iOS 18 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[gwhizkids]

Is that what that was? I thought you were have a very specialized set of strokes throughout the day.

Yup. I’ve been using the native forums since about the second day. Hate it!

 

[contacos]

I’ve no idea if we even have RCS in the UK! lol. Only ever see it talked about by people from the US.

Let’s see what beta 2 does to my iPad!

I still don't understand what it is either but the last SMS I sent was most likely 15 years ago (Everyone that is not on iMessage is using WhatsApp)

 

[ryanmcv]

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Not sure if it’s working, but I can confirm there is a toggle for RCS

What carrier are you using?

 

[Enygmatic]

They still seem to have light/dark widgets tied to the light/dark icons rather than the system-wide Dark Mode itself; I preferred the older setting here. The dark icons won’t be for me until more devs are able to update theirs (even Apple has a few 1st party apps they haven’t adjusted), but I don’t want large, bright white widgets (mail, Google, etc.) when I’m in Dark Mode - especially in the bed at night.

 

[gwhizkids]

Well that was odd…..
Updated my 15PM OTA, had to do the “Agree” thing. It updated without asking for the Install permission nor told me that the install was done. No “Hello” either.

This was a very odd update for me.

I almost never get the Hello on betas.

 

[MLVC]

in that case, maybe you can change your Apple ID region to a different one, so it should work (in theory)

Yeah but that means my payment methods wouldn't work anymore either as they're Dutch. It's no biggie really, I'm not that upset about missing out on the launch of Apple Intelligence etc. I'm sure it will come to the EU in time.

 

[contacos]

Yeah but that means my payment methods wouldn't work anymore either as they're Dutch. It's no biggie really, I'm not that upset about missing out on the launch of Apple Intelligence etc. I'm sure it will come to the EU in time.

Dumb question but I suppose you are also running the macOS beta? like I'd be curious to try. I am in Germany but my AppleID has always been US

 

[AZhappyjack]

I am seeing a minor bug with the home page customization. If I set the icon color to TINT, I cannot subsequently select DARK. I have to select LIGHT and only then can I select DARK. It's not a huge thing, but it is a thing. Reported it.

UPDATE:
It looks like some strange ju-ju going on here... continuing to test this and sometimes is changes and sometimes it just stays "tinted". I can force it by just randomly pressing the various options until something changes and then set it to "DARK"... icon size and icon color options seem to be a bit FUBAR so far.

 

[cale508]

I've noticed that the "unread" badge in outlook and messages is red until I open the app and then it changes to clear.

I've noticed that too. I rebooted and now is back to normal.

 

[VSMacOne]

Is the digital clock option new in iOS18 standby mode? I don’t remember seeing it 17.

 

[Polaroid]

Am I crazy but is closing app to home screen got a new animation? Seems like the wallpaper zooms more and is more layered

 

[ethank]

Audio is still super low in some apps. Anyone see a fix for this?

 

[MLVC]

Dumb question but I suppose you are also running the macOS beta? like I'd be curious to try. I am in Germany but my AppleID has always been US

Yeah I also run the macOS beta.

 

[gwhizkids]

Is the digital clock option new in iOS18 standby mode? I don’t remember seeing it 17.

Yeah. Its been there since the beginning.

 

[addamas]

Fixed issues:
- if app uses Apple Maps as map inside app - this implementation is way more snappier than before.

- Safari webpages miniatures blinking when scrolling up and down

- Dock visible on Widgets page when used closed Spotlight with some search started

 

[CPmav]

For everyone asking about RCS, I’m using both T-Mobile and Mint

 

[VSMacOne]

I really hope this is just a bug, but folders in b2 don’t show the bigger app icons when using the large option in customization. Those big borders are such a waste of space. Again, hopefully just a bug.

 

[Cchase88754321]

For everyone asking about RCS, I’m using both T-Mobile and Mint

You see the toggle with Mint?

 

[apb123]

Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to European Union at Launch Due to DMA

Apple today said that European customers will not get access to the Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and SharePlay Screen Sharing features that...

www.macrumors.com

Sorry about that. Gotta love that EU

 

[GoldenChild]

That's better.

Any new wallpapers?

I haven't been able to test yet if they've removed the ridiculous 60 second limit for sending or playing back voice messages either.

No new wallpapers. I didn’t notice a limit on voice message playback

 

[curdy]

Seems like List View works again for notifications.

 

[Delolia]

Don’t see a lot of new things but already had more bugs than in two weeks of beta 1 ( icon customization is Very buggy)

 

[dk001]

That is very strange. Someone using Mint reported that it‘s showing for them (the toggle at least, no one got RCS to actually work in the Messages app yet).

Maybe your phone is still waiting for a carrier update to arrive?

Mint is up to date as far as my app and carrier info in About matching.
I’ll keep an eye on it. Until it actually works, it is more of an oddity.

 

[Simon89]

I’ve no idea if we even have RCS in the UK! lol. Only ever see it talked about by people from the US.

Let’s see what beta 2 does to my iPad!

Definitely available in the UK, I’ve seen it when using my works Samsung to other android users

 

[uniquexoxo]

No RCS Messages for me but I can confirm that RCS is available on all carriers here (Philippines) — they work on my Samsung