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iOS 18 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Guess who is back? Dark Mode widgets are dark same as folder backgrounds. Just as it was in iOS 17. Yay 😎
Additionally in Settings app there is iCloud as separated item just on the bottom of menus and Apps seems to be sorted by letters with groups around letters and letter scroll. Good improvement
Additionally in Settings app there is iCloud as separated item just on the bottom of menus and Apps seems to be sorted by letters with groups around letters and letter scroll. Good improvement
After updating to this beta my phone has the lightening charger icon next to the battery percentage in the top right corner even though I’m not charging my phone at all. So another but that needs fixing…
Still a long way for the final, some bugs can occur in a beta.
I didn't have that issue.. RCS has only gotten more stable for me with each successive beta.
on a slightly related note, Samsung is no longer installing their "messages" app by default. They are instead going with the google messages app in an attempt to stabilize RCS on their end. One of the reason's (that they publicly stated anyway), that apple resisted RCS for so long was because like all things Android, everyone was using their own "version" of RCS instead of the universal profile. made it harder for them to support in a consistent manner and that was evident with iOS 18 b1. I couldn't do RCS with any Samsung users who were using the Samsung app.
I’d say so. Minor bugs and so-so battery life. Just make sure the apps you need aren’t broken.
I went from 17.5.1 to beta 3 (public) 18.0….and it’s a lot smoother, about the same battery life and apps seem to work better as well.
I swore I would never do Betas again after 17 which was a disaster but so far this has been solid on my 15 Plus and 15 PM
I’m not seemingly having any issues of any consequence on an iPhone 13. Battery seems as good as pre update which has been very good. My KB was laggy at times previously but have not noticed it after the update yet at all so hoping that is fixed. The auto brightness bug has been going on for me since first iOS beta 18. but if I reset it to where I want it stays put for usually many days so not a big deal at all. Maybe they will fix it someday. Overall the OS is quite smooth. I have one complaint tho and this since beta 1, placing widgets and icons don’t always stay where I want them to. It can be a real pita to place them. Apple for whatever reason, don’t know if it’s them or devs but they can’t do widgets at all. I mean come on, Android runs all over Apple in the widget dept and has for years. How about a scrollable widget? Like calendar for instance. Also trying to place one in a certain spot can be frustrating to say the least.Everything on screen jumps all over the place. And the blank space at the bottom just above the tray why can’t anything be put there?
Anyway considering it’s my way or the highway apple I’m surprised they finally gave us at least a little more control. Someday maybe I’ll get my scrolling calendar widget.
Anyway considering it’s my way or the highway apple I’m surprised they finally gave us at least a little more control. Someday maybe I’ll get my scrolling calendar widget.
anyone else have an issue with apple weather? The forecast is consistently about 30 minutes behind... it's pouring down rain outside here right now but the radar map has it clear over me and the next hour precipitation states it's supposed to start raining in about 20 minutes.
Can you elaborate? Why, in your opinion, is iOS 18 B4 not "good enough"?
Has anyone else had any issues with CarPlay seemingly tanking mobile data connectivity until network settings get reset? I got a new 15 Pro at the start of the month, and since I installed beta 3, if I plug my phone in range of wifi before I start driving, mobile data becomes unusable after about 5-10 minutes and doesn't come back until I reset network settings
Thanks! Think I’m gonna install it as it sounds it’s stable enough. The last 2 iOS I waited til beta 4 or 5 to install them.
Seems the more obvious bugs are
- Auto screen brightness
- Frequent Emoji (minor)
But this screenshot makes it impossible to tell… can you tap the album art and then take a screenshot?
For those having auto brightness issues, is this issue only affected Pro devices with AOD?
Cos it seems fine on my iPhone 14
Cos it seems fine on my iPhone 14
