What's New in iOS 12 Beta 2: Screen Time Updates, Battery Usage Tweaks and More

[C DM]

You were suprised that another member’s devices were repeatedly bricked by betas, this was a quick heads up only.

I was trying to follow up to see if a user had not one but two different devices that not on one but two occasions became completely and permanently inoperable because of an update. What a beta is and all that is known and doesn't really have much to do with the actual part of what I was trying to confirm.

That said, speaking of surprising, it seems that something like repeated bricking of devices by betas would be in that category as it would more than likely be a much bigger deal and come up in beta related discussions quite a bit if it was fairly common to have betas destroy devices that users would then basically need to replace themselves.

 

[mark!]

Also, CarPlay is super buggy in this beta. Worked great with beta 1. I have a 2017 Honda Civic Touring sedan. CarPlay will connect, but if my screen in my car changes at all (I switch to Honda’s home page, my blinker turns on and Lane Watch comes on, etc.), CarPlay is disconnected immediately and I have to reconnect the phone.

I have the same car and the same issues, which is annoying because beta 1 had a lot of issues with Apple Maps in CarPlay. Now it doesn't stay connected longer than a few minutes.

 

[gomichaelgo]

Is anyone else getting a settings update request to "update apple id phone number?" I click on the request but it freezes my phone and won't let me enter anything.

 

[quinneverett]

Is anyone else getting a settings update request to "update apple id phone number?" I click on the request but it freezes my phone and won't let me enter anything.

This bug has been reported by many people.

 

[olives9]

Has anyone tried if iOS 12 Beta 2 connects to CarPlay in your respective vehicle? I tried it with Beta 1 and my Acura was not able to see it when plugged in (on iOS 12 beta 1).

 

[SSDGUY]

No quickly accessible audio EQ? No global audio EQ? No customizable audio EQ? Waste 'o time. (I'm only partially kidding.)

 

[clauzzz203]

I was trying to follow up to see if a user had not one but two different devices that not on one but two occasions became completely and permanently inoperable because of an update. What a beta is and all that is known and doesn't really have much to do with the actual part of what I was trying to confirm.

That said, speaking of surprising, it seems that something like repeated bricking of devices by betas would be in that category as it would more than likely be a much bigger deal and come up in beta related discussions quite a bit if it was fairly common to have betas destroy devices that users would then basically need to replace themselves.

Actually this does happen quite a lot, especially with the developer betas. When accesing one from the developer account, what I said earlier is stated by apple as a warning. IOS images contain also firmware (eg the equivalent of EFI) and can definetly brick the iboot.

 

[ftaok]

Does the battery usage information populate if your phone has a 3rd party battery?

 

[C DM]

Actually this does happen quite a lot, especially with the developer betas. When accesing one from the developer account, what I said earlier is stated by apple as a warning. IOS images contain also firmware (eg the equivalent of EFI) and can definetly brick the iboot.

You are saying that updates effectively destroying devices where people the only remaining option is getting of those devices and getting replacements is something that happens a lot?

 

[WestonHarvey1]

You are saying that you had a beta update that completely made your device permanently inoperable and then another one that did the same thing essentially to another device?

Yes. Back then the "connect to iTunes" screen would appear with a different colored background, which was a signal to the Apple Store Geniuses to say "we can't touch this". Then you'd go down the rabbit hole of trying to get developer level support, where you would eventually hear "you installed this at your own risk".

The 2 devices in question became paperweights.

 

[Pasukin]

Is anyone else getting a settings update request to "update apple id phone number?" I click on the request but it freezes my phone and won't let me enter anything.

Someone earlier in this thread posted a solution for that.

Solution for "Update Apple ID Phone Number"

 

[CasparAremi]

No idea why this could be, but Siri on my HomePod has been absolutely useless since downloading iOS 12 beta 2. She takes forever, saying things like “just a moment” and never actually answers the questions (weather, time, set an alarm, etc.)

I've been getting this all day and its driving me mad. HomePod audio is also lagging behind TV shows on my Apple TV, which its never done before - don't know if that's related or not. But something is definitely up with Siri on the HomePod. Most stuff I ask just times out (she finally says 'Sorry, I couldn't hear you'), though occasionally music will start after a bit of thought.

 

[CopyChief]

Has anyone tried if iOS 12 Beta 2 connects to CarPlay in your respective vehicle? I tried it with Beta 1 and my Acura was not able to see it when plugged in (on iOS 12 beta 1).

I'm driving a rental car right now (a cheap Chevy Sonic) and CarPlay seems to be working fine from my iPhone 7 running b2. However, it was not an extensive test, by any means.

 

[clauzzz203]

You are saying that updates effectively destroying devices where people the only remaining option is getting of those devices and getting replacements is something that happens a lot?

With betas

 

[C DM]

With betas

For something that supposedly happens a lot I can't say that it comes up in the long beta discussions where much more innocuous and less obvious things have been known to come up and discussed quite a bit.

Seems like that would be just a bit of an odd disconnect if it was really something that happens even just sometimes, let alone a lot, for it not to get much discussion, especially around these parts.

 

[clauzzz203]

For something that happens a lot I can't say that it comes up in most long beta discussions where much more innocuous and less obvious things have been known to come up and discussed quite a bit. Seems like that would be a bit of an odd disconnect if it was really something that happens even just sometimes, let alone a lot, for it not to get much discussion, especially around these parts.

Ok

 

[Moneoa]

The weather widget works fine on iOS 12 beta 2 on our spare iPhone 7 on Sprint. I still don't think it's ready to be a DD. Maybe beta 5 I'll jump on.

......it’s not intended to be a DD in any situation....

 

[podycust]

is siri shortcuts app mean to be available on iPad?

 

[Junior117]

Is this option new too? Starting a Facebook live screencast from control centre.

Developers have been able to do this since late last year, so this isn't new.

 

[DEXTERITY]

They should reorganize settings. Horrible design, nothing in alphabetical order and hard to find things. Same goes for Apple Music - looks thrown together by a temp.

 

[ghostface147]

......it’s not intended to be a DD in any situation....

Not officially, but some take more risks than others.

 

[Persicuta]

iOS 12 beta 1 was fine for me on my personal iPhone X. However after installing beta 2 it completely messed up my iMessage. It would not let me log in and only let me use email address to send and receive. Eventually I fixed it though after playing around with it. It wouldn’t even show you the password field to log in. You had to press return on your keyboard. So far it’s solid though apart from that.

 

[justin77]

But did they fix the stupid volume setting screen hog?

lol! Lately I've actually had it in the top right corner AND in the middle of the screen. Maybe by 2027 we'll have a fix! LOL!

 

[cocky jeremy]

How can I become a developer to try the betas. I can't wait until the fall. Thanks.

Just find the Profile online. I found it day one.

 

[b1gted]

Seems fixed on my iPhone X iOS 12 beta 2. Now showing my actual location and not somewhere in a field

Still buggy for me. It worked for one trip. Then the trip back I was getting no GPS available. and when it would work it was very choppy and didn't know where I actually was.