Installed mine last night it looks great i haven’t messed around with it yet but just the new coloured Apps make it look so much better. Let’s hope for even greater improvement as we get more of iOS 18 and beyond.
Battery life is great for me on the regular iPhone 13 with iOS 18 Public Beta compared to the 17.5.1 which is very interesting but, it is also mostly smooth though I would warn people that it might be a little bit slow once you start using the device since it is still processing stuff in the background but yeah that’s all. I’ve had little to no issues and it’s going well for a beta version!
iOS 17.5.1 iPhone 14 Pro Max user here and the experience has been terrible the heat management it’s so bad the processor it gets so hot it’s like about to get boiled it’s crazy hope they fix those in iOS 18.
@@Wiwiiw896 You need to sign up for the Beta before downloading it, then you can go to Settings, General, Software Update, push Beta Updates then select iOS 18 Public Beta.
Man on iPhone SE 2020 have a little buges for example when you want customize your control center some widgets are going to be unviable for a few seconds or in ios environment sometimes you don’t have smooth navigation and have a little lag
@@NicVandEmZ is this why when i changed my iphone and ipad mini from dev beta 3 to public beta it said I was fully updated and no option to install the public one? ALthough watchos didn't have an update earlier today but when public beta came out this evening it still said I had latest updates, no option to put my ultra 2 to public release?
That's just goes to show that, Apple really isn't wasting any time. Because if they release a beta 3.5, and then like an hour or so later, we'll get public beta one, and then maybe, if history is any indication, we should see beta four soon
Could you make a separate video about the use of iOS 18 public beta on iPhones older than the 15 Pro/ Pro Max? I am curious about its performance and I believe so are many many people!!
Got to say since installing this public beta my 14 pro max is quite snappy. Where I work I get a lot of buffering and slow downloads. Well I’ve noticed a change. Definite improvement. So first impressions are great. Upgrading this cycle to iPhone 16 pro max.
Aaron, I have never done the betas before, I am always hesitant. Do you feel confident in this one, other than battery life? I’m on a 15 Pro Max. I just want to try the new features, and I have a back-up. My question is, when the public release drops, can I go to it, rather than stay on the betas if I choose to?
You have to put your toes in sometime. I always go for the public beta’s. No issue and it always works first time I don’t back up although there is a back up from a month or two ago and Aaron has just released a way out going back to 17.
@@zollotech, I went ahead and dove in. So far other than some glitches, it’s been pretty good. Battery life is definitely not great, but I’m enjoying it.
I’m on ios 17.5.1 on my iPhone I am already using iOS 18 public beta on my iPad and I am having great experience using it. Should I try ios 18 public beta on my iPhone as well?
I laughed a few minutes ago, seeing that the Public Beta was out. Went to see your last video, where you said you'd expect to see the public beta in the next couple days. And when I was watching it - it was already out. LOL Nice quick pickup on your part!
I’d really like to try the beta as I’m very excited about this version. But my real question is will it impact my Apple home? I know I’ll get the new app, but how likely is it to make our smart home stuff act weird?
My home app is fine and my lights seem fine. It’s late. I can’t test the speakers but why wouldn’t it work? All things are from Apple? I’m sure they’ve tested them and it’s early days.
Public Beta is running amazing already on my iPhone 15 Pro!! I seriously can’t believe it. My battery life didn’t change, I’m not running into bugs and the new features are fire!!! So happy I decided to chance it! Haha
I'm going to assume that if I want to use the public beta for awhile - but change later, I should probably save a backup file instead of just iCloud backup (which will backup regularly) in case I want to go back to iOS 17?
Always a good idea in my opinion to do an iTunes back up and save it to your personal drives as well. It’s been a while since I’ve done it, but I think it would only offer you the last backup for the firmware you just restored to.
@@twaikel I had switched to try out the dev beta when it came out. I tried to downgrade the normal way, and every time - it stayed on 18. I eventually had to use my Mac to restore. I don't want to lose the ability to downgrade back to 17 if 18 is too buggy - because my iCloud backup is then also on 18.
Currently downloading macOS Sequoia on my M2 MacBook Air and iOS 18 Public Beta on my iPhone 12. I’m going to hold off on iPadOS 18 until after tomorrow night.
This is still hammering the battery life on my Watch 8 45mm (device, 14 PM). I typically charge my watch to 100% in the evening. Put it on ~11:00PM before bed. On all previous iOS' I would get to 50% by 5PM the next day. I'm down to 50% before noon on this.
I enrolled yesterday, I have a backup on my Mac just in case, even your custom ringtones are backed up as well, some third party software allows you to create custom ringtones for your iPhone for free, so I can use songs in my Apple Music library as ringtones for my iPhone
When you use the stereo recording feature in voice memos app, the volume in a recorded file, starts off extremely quiet and fades in to full volume over 3-4 seconds. Reported the bug. Hopefully it gets fixed for the final build.
So did you actually get both of them at the same time or did you have to separate update him cause I got them both at the same time and they just asked me to check market and that was it and I restarted my phone. I never had to update it though.
Been playing around all day with this. I’m really enjoying the new features but have noticed a flickering bug when watching HDR videos. Every so often the screen flickers. Kind of makes me sick. I hope they fix this soon.
RCS, have you noticed that sending a text to android says SMS until after you send the first message and then changes to RCS? Does this mean that RCS is not being used right away? Hopefully not since this would make sending to international numbers not possible if you don’t have international texting. Wondering what you have noticed.
When sharing, the suggested row is not updating with frequently used contacts. It’s a static list. And the photo app does crash sometimes. But the rest of the experience is very positive, well done apples team
Hi, wanted a ask a question. I had previously installed ios 18 db1, and the photo quality in photos app and photos clicked in camera got reduced. Then I reverted to ios 17. Can you let me know if there’s any such issue in ios 18 pb1?
I normally join the public betas, but I'm on an IPhone 13 Mini now, which is the most forgotten about device by even Apple themselves, so I worry my experience will be buggier than those on the flagship devices. Any mini users out there that have been on the developer beta that could chime in with their experience before I dive in?
The battery isn't the best, but that was to be expected. Some apps crash, especially those for editing the notification center and the screen in general. Personally, I have one quite annoying bug, i can't see the emoji button on the keyboard. Overall, for the third beta, it's not bad. I'm using an iPhone 13.
Anyone using this beta can tell if the battery issues are really bad or not, if its worth going for the beta even if the battery suffers a bit? I have a 14 pro max at 100% health and Im worried it would go down because of the beta. Thanks!
updated my 11 Pro Max and saw some bugs. pictures are blurry when you zoom in on the Photos app, I installed Google Photos and pictures are fine when viewed there. Spatial Audio on Airpods is not working well, it has crackling sounds. the Messenger icon is pixelated in dark mode with large icons. And the battery life is much worse than on the official 17.5.1.
I am using public beta now. Keeps force closing iMessage in the middle of typing and phone gets a little warm. Other than that, it’s ok. It doesn’t close all the time but annoying after 6th time
I can't get it to show any updates, it's stuck indefinitely on "checking for update" I am on very fast WiFi (150+ Mbps) Turning off my WiFi and turning it back on didn't work this time. Restarting and rebooting also did nothing.
If you didn’t already have iOS 18 on your phone, you might have to go into Software Update - Beta Updates then pick iOS 18 Public Beta to get it to show up.
@@FortWorthRaised while it's "Checking For Update...", the option to switch between beta updates (Developer Beta, Public Beta, or Off) is not available. You have to wait for an update to populate or for it to say it's on the latest version. I downloaded betas on my iPad since my iPhone is my main device.
You need to have at least twice the gigs more than the update size available in order for you to be able to download the update. So if the update is 6 gigs for example, you need 12 gigs for it to be available.
