So is it happening on your other wallpapers or a newly created one? I can see it can be an annoyance, but if it is not causing any functional problems, you can manage. Or go the extra mile and reinstall the b4, ideally via IPSW.
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iOS 18 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Seem to be getting a lot more dropped and failed calls in B4
Yeah it’s happening with all wallpapers. Not worth a reinstall or anything… mainly just frustrating cause I can’t figure out why most people aren’t experiencing it and it sets off my OCD every time I see it!
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Some of these existed in beta 3 too.
Nothing earth shaking as this is a beta.
Yes, when I test, I am very picky.
iOS keyboard is still a mess. After testing I swapped back to GBoard.
Some of these existed in beta 3 too.
- Notifications > Banner - anything I have playing; YT, Prime, etc… a Banner Notification kills the sound far lower than beta3
- Notifications > Banner - Had this in Beta 2 but beta 3 was okay - some Banners will appear and remain till you manually dismiss them
- Apple Car Play > Wireless - with Ford Sync 4 messages doesn’t always work. They fail on read or send. On my Chevy Colorado it fails to stay linked.
- Notification > Badges - Badge numbers are usually incorrect for Messages, Mail, Teams, Outlook, and Blink.
- Battery - drains faster with less SOT than beta 3
- The false “AirPods Pro moving with you message is back. Has this in betas for 17 and 18b1 off and on. I have Find My turned off.
- Camera shots have a yellowish/orangish tint for lower light pics. Ongoing issue.
- When waking up the brightness level is incorrect. Usually dimmer. I do not use AOD.
- YouTube background play may or may not work.
- AirPods Pro 2 - Noise Cancellation will randomly turn off. Tells me I have to place in ear to turn back on, meanwhile they are in ear and both playing. Same issue in beta 3.
Nothing earth shaking as this is a beta.
Yes, when I test, I am very picky.
iOS keyboard is still a mess. After testing I swapped back to GBoard.
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A couple more things I’ve noticed today with my iPhone.
The system itself seems to be a lot faster. I have an app (that hasn’t been updated in years! Label Printer by Richard McKenna), every time I open it I have to wait at least one second for it to load. That time has been dramatically reduced.
Battery life seems a lot better. The first few betas, my battery life would be 40-50% at the end of my work day. Today it was 60%.
With an external keyboard connected, at the Home Screen if you open spotlight search, the search text field would show and then pop itself from the center. It’s still a little buggy right now, but it seems to be properly placed at the bottom of the screen now.
The system itself seems to be a lot faster. I have an app (that hasn’t been updated in years! Label Printer by Richard McKenna), every time I open it I have to wait at least one second for it to load. That time has been dramatically reduced.
Battery life seems a lot better. The first few betas, my battery life would be 40-50% at the end of my work day. Today it was 60%.
With an external keyboard connected, at the Home Screen if you open spotlight search, the search text field would show and then pop itself from the center. It’s still a little buggy right now, but it seems to be properly placed at the bottom of the screen now.
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I would reinstall the beta with IPSW file.
Instructions on the first page of this post.
How in the hell do you have a release day 14 pm at 96% health? Do you never use your phone? Mines at 88%, and I thought that was pretty good for 2 years old nearly.
No issues here... what iPhone? how much free storage?
I agree that a fresh install may be warranted..
I have been able to add them but emojis got screwed between B3 & B4 where the "frequently used" emojis in the picker got reset to defaults or something and they do not update.. There are emojis in that section that I never use.
Wild they released every other public beta EXCEPT IOS.
It varies... but the last several x.0 versions had 8 betas before the RC dropped
Maybe bc of the awful auto-brightness screen bug is annoying.