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iOS 18 Beta 7 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Yeah they are the same - which charge limit you set for your 15PM and how much you use it every day (SOT)?
It is not that difficult, actually.
Once you get your iPhone 16, you will first need to install the latest iOS 18.1 beta on it and then transfer the stuff from your old iPhone, running the same iOS 18.1 beta over.
Great. And I guess I then have to unsubscribe from the developer beta, and just wait until Apple release the official iOS 18.1.
The best would be to continue on the 18.1 beta until it is released to the public in October and then come off the beta, if you like.
If you unsubscribe from the beta before, you might miss several updates in between your latest beta installed and the public release.
I wouldn't unsubscribe from the beta, no. There will still be a few more betas before the official iOS 18.1 is released and you don't wanna stay on an older version.
At this point I would just stay the course with 18.1 betas all the way until it is generally available. If you are nervous, just wait a few days after a new developer beta comes out before you install it.
I have been running 18.1 from the day it came out, and I have to say that it is really quite stable. With the exception of games, I am a heavy iPhone user. While there are some minor UI bugs and such, and battery drain is a little higher than I would like, I have yet to run into any bugs so serious (Apple or 3rd party apps) that they prevented me from using iPhone to do whatever I was trying to do at that moment.
Thanks. I'll wait. I haven't had any problems either, but thought this was the reason for the battery drain. Although, it started before in installed the beta, and I suspect that the battery took a beating after two weeks in Greece and crazy heat this summer.
Just asking - it’s not your first beta? Asking because I had strange bug after updating to Beta1 (as in screenshot) where it erased screen time password and I see 10+ had the same but somehow other settings were set up.
To have it working had to set up password again so provably in your case it might be requiring setting again. Anyways worth reporting for sure, weird issue…
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Btw with this Beta they fixed missing Offloaded apps icons (apps removed temporary by OS as they were not used for some time). Yay
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I was using the 80% limit but my battery health dropped to 99% after 50 cycles lol. Now I’m using 80-90% limit most of the time. I don’t let it drain to low numbers and cycle the battery, so it’s hard to give SOT for a full day/charge as I give it little top ups through the day.
FWIW here’s how today looks.
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Team 80% charging limit with the 15 Pro Max since launch day 🤝
Beta 7 doesn't "feel" much different than beta 6. But that's to be expected as we get this late in the development cycle. Battery life seems a tiny bit better. iOS 18 is feeling a bit more polished now with most of the graphical glitches gone (that I've noticed). I'd be surprised if we didn't get beta 8 next week though. 3 weeks seems like a long time to wait until RC but it's possible.
Same as you, I use to download all the betas but last couple years I haven’t until late in the game or RC, I jumped on Beta 7 as my first one this year on my 13 Pro Max as soon as it dropped yesterday, perfect so far, delightfully so. Even battery life which I expected to take a hit seemingly is just as good as before.
Go ahead and enjoy it!
I boarded on beta 6 and it's running well on my 15 Pro. The only bug I ran into was that Control Panel would reset to default after every reboot. This is fixed in beta 7.
Battery-wise, it does drain more quickly the first couple days after updating but once settled, battery is similar to 17.6.1. There's a notification in the battery page that says Update Finishing in the Background, which I believe is new to iOS 18. In beta 6, it took 2 full days to finish. Hopefully the same on beta 7 - we'll see tomorrow morning.
I'm happy to have waited until last week to try it out and have no regrets.
On my iPhone 12 mini this beta run very smooth. No battery drain, heat or any other issue.
Y’know I’ve not used any limits and I purchased my 15 PM at launch.
Been using it every day and it’s still at 100% health.
I charge both on cable and MagSafe at times. When the charge gets to 100% I stop charging.
I think sometimes you get a good battery and sometimes you get a bad one - I’ve had that experience with different iPhones.
I don’t think you need to sweat too much about how you charge.
100% true
There are so many factors involved here. Some batteries are simply more robust and some coming with a slightly higher capacity than others.
Battery health are measured more often the more you update the phone (especially big updates and during beta periods).
I wrote it before - I had a pretty worse experience with my Xs years ago and after that I stopped checking this value. Haven’t checked it once on the 13 Pro. The first time I did was when inward ready to put the phone on eBay for selling it. Same goes for my 15 pro that’s currently in use, I would be curious but I simply don’t check this stats.
Yes, the battery “lottery” is a factor, but it also depends on what we do with our gear once we stop using it. If you are on Apple’s own or carrier renewal programme, changing your iPhone every 1-2 years, then yes, no need to worry, as any battery will be fine for two years no matter how you use it. However, if you plan to pass your gear on to your friend or family member, it still makes sense to prolong the battery life for as long as possible.
My iPhone 11 is two months away from its 5th birthday.
Most nights, I plug the phone into the 5W charger and turn it off until morning. So there's no optimise charging stuff working.
My battery health states "service" and 77% capacity. However, it still lasts the day.
So I've learnt just not to care about the battery and if in future (with a new phone) the battery stops lasting a day before I want to upgrade, then I'll just get the battery replaced. Sure, that costs money, but if it lasts 4-5 years then I'm OK with that.
And to keep on topic ... phone's running well on this latest beta. I think having a "simple" phone without AOD, without AI capabilities, without even 5G etc. is why I'm pretty much bug-free.
Most nights, I plug the phone into the 5W charger and turn it off until morning. So there's no optimise charging stuff working.
My battery health states "service" and 77% capacity. However, it still lasts the day.
So I've learnt just not to care about the battery and if in future (with a new phone) the battery stops lasting a day before I want to upgrade, then I'll just get the battery replaced. Sure, that costs money, but if it lasts 4-5 years then I'm OK with that.
And to keep on topic ... phone's running well on this latest beta. I think having a "simple" phone without AOD, without AI capabilities, without even 5G etc. is why I'm pretty much bug-free.
I think in such case the ~70 $/€ are totally worth it to get the battery replaced. Still a nice phone with the soft-rounded sides.
Edit: Ok seems to be 99-109€ currently in Germany for these models. Damn Apple.