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iOS 18 Speculation Thread
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Even faster, Even smoother and Even better than 18.1
Been on 18.1 what seems to be so long now that it almost seems boring. Bring on 18.2!
I’m hoping we see iOS 18.2 beta 1 Monday and iOS 18.1 RC Tuesday. Most likely the other way around. Like all of us lets move on from 18.1 and have some real fun/enjoyment from 18.2 betas. 😁
That one will be good. This will open up a DSLR-like function on the phone that most never knew was already there.
Of course with the small sensor, almost everything in the frame up till note was within the hyperfocal range and thus in focus anyway. This changed somewhat in recent phones with the larger (though still small) sensors, the longer periscope light path and the macro lensing. As a result the dedicated focus button will be helpful.
I’m hoping we see iOS 18.2 beta 1 Monday and iOS 18.1 RC Tuesday. Most likely the other way around. Like all of us lets move on from 18.1 and have some real fun/enjoyment from 18.2 betas.
Hate to burst your bubble but I don’t think we’ll see the 18.2 betas until at least 10/29.
I think your wrong on this one @gwhizkids. I believe Apple will run the RC and have iOS 18.2 out same week. Apple wants iOS 18.2 out bug free sooner than later, so lets see.
It’s definitely a feature I didn’t know was there, and still don’t know how to access on an older iPhone - or if I even can.
Would definitely be cool though. As someone who shoots manual focus lenses for most of my *real* photography, being able to do the same on iPhone would be great. And maybe one of the first truly useful implementations of the camera control.
Unfortunately it’s not available yet. Apple just said later this year. And I think it will only work with the Camera Control button
Locking focus and exposure is something that you could always do with a tap and hold on the touch screen - the way I interpreted the above quoted post is that they may implement a full manual focus control with the slider. Which would be neat! But I haven’t seen anything from apple indicating that myselfUnfortunately it’s not available yet. Apple just said later this year. And I think it will only work with the Camera Control button
My personal speculation:
Monday or Tuesday: 20 minute video uploaded to YouTube around 9AM eastern with new MBPs, iMac and Mac Mini announcements. Think that January 2023 video with the new HomePod and M2 Macs.
Same day: iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1, iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1 and watchOS 11.1 RC released, along with updates to iOS/iPadOS 17 and 16, macOS Sonoma and Ventura.
October 28: public releases.
October 29: iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2, iPadOS 18.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2 and watchOS 11.2 Beta 1 released.
November 11: Beta 2 released.
November 18: Beta 3 released.
December 2: Beta 4 released.
December 9: RCs release.
December 16: public release.
December 17: iOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, iPadOS 18.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3 and watchOS 11.3 Beta 1 released.
Christmas break.
Monday or Tuesday: 20 minute video uploaded to YouTube around 9AM eastern with new MBPs, iMac and Mac Mini announcements. Think that January 2023 video with the new HomePod and M2 Macs.
Same day: iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1, iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1 and watchOS 11.1 RC released, along with updates to iOS/iPadOS 17 and 16, macOS Sonoma and Ventura.
October 28: public releases.
October 29: iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2, iPadOS 18.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2 and watchOS 11.2 Beta 1 released.
November 11: Beta 2 released.
November 18: Beta 3 released.
December 2: Beta 4 released.
December 9: RCs release.
December 16: public release.
December 17: iOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, iPadOS 18.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3 and watchOS 11.3 Beta 1 released.
Christmas break.
“Camera Control” is the name of that button with with the capacitive slider control reverted to in the marketing page I screenshotted above. So it’s coming and I agree it will be neat!
post nailed it.
Oh it never stops with 18.2 speculation just wait for the problems.Ok. We’re done here in this thread until January. Thispost nailed it.
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I personally don’t notice much of a difference.
15 PM with “Apple Intelligence” enabled, seems just about the same as 17 and 18.0
Maybe I’ll wait then because I am in the EU and can’t use Apple Intelligence …
And Tim Cook said that they think your're really gonna love it!
I will be happy this beta saga ends tomorrow, just a another week to QA for public release. On to 18.2 betas next.