iOS 18.5 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[BriceApp]

Mail alert sounds are still unreliable. I get an alert sounds on my Mac and Apple Watch. My iPad and my iPhone (when not wearing AW or while using the phone) do not give a mail alert sound when new mail comes in.

 

[Koloa]

Is it POSIX 96 error in mail still here?

Yes. I didn't have it with b1 of this round, but, with b2 the Mail application is quite unhappy with connecting to my IMAP server. POSIX 96 error. Other mail applications work fine (Preside).

 

[ghostface147]

Stuttering stuttering stuttering has been the name of the game when unlocking my screen about 40% of the time. Or maybe it’s a refresh rate issue? Let’s hope 18.5 helps with that. It didn’t happen in early betas of 18.4.

 

[metsi]

With new firmware update my phone now prefers lower frequency LTE band even though band 3 has way better signal

 

[nortonandreev]

I’m having issues with the Personal Hotspot. My mobile data works fine on the iPhone, however, the Mac shows “not connected to the internet”. 🤡

 

[Stuipdboy1000]

Early days yet but battery life seems better on my 16 Pro compared to beta 1.

 

[Banglazed]

Public beta is out

 

[Stiille]

So no 18.4.1 sadly

 

[James6s]

Do I jump on 18.5 public beta, or wait for 18.4.1 🤔 🤣

 

[Stiille]

Do I jump on 18.5 public beta, or wait for 18.4.1 🤔 🤣

Same thing i am thinking about right now - what will you do?

 

[James6s]

Same thing i am thinking about right now - what will you do?

Well 18.5 seems to be quite stable according to most people, with decent battery life too!

 

[Stiille]

Well 18.5 seems to be quite stable according to most people, with decent battery life too!

So let’s hop on 18.5 beta 2 then 🤣

 

[James6s]

So let’s hop on 18.5 beta 2 then 🤣View attachment 2502369

Yep! Let’s do this 😃

 

[Tomas1988]

Yep! Let’s do this 😃

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I'm holding back, waiting 18.4.1 😒

 

[James6s]

I'm holding back, waiting 18.4.1 😒

Maybe I should’ve waited. Too late now, see how 18.5 is 🤣

 

[sbailey4]

Maybe I should’ve waited. Too late now, see how 18.5 is 🤣

can always go back if need to. I am waiting another day tho myself.

 

[James6s]

First off the get go, it’s smoother and noticeably faster than 18.4 with app opening and loading times cut. The annoying stutter when unlocking has gone.

 

[Tomas1988]

First off the get go, it’s smoother and noticeably faster than 18.4 with app opening and loading times cut. The annoying stutter when unlocking has gone.

For me always beta version much better, faster and with better battery life than the official one.

 

[James6s]

For me always beta version much better, faster and with better battery life than the official one.

I was impressed with the final release of 18.4. See how things go with each new beta. No major issues yet

 

[Maloney~888]

Will wait for 18.4.1 before jumping on beta train (I think )

 

[HouseLannister]

Seems to have escaped notice, but Vietnamese is now a supported Apple Intelligence language. That was the last one announced as not part of the 18.4 April release and just coming soon.

 

[eoblaed]

Barring a crazy bug, it takes days, at least, to really get an understanding of the impact of a new release on your battery.

A new release might involve re-indexing your photo library, or recalibrating the ML/Neural Engine data, or number of other new activities, which will have an impact on battery (and performance overall) for a bit of time after install.

 

[mecoolai]

Having crashes when taking photos in Portrait mode. Once I snap a photo, I get the rotating processing button and does not stop. I end up closing the camera and retaking it....

 

[christian.terra]

Having crashes when taking photos in Portrait mode. Once I snap a photo, I get the rotating processing button and does not stop. I end up closing the camera and retaking it....

not experiencing this - just tried and took a few portrait photos just fine.

 

[James6s]

Not come across anything major on my 16e. There was one thing when pinching into a photo and it jumped in as far as it could go. After closing the photos app and reopening it, never done it again.

Performance is great and really fast. Battery life not much different to 18.4.