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iOS 18.3 Beta 3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Same here. Everyone is so desperate for features. I reckon there is a lot of under the hood tuning in this release .
Boring is actually good. It means things are pretty stable. iOS has been pretty boring for years but that’s the way I prefer tools to be. As long as it ‘just works’ well.taking away the subpar "AI". All iOS 18.1, 18.2 updates are boring too
For you.
The glitchy photos app drop down now doesn’t stutter on my 16P. Which is nice to see things are being polished up
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Looks much more polished and smooth to me.
I'll take boring if my battery is better.
Which it is.
I've disabled Apple Intelligence. The only difference I found was the old Siri ball instead of the whole rainbow screen shimmy.
So maybe removing AI made my phone less-screen-woke?
Which it is.
I've disabled Apple Intelligence. The only difference I found was the old Siri ball instead of the whole rainbow screen shimmy.
So maybe removing AI made my phone less-screen-woke?
Primarily scrolling in general (Photos app and also Safari seem quite fluid compared to b2) and when switching between different apps.
Mail still broken for me on my 16 PM. Expected result when tapping on a notification for an email is to go directly to the email. Actual result when tapping on the email is going to the inbox and locking up for about 6 seconds and then you can go to the email. This wasn’t an issue on the initial version of iOS 18.
18.1. It also does the expected result once in a blue moon.
Have they fixed Mail so audio notifications when a new email arrives works again? It’s a feature I miss a lot.
Only thing I'm desperate for is a decently smart Siri, not the pathetic junk show she is now.
I had that bug on 18.1 and it made me downgrade my 13 Pro Max back to iOS 17.
I have 15 Pro Max now and I still didn't update mostly because of that. I can't believe they still didn't fix that, this is an alarm.. something that people use every single day.
The worst thing was that I even tried 3rd party apps and they also didn't work. So basically stock clock app on my phone, apple watch and 3rd party apps didn't work at all.
I had been reading for a while about this issue on reddit. First time it's happened for me. I have a medicine alarm set go to off in 10 mins so I'll see it that doesn't work as well
Don't understand how this is relevant to the beta and this release, since you know it's a beta.
And what issues are you experiencing? I have had nothing but a great experience with iOS 18 on my iPhone 15 Pro and M4 iPad. I'd say MacOS has seen more issues and bugs than iOS in the most recent releases.
Although everything is smoother for me, I’ve noticed that my battery is quite a bit worse. Oh well, can’t have it all. 16pro.
For me it started with 18.2. And yes, it occasionally will do the expected result.
Annoyed of trying to see improvements where there are none, I think I actually found a way to make Safari (and other individual apps) smooth by myself.
Accessibility - per app settings - safari - reduce transparency, reduce motion prefer crossfade, differentiate without color. I dont want my animations or transparency to be affected globally, but for Safari this is perfect. No more stutters and it just flies!
Accessibility - per app settings - safari - reduce transparency, reduce motion prefer crossfade, differentiate without color. I dont want my animations or transparency to be affected globally, but for Safari this is perfect. No more stutters and it just flies!