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iOS 18 Beta 8 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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One issue I’m finding with beta 8 and most previous betas, is that when I open up control center my homekit page opens up instead of my favorites. (Heart icon) Is anyone else experiencing this?
It’s almost like the momentum from swiping down triggers the subsequent CC pages. My finger is nowhere near the icons so it should stay on favorites.
It’s almost like the momentum from swiping down triggers the subsequent CC pages. My finger is nowhere near the icons so it should stay on favorites.
Somebody help me with this as I'm not sure if it's a bug or by design now.
When I set the icons to "Automatic" they stay/change Dark even during the day time with only the wallpaper changing to light mode. Only way to have Light icons is to select Light mode.
Anyone else seeing this?
When I set the icons to "Automatic" they stay/change Dark even during the day time with only the wallpaper changing to light mode. Only way to have Light icons is to select Light mode.
Anyone else seeing this?
I see. Well, if it still heats up after the RC, ask somebody to use their computer? With a decent internet connection updating with IPSW should be quite fast.
They are two separate things. If you set your icons to Auto, then when your iPhone is in light mode the icons are meant to be light too, when your iPhone is in dark mode - so are the icons. However, if you set your icons to a particular state (Light or Dark, not Auto), then they will stick to it regardless of your iPhone light or dark mode.
It’s dark mode by default but I remember in one of the earlier betas it used to switch just the icons to light during the day when set to Automatic.
EDIT: It looks like the behavior seems changed with the icons being linked to the system’s theme instead of being separate like it did before.
Absolutely hate it. System wide dark mode is fine but you can’t see the dark icons in the sun.
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If your iPhone is set to dark mode and the icons to Auto, then the icons should be dark too, no anomaly there.
Thanks, I didn't see the Auto option for the icons, already setted that. Will look how it works now. It's strange too because I don't remember changing anything related to that config, maybe in the update the Icons setup changed to default or something like that.
Regardless, thanks for the help.
Not an anomaly but it’s definitely a changed behavior. Not a fan as dark mode icons are useless outside in the bright sun. Now I gotta change it to light if I’m outside and to dark when inside or at night.
After almost a full day, no complaints here... I haven't experienced any of the heat issues that others report, and after a few hours, the battery seems fine on my 14PM. There's always re-indexing and such after installing a new version of iOS, but I've not experienced any real issues since joining the iOS 18 beta train at DP4. Obviously, YMMV.
Oddly enough, at this point in time I was getting better battery life from DB7 vs DB8….ill give it a few days to finish indexing . DB7 I was at 68% at the eod of with medium use.
Is anyone, facing the issue where icons are not rendered properly after a restart?
It is happening to my first folder in the dock. The icons render ok when the folder is expanded. Have to go to wiggle mode move one icon out and move back into the folder to resolve the issue
It is happening to my first folder in the dock. The icons render ok when the folder is expanded. Have to go to wiggle mode move one icon out and move back into the folder to resolve the issue
I think final public release will happen on the day of event.
Absolutely not they need to release the RC so developers can finalize things before public release.
Yeah I get that. I wouldn’t worry about visual bugs like this. It would be fixed ‘eventually’.
These are just part of a beta or even an early release. Got to be a little open to small bugs to be on the beta train.
Choo-choo.
Oh no... almost exact issue was just solved but was related to apps removed by System due to not using them for a long time (always forgets the name of it).
This might be related - worth reporting to them
Does anyone else use the Home buttons in Control Center to turn items on and off? Now you have to press the device button then an additional step to set the light level for that item. How can I get back the simple on/off toggle?
I do, regularly.
Just tap the icon and the light will come on (to whatever brightness it was on before). A second quick tap turns it back off.
Apparently this does work if you press specifically on the bulb in the icon. Thank you.
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I use the little icons (the 1x1 ones) and I can tap on them anywhere to toggle the lights. A longer press opens up the brightness slider (and I assume a colour balance wheel too for those who have the posher bulbs 
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