iOS 18.2 Beta 3 Released - What's New? (Apple Intelligence)

[@BrandonButch]

Are you a fan of the change to the Photos app?

[@DefinitelyNotRosey]

Definitely.. Apple is on top of the game

[@theruine3110]

I would have liked it before (like during the iOS 18 betas) but now it seems weird cause I got the habit of seeing the “old” style

[@mistabritt]

Thank God they fixed it. I hated the slim look of videos and/or photos after updating to iOS 18.

[@MCCraftAdventure]

No that looks buggy, I liked the full view.

[@GhostDragon2057]

Once they fix the UI overlapping yes

[@mistabritt]

Brandon I swear you are like my favorite iOS reviewer. So detailed and I like how you explain everything out. Keep up the good work. Love the videos.

[@BrandonButch]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@WesleyT234]

@@BrandonButch you really are, I’m definitely subscribed

[@butterfliez2642]

I second that. Love his videos

[@greeneyedqt90]

I third that love his videos

[@emmanuelmtera5936]

@@BrandonButch I’m curious, could you create a course that teaches us how to be more like you? I’d love to learn from your positive energy!

[@Argt00]

The screenshots showing up full screen was the default behavior since the beginning, it only changed with iOS 18.0. Thank Goodness theyre bringing it back, how does it seem better for you to have to tap twice to expand a screenshot

[@Intergalactic2701]

Definitely skipping this release! Thanks for the video!!

[@michaelfountain4201]

me 2...I think I will skip the release too many issues...

[@luminescence_visuals]

They keep messing around with the photos app 💀

[@Goubear123]

That photo layout is annoying as hell. Got to be a bug or someone is getting fired 😂

[@Paul-mn8en]

Not everyone have these bugs, i downloaded it but i don’t have these bugs

[@HesiGrinds]

Yes skipping this one because of the photos

[@fiddlestix26]

Might hold off a week on this one. Thanks for the video as always!

[@habibmughal3802]

Same as i thought

[@nanojimenez7079]

Is your battery life taking a hit? I’m on 18.1 and its draining

[@THEDOCTERO]

@@nanojimenez7079what’s your phone? I’m thinking of updating idk tho

[@fiddlestix26]

@@nanojimenez7079 yeah, every beta since the beginning of iOS 18 has been brutal on battery life.

[@moodrevolver]

@@nanojimenez7079what model are you using? I’m 16 pro max and I turned off refresh for everything and my battery is absolutely phenomenal

[@hridayjain5888]

I just bought a iPhone 16 128 GB The battery life is terrible My phone sips through battery overnight and even when idle Is there any fix to this?

[@lostkhaz]

Hey man sometimes I watch these before updating or while updating and I was thinking it would be nice if you could talk about the big bugs like stickers disappearing or dark Lock Screen at the start of the video with a little warning about how people might not want to update to this beta before getting into the new features

[@justforthetv]

He showed the issue which is an implied warning, people should simply watch the video in full and take note of the information he provided. Besides, Apple has always given us the typical disclaimer about downloading Betas.

[@russelllycan2116]

I am frustrated that I am still on the wait list to receive Playground and Image Wand

[@IntelParkMC]

Already updated before this video so I hope I like it!

[@justabrokeredneck]

i’m the same way, i download the update then go watch what i just did lmao. no going back for me

[@pirosz4538]

Same here 😂

[@DaveTech-q3f]

@intelparkmc After 24 how’s your experience?

[@IntelParkMC]

@@DaveTech-q3f The photos app is a bit of a mess but definitely still usable. Battery and performance seem very good and stable. If you can live through the bugs for a week, I would update.

[@martinvillanueva2071]

@@DaveTech-q3fmine has been solid so far on my 16 pro max , no real battery problems or bugs noticed so far

[@GomarThePotato]

all the changes to the new photos ui feels like an incorrect way of trying to fix a non-existent problem :/

[@sunilbajaj300]

the new photos app itself a problem

[@vedanshchn]

4:10 Thank goodness they did away with that auto image zoom out preview. It's beyond annoying. Thankfully I merely use Google Photos so I never really have to deal with it.

[@BrandonButch]

I just really don't like that the image carousel covers up part of the photo/video. Hope that gets adjusted

[@vedanshchn]

5:06 Again, I'm so glad they moved the back button back to where it was in 17. It was annoying to have it in place of the three dot drop down menu.

[@vedanshchn]

@@BrandonButch True. Does the carousel still hide when manually zooming in? I find it inconvenient to have to zoom out completely to be able to access it. It wasn't this way in 17 :(

[@SerPapus]

Yeah it’s perfect for me like this

[@mujtaba_1315]

Love how much consistency is there in iOS 18.2 , the complain I have had with earlier versions is dark app icons didn’t look consistent except the Home Screen but now seeing dark icons in settings menu and share menu seems to make it look consistent.

[@ekiM2K]

Gonna stick on beta 2 for now. That lock screen bug would annoy me greatly.

[@denischolakov7224]

How is the performance ? There was some problems in beta 2 with the battery life and face ID. I really wanna try it but im not sure how stable is going to be.

[@sunny_0v0]

Mark Gurman: 18.2 beta 3 is polished.

[@BrandonButch]

That's the thing about Betas: Everyone's experience will be different.

[@man_m]

@@BrandonButchthat’s right!! Mine came in at 800mb plus on 15 Pro Max and no bugs.

[@MrBroontlay]

Thanks for the helpful warning before i update!

[@Taylor___]

Skipping this beta. Everything they’ve changed so far I’ve just reverted back to how it was. The control centre is super annoying but thankfully you can delete the extra slides

[@normanscheuter9471]

Hi Brandon, I live in the Netherlands and the new mail is still not here. No prio...and the other filter. Is this also based on AI?

[@Beautifull-universe]

Brandon you are our ios hero mate ❤

[@IMBongDriver]

I’m currently on iOS 18.2 beta 2, and I’m wondering if I should upgrade to beta 3. After seeing your lockscreen, I’m a bit scared. It seems like there’s a bug there. Should I skip this for beta 4 instead?

[@kalafalas246]

I love the photos change, it’s perfect now. I do thing it looks better in dark mode tho with the little black gradients

[@stormrider01]

I like the new image view in the photos app. It´s now like in iOS 17 and before! I hate to tap every time I want to show somebody a picture!

[@nurse.reef.repeatandsomuch1758]

Is this stable enough to be installed on my iPhone 15 pro max?

[@JuanitoPelotas]

i have the same device and definitely staying in beta 2, it seems pretty buggy to me after seeing the video, especially the lock screen.

[@pattonhall4490]

Brandon, why am I still on the waiting list on IOS 18.2 Beta 3? It’s been a week!

[@syedyousufraza5062]

X2

[@Avstar777]

I joined 18hours later got access 1week ago

[@EnderCraftKid]

Shitttt i waited 3 weeks to get pass the waitlist. Def some cool features tho for sure

[@RaghavVijay]

Awesome Brandon, Love your great videos, seems like we are so close to the release of perhaps the best features in Apple Intelligence, can’t wait for to try them, but otherwise looks like apple still has a bit of work to do.

[@mrmcgoo39]

thanks for the video just to let you know iOS 18.2.3 for iPad is just a screwed up. The voiceover function will not announce the numbers can’t even put my passcode in the rest of the letters sometimes are a hit or miss. I don’t know what happened to the download, but the voiceover keypad is just nonfunctional. Kind of hard report stuff when you can’t even put your Apple ID in because it has numbers in it and some of the letters don’t function as well. Maybe they’ll fix it next round.

[@NeoVdV]

Is it still good or necessary to update if not using a 15pro or newer and not using airpods ??

[@robertmaxey5406]

My iOS 18.2 Beta is 7.15 GB. You got off easy. Cheers.

[@Taylor___]

Yeah it reinstalls the total OS with beta 2.

[@carsonhenderson]

if I pay for chatgpt plus already does apple have a way to allow me to use that? Or is it its own apple-specific model?

[@miuidigital4603]

It's allowed

[@techwithtyler20]

Sign in with your OpenAI account in Settings.

[@Mannyphaantom]

9:34 all my stickers are still there. No issues whatsoever after updating to beta 3. So far so good at least for me.

[@pierrescj]

I’m so glad they fixed photos app. It was so annoying that to scrub through a video you’d have to pop back out from full screen. I’m willing to get a bit of covering but more functionality. Now you can tap and make it disappear

[@charlesjung5348]

Curious to know how long people have been on the waitlist for image creating. I’m on my 5th day waiting to be able to use genmoji etc and still have not gotten it yet. How long has everyone else waited to get it?

[@NoNo-gt2bo]

I actually prefer the pictures app update, I didn’t like the image/video shrinking, especially when scrubbing through the video or pausing, it would shrink, I prefer it being full screen at all times

[@hypervanguy]

did they give you an option for blur or remove an object in the clean up tool for photos? or is it still up to the ai to decide

[@prateekbhatia3070]

Touchscreen is buggy on beta 3. Not taking all inputs and also problems with holding things. Causing issues with swipe writing :/

[@hermandaragan3822]

Great update! Previous beta made me to move away from 16:9 ratio, but now vertical 16:9 looks as good as it used to be

[@nathanf1147]

All my notes in the notes app have just disappeared after updating to iOS 18.2 beta 2 and iOS 18.2 beta 3 has not fixed it.

[@Tha-King-Arthur]

Zoom photo in and out is this AI connected? Because I have IOS18.2 beta 3 and this option is not available..

[@ErickTakada]

Brandon, could you try using GarageBand in your device? Mine doesn’t play instrument sounds anymore even if I’m using a stable version of iOS 18.

[@techwithtyler20]

Try force closing and reopening.

[@2365Films]

I STILL DON'T have Apple AI since the release of 18.1!! What's up with that??

[@AnthonyRandom]

I’ve had that sticker bug since the beginning of Ios 18 now on ios 18.2 beta 3 on iphone 16 pro everytime I try to save a sticker it just instantly disappears and doesn’t save

[@benjamincain8115]

I just like really need a link to get back my phone on developer beta settings n not public . But luv all ur vids

[@tikmetal1982]

Not a fan of the UI interfering with the photos. Great video as always Brandon! Question for you though, do you think the dark mode icons will ever come to Apple Watch? Also I switched back to my Gmail app a while back because I got tired of the delay in getting notified about emails. This was before the new mail app was released. Are you still experiencing the same issue or has this been resolved?

[@raffyy._]

hey brandon, great video as always. just wondering, have you experienced any overheating with your ipad when using the notes app with any apple pencil? i use my ipad mainly for note taking and the overheat (and consequentially battery drain) is a real issue. thanks!

[@TheSonyExperience]

Thanks for the heads up. I just deleted the beta 3 update. I will keep 2 and skip to 4 after

[@JVBCONTRACTORS]

My iPhone 16 pro max iOS is 18.1 and said is up to date, whats happening?

[@techwithtyler20]

Are you in the beta program?

[@JVBCONTRACTORS]

@ I just google whats the beta program, I didn’t know that exist, thanks for reply.

[@charleydumas5514]

The new photos behavior is great, I hated how they made it behave in ios 18, who wants to see their images in a tiny size?

[@gautamkhera]

How do i get that wallpaper?

[@Usith]

Brandon I saw in that widget you’re a half alive fan!!! Automatic and the whole new album so far is sooooo fire, super glad to see a fellow fan out in the wild 😎 keep up the good work

[@laxjs]

Wallpaper link please!!1

[@UFCFan777]

Very strange so far the lock screen is working as it should for me, haven’t had this bug yet and I hope it stays away xD, been running beta 3 on a 15PM

[@GhostDragon2057]

I’m getting almost no bugs on this beta just the bad UI in photos

[@stealtheo]

My Lock Screen and stickers are working on iOS 18.2 beta 3 on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Perhaps a hard reset might help.

[@anthonynunez1]

Hi Brandon, I got a question if you would be so kind to answer it: icon profile pictures on mail app will be available on 18.2 release? I got the 18.1 version and is not there. I've been waiting that change for that for too long. Is the only thing I still using gmail app. PD: you make great videos every week. Greetings for Dominican Republic my friend !

[@PaulRybicki83]

Anyone else having problems installing the watchOS

[@BrandonButch]

yep, notably with the Ultra 2 and Series 9

[@PaulRybicki83]

@ resetting the watch doesn’t fix it either.

[@richardstorey2317]

I being having problems with installing watchOS 11.2 beta 2 on my apple watch series 9 glad it’s not only me

[@TheTrafficBoss]

It went smooth for me. Ultra 1st Gen

[@richardstorey2317]

@@PaulRybicki83I have an apple watch series 9 tried installing the update can’t install it I resetting my watch still installed the update I think it’s server side issue with Apple

[@JRP02]

Does anybody know why Genmoji isn't showing up for me in my emoji search? I have 18.2 Beta 2 and just got accepted into the developer trial today. I have image wand and Image Playground but no Genmoji.

[@PraneetTulshyan]

I think Sketch works too. You still need to draw to give it a reference layout. The words you need to enter are for it to know what to generate. If you drew multiple objects, it should take the their positions and layout in the image you generate after writing the words.

[@viewer9997]

this update is getting more awesome with each beta

[@macbugde]

Did you watch the video? This release is full of bugs. 😢

[@lynxcat4life]

I've had that Sleep issue regularly for a few years on my Apple Watch & occasionally on my iPhone - the way to fix it is to, on the affected device, disable any current Focus, then toggle Sleep Focus on and off again. It's super frustrating!

[@msjhudson2049]

I've been attempting to download the latest software, but phone keeps getting stuck on "Update Request" Has anyone else had this issue? And how did you resolve it? Thanks! :) UPDATE! If you get a spinning cog wheels, restart your phone! Then when you get the ios18 icon, then it will update!

[@pavanrkadave]

Joined the Image Playground waitlist when on 18.2 Beta 1, on my iPad still haven't got in.. anyone else still waiting?

[@imCylo]

I've been waiting for early access for Image Playground for the past few days on my Mac. I tried switching from dev beta to public but no luck. Hopefully this new update gives me access. I'm not sure if this is something on my end or if other people are experiencing this too

[@UFCFan777]

It took me 2 weeks to get accepted

[@imCylo]

@ damn, that sucks. I guess I'll keep waiting, thanks dude

[@Mario285Industries]

Since they completely failed with the whole Photos app. I think they should’ve kept the old design maybe rounded a few corners made it look a little cleaner, but the whole redesign is so confusing and so difficult to navigate, especially when it comes to adjusting your place in the videos even in the old update and the new update.

[@viewer9997]

iOS 18.2 well on its way with another beta

[@music_city_mav]

i have the opposite issue with your lock screen. My lock screen shows but my home screen doesn't, it was like that in 18.2 beta 1 and got fixxed in 18.2 beta 2. so far I'm regretting going to beta 3, cause the bugs are either back or worse. it almost feels like the compiled beta 3 before beta 2.

[@Sand_29]

My iPhone 13 says that it has 2.9 gigabytes in Apple intelligence data downloaded on it but I can’t use it at all.

[@techwithtyler20]

Apple Intelligence isn’t downloaded to unsupported devices. Are you sure you’re not referring to the update size?

[@moundercesar3102]

is Genmoji available on Mac or not yet?

[@hankhandsome]

I'm on a regular iPhone 16 and I've seen a definite improvement in Face ID recognition in this beta.

[@HeythereDavehere]

I watch every one of your update videos and usually have my main phone running the latest dev beta. I often wonder how “normal” people ever discover new features. I’m sure my girlfriend doesn’t have a clue that writing tools are on her 18.1 phone. I’m sure my dad will never know image playground exists.

[@loogoos6446]

Image wand works. You have to give the AI a starting description to help generate the result.

[@nicholawilliams1895]

Hi Brandon. Is there a colored keyboard you can recommend?

[@owenharvey7871]

My battery has been so much better from beta 1 to beta 2. Probably going to wait on beta 3 to see how it does. I had a problem with not being able to use stickers in a previous beta so I don’t need that again …

[@SoleLawd]

RCS has not been working with iOS 18.2 Betas

[@jamesxo]

hi - again, anyone able to summarise whats new in ios 18.2 for iphone 14 pro max? ive noted the updated mail app but anything else new?

[@EthanCantu24]

I hope the Photos app goes back to normal because I don’t like the new Photos app in iOS 18.2.I like the one in iOS 18.1 😢😢 3:21

[@josephjoestar515]

You are in the minority. Most people wanted this change.

[@EthanCantu24]

Hopefully it goes back to normal like in iOS 18.1 😅

[@DarrinLin]

nah i prefer this new one. as long as they fix that bug with the on screen text reader UI overlapping with the bottom bar quickly.

[@Dre-yd2xh]

I want to get my iPhone battery replaced, but they said there’s a risk of losing my data when they have to reset everything, I was able to back up ios 18.2 (public beta) on iTunes on my computer, I should be able to restore everything right back to the iOS 18.2 public beta right? I was told beta versions won't restore

[@JonaB-o5n]

it suppose when u replace a battery doesnt lose any data and doesnt need to reset everything

[@Dre-yd2xh]

@@JonaB-o5n yeah but im having it replaced at best buy, and it ususally takes about 2 hours, they have to do test and diagnostics

[@danielbautista4304]

For the image wand feature, it does kind of work. You circle the image, describe it, and then the AI uses both the sketch and the description to create an image.

[@BrandonButch]

yeah that's not what Apple demoed though. They showed it being circled and then created, no text needed

[@danielbautista4304]

Maybe they changed it, but hopefully not. Who knows? Hopefully, they’re still working on just letting us be able to circle it without describing it. I’ve just done one-word descriptions, and it seems to work fine, but hopefully, they release an update to Image Wand soon.

[@KacperX321]

why this beta if only popular people on the Internet have access to the playground feature?

[@stardusttom]

Generally restarting my phone brings back my missing stickers, though I’m sure you’ve tried this

[@jerry-ic8id]

Idk who at Apple has issue with Photos n why they keep messing it up

[@Saiya-jin84]

Great vid man! Love the content. Do you think it’s smart to upgrade or wait until next week because if the bugs

[@smootloma2112]

I have an iPhone 15 Pro with iOS 18.2 beta 3 and I still have and use my stickers

[@SuchitMehra]

Hello to my only definitive guide on iOS, all the way from India!! Every time a new beta comes out, I turn to only you for all the info. Keep up the great work!! Here's wishing you the very best!!!!

[@SLAYCAL]

I’m loving iOS 18.2 Beta 3

[@ffgcvs]

Tks for the videos!

[@omarmendoza7150]

I update the phone every time it updates. To be honest it does improve a little bit but battery keeps getting worse, battery last about half a day. Since I have AI since I use the features.

[@WBC32]

BrandonButch, Have you seen the low light camera issue that is plaguing the iPhone 16 right now? It pretty much makes it the worst iPhone camera over the last few models. Seems a lot of reviewers are skipping this issue. What's your take on it?

[@Dr.AshishVerma]

Anyone aware of how to enable contact pic (Avatar) in the mail app? Spent half an hour looking for the setting but cant find it on iOS 18.1. Is it a new feature introduced in IOS 18.2?

[@techwithtyler20]

18.2

[@metal-ant]

2:43 Draw your image. Click done top right. Long press on the image, add to playground/create image option is there. Been there since Beta 2 😉

[@BenSchappacher]

Probably gonna skip this one given all of the bugs you’ve shown. I’ve been having that bug with stickers since the original 18.0 beta and usually the stickers come back after a reboot hopefully Apple completely fixes this bug soon though.

[@C1NYbAdGB]

I’m on 15 pro max 18.2 b3 and still have all my stickers. Tho have noticed a few bugs. I’m unable to install watchOS beta

[@stephenf8840]

No I like having the photos go full screen when opening them. The other way was a paint on the butt. Hope they fix the issues on the booth. But I love and want the image to open full screen.

[@RunDownBuildings1]

Go to battery it says update is installing in the backgrounf

[@samadbuzdar9158]

Apple intelligence not showing in china variant iphones even after the region change?

[@SA4REX]

Thank you for a new video going through a breakup

[@lgrif1201]

On public beta and still on the waitlist for Image Playground 😢

[@terra___photo]

Just a quick question: Is the stabilization on the Pros (or maybe the base 16s too) any better? I never had to worry about holding really still with my 14 PM. I mostly use my Sony a7IV, but I really enjoy using my phone when I don’t have my mirrorless. I have the most issues with the 120mm focal length. Needs more attention imo. Could just be my phone I guess though. 🤔

[@IndianGems95]

Do we have something like circle to search ????

[@BlackGokuSolos]

what about battery intelligence

[@SirFalcon88]

On my 16 pro got 3513 single and 8691 multi with this beta! Highest score so far