit change to 95% on the 15 Pro Max now, I’ll use that little feature. Hiding elements in Safari is also a little useful the odd time.
Being able to customise the springboard is also a little nice - a plus I think. Oh and the new broader Tapback in messages will be great (when everyone is on iOS 18 and I can actually use it 😏).
RCS hasn’t landed for 2 different carriers for me here in the EU…might kick in after general release I guess.
Ai won’t be making an appearance here in the EU but that’s ok as it’s going to be a bit beta-ish for a long time I think.
I’ll miss the new Siri when it comes out which is the biggest shame. I wonder if the EU and Apple will ever come to an amicable agreement. Somehow I don’t see it, at least for a long time. They’re a bit like kids who have fallen out with each other 😊
All in all it’s an okay OS update, just like last year and the year before.
I know about the control centre bug, have a feeling that will be fixed for sure soon. I can’t recall noticing much else - this feels like iOS 17 to me mostly.
There’s not much iOS 18 improves for me over 17 to be honest. I don’t really like the new control centre and think that the UI in Photos was stronger before but both changes are fine as the core functionality is still there.
I like how I can limit change to 95% on the 15 Pro Max now, I’ll use that little feature. Hiding elements in Safari is also a little useful the odd time.
Being able to customise the springboard is also a little nice - a plus I think. Oh and the new broader Tapback in messages will be great (when everyone is on iOS 18 and I can actually use it 😏).
RCS hasn’t landed for 2 different carriers for me here in the EU…might kick in after general release I guess.
Ai won’t be making an appearance here in the EU but that’s ok as it’s going to be a bit beta-ish for a long time I think.
I’ll miss the new Siri when it comes out which is the biggest shame. I wonder if the EU and Apple will ever come to an amicable agreement. Somehow I don’t see it, at least for a long time. They’re a bit like kids who have fallen out with each other 😊
All in all it’s an okay OS update, just like last year and the year before.
This user here https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/s/z9ZBuedQcn says he has DB6 and in his screenshot the call icon is active in recent calls! Either he doesn't have DB6 or the call icon shows when you search in Recents (obviously a bug). I have asked him but hasn't replied yet.
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