iOS 18.4 Beta 3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[LutzRFrank]

„new“ Siri is back after beta 3 installation

good to hear.
They definitely "did" something

 

[iSuzan]

So new Siri animation is still here. But it was also there after installing beta 2 and then suddenly dissapeared … so crossing fingers it will work now.

 

[iSuzan]

Did anybody found anything new or changed?

 

[nortonandreev]

good to hear.
They definitely "did" something

So new Siri animation is still here. But it was also there after installing beta 2 and then suddenly dissapeared … so crossing fingers it will work now.

Apple Intelligence​

Resolved Issues​

• Fixed: For languages other than English (US), Apple Intelligence support requires Siri to be enabled. (144092696)
• Fixed: After restoring iOS 18.4 or iPadOS 18.4, some Apple Intelligence features might not be available or you might see “Downloading support…”. (145117473)
• Fixed: Some Apple Intelligence features are unavailable until device is rebooted. (145431408)

 

[LutzRFrank]

So new Siri animation is still here. But it was also there after installing beta 2 and then suddenly dissapeared … so crossing fingers it will work now.

Wasn’t for me after installing beta 2. Was the first time to search for workarounds…

 

[papbot]

Hoping it gets to an A build soon so I can install on my daily driver 16 Plus. Don't want beta bugs nowadays. Maybe by beta 4.

I don’t install any betas on my Apple Watch, and rarely do on my phones as I need them as problem free as possible. But 18.4 has been the smoothest release so far of iOS 18. I installed the first 18.4 on my 16 Pro Max and have not had any issues. I did not install any of the previous betas on my phone, only on my iPad.

 

[christian.terra]

Can after long pressing a sticker and there is a delete option View attachment 2490650

Thanks but I’m talking about how you can remove all stickers from ever showing in the emoji keyboard in the first place. There’s a setting under Keyboard settings for this, but the setting does not work (no difference having setting on or off)

 

[LutzRFrank]

Thanks but I’m talking about how you can remove all stickers from ever showing in the emoji keyboard in the first place. There’s a setting under Keyboard settings for this, but the setting does not work (no difference having setting on or off)

Oh. Ok - that I can confirm - same behavior here

 

[Maloney~888]

Can after long pressing a sticker and there is a delete option View attachment 2490650

I’m not getting that option when long pressing?

 

[TR73]

Well that came out earlier than normal. Very nice surprise.

It came "early" for us Europeans because the US set their clocks forward one hour on Sunday (for the Daylight Saving Time). In most of Europe we switch to the DST on March 30, so until then we get these betas "early".

 

[LutzRFrank]

@Maloney~888 you see the ‘glow’ when being pressed.

 

[COBRASVT]

Modem got update on 16 pro max 1.54.02

Enough to update right there.

 

[nollimac]

updated on 13pro...

 

[Maloney~888]

View attachment 2490661

@Maloney~888 you see the ‘glow’ when being pressed.

Still not seeing that, but thank you.

 

[Hans300]

Is this update actually good ?

 

[mariuskv]

Is this update actually good ?

To early to tell

 

[Travis299]

15PM & 16P DL & no problems. 22E5222f version.

 

[thatJohann]

I don’t install any betas on my Apple Watch, and rarely do on my phones as I need them as problem free as possible. But 18.4 has been the smoothest release so far of iOS 18. I installed the first 18.4 on my 16 Pro Max and have not had any issues. I did not install any of the previous betas on my phone, only on my iPad.

But is there anything worth adding it for? Like better responsiveness or better battery?

 

[cbreze]

My signal strength seems to have taken a big hit with this update. Not sure what modem firmware I was running previously so don’t know if it changed or not. (iPhone 13) reset network settings but no help. Anyone else noticing anything in that regard?
EDIT: ok just checked beta 2. Yeah modem update.

 

[Tomas1988]

One bug fixed.B2 lock screen widgets were not centered and started from the left side, now this issue is fixed.

 

[Simacca]

It came "early" for us Europeans because the US set their clocks forward one hour on Sunday (for the Daylight Saving Time). In most of Europe we switch to the DST on March 30, so until then we get these betas "early".

Did not know that. Makes sense now.

 

[Artemiz]

Smoother than b2 with less frame drops or jerkiness while opening apps.

 

[nortonandreev]

Smoother than b2 with less frame drops or jerkiness while opening apps.

+1

 

[nortonandreev]

There was a regression (again) in Beta 1 and 2 where streaming to a HomePod leads to a microcut at the beginning of the content. This is now fixed.

 

[Reeneman]

So far it works pretty fine and fluid. Getting home now and will activate Apple AI again. Let’s see how this turns out and especially for how long