iOS 18 Beta 2 Follow Up - Features, Apps and More

iOS 18 Beta 2 Follow Up - Features, Apps and More - iOS 18 Beta 2 Released a couple days ago. iOS 17.5.1 is the current public release and iOS 17.6 Beta 2 released a few days ago. iOS 18 brings many new and extra features with customization, control center, RCS and much more, but there is even more to talk about since the iOS 18 Beta 2 is Out! - What’s New video. We talk about 7 new iOS 18 features and updates on other major features. It's too much and not in a good way that Apple could charge for it's upcoming features, In this video I show you the latest new iOS 18 Beta 2 features and changes and talk about stability, battery life, bugs, issues, and more using the M4 iPad Pro 13, iPhone 11, iPhone 14 Pro Max, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. #iOS18 #Apple #iPhone
This is also the Weekly iOS 18 and iOS 17 Follow Up Review (A Few Days Later ) where we go over the experience of the latest version of iOS 18 or iOS 17.6 updates. We also talk abut the latest Apple News, Rumors and Major App Updates along with when to expect iOS 18 Public Beta 1, iOS 17.6 Beta 3, iOS 17.5.2, and iOS 18 Beta 3 which may be this week.
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00:00 - Everything New
00:43 - Extra New Features, Changes and Updates
03:32 - RCS is coming to all carriers soon
04:15 - We need this feature everywhere
04:41 - Other major features in Beta 2
06:00 - Apple Back To School is Now Live
06:31 - This Is Too Much
07:02 - The Future of HomePod
08:07 - Apple Weekly Releases
09:02 - iOS 17.5.2 Release?
09:14 - iOS 17.6 RC and Public Release
09:36 - iOS 17.6 Experience
09:58 - iOS 18 Beta 2 Experience
10:13 - Weekly Apple Tips and Tricks
10:51 - Battery Health and Battery life
11:42 - Storage Bug
12:17 - 5G, WiFi and Bluetooth Connectivity
12:44 - Bugs and Bug Fixes
14:14 - Screen Time is broken
14:36 - Performance
15:06 - Heat and Thermals
16:04 - Benchmarks
16:41 - Should You Install iOS 17.6 or iOS 18 Betas?
17:04 - Comments
19:18 - Conclusion
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[@AntG130]

This man is a content machine lol. Really my favorite channel for Apple News and all iPhone related things. Remember to take care of yourself too. Don’t over do it.

[@zollotech]

Thank you. Appreciate it.

[@TrueRay17]

iOS 18 may keep me on my iPhone for another year. Seems promising

[@TrueRay17]

@@mgf909 true I could have used that yesterday. Was trying to do some calculations on a spreadsheet but I to keep flipping back and forth which was annoying

[@Symbiotix_Gamer]

lol you wasnt leaving in the first place 🤣

[@wbeard358]

@@mgf909 Did split screen on my S 23 Ultra once just because I could and haven’t since.

[@wbeard358]

@@TrueRay17 iOS all the way. I’ve seen the other side and it’s just over processed greener

[@mwa2411]

17.5.1 is making my phone so hot

[@lormor460]

I’ve only had my 15 pm for a month or so and I’m noticing the overheating issues. 😢. I want to wait for the 17 or 18 iPhone so I hope this gets fixed. I thought it had been addressed.

[@ArbitraryDecisions]

If it’s summer over at where you are, it may be contributing to the heating issues. I noticed my 15PM heats up really quickly in the hot weather and bright sun

[@erasmusboham2962]

My own heats up a lot as well

[@commonsenseoverall7627]

Yup I just dropped 2% battery health in 3 weeks on my mini 13

[@nightlore000]

8 days ago I updated my iPhone 15 and my iPhone 13 to 17.5.1 So far all is fine. 😊

[@thevacdude]

Thanks for the video, Aaron, as always.

[@oscarokofori-brown]

Can’t wait for public release

[@majestyblur3668]

Same here

[@Vinicius-hy4lr]

For Real😭🙏

[@Ralphie-1234]

When is it

[@disal...69]

Im in developer beta.when public update release can i go to that one.these beta updates are shit.sometimes phone isn’t working 😢

[@SudipShubhro]

@@disal...69true dev.beta is very buggy

[@rosestines66]

Thank you Aaron great video hopefully we can get update iOS 17.6 very soon n it will help the battery draining 😮❤😊

[@zollotech]

What do you think of iOS 18 so far? Thanks for watching, it is always appreciated!

[@johngalt7159]

Can you do iOS 18 on iPhone 13

[@SStarlight9614]

Runs phenomenal on my iPad 9th generation! Can’t wait to upgrade my iPhone to the 16 so I can take full advantage of everything ios 18 is bringing!

[@Siverly]

iOS 18 runs pretty well and has good battery for me, but I do have the blank icons every time it switches from dark mode in the morning. Have to go to customize and toggle large icons to fix things. Hope that is fixed in the next beta. The MacOS beta has totally knocked out my widgets.

[@IOSGodZyzz]

I’m waiting for the official version I think :D

[@skilleddragon01]

I think iOS 18 has been good so far. Only real bug I have is when typing in messages it will stop

[@Jessi.Chenier]

I’m ready for the public release

[@JohnvanGurp]

Pretty stoked for this significant update. Thanks for the amazing video as always!

[@alexandershilling]

Honestly, I am not on iOS 18 yet however, the features sound really good. Thank you so much.

[@mobomobomo]

thanks for keeping me up to date! i do wish we could keep the old photos app though...

[@TechlikeLeon]

So excited for it to be released to the public in September 😊

[@snfrd]

Should be released 5 weeks or so after the first beta. Around 07/16

[@TechlikeLeon]

@@snfrd so early. I thought around beginning to mid September when the new iPhone launches

[@maydenjurphy]

@@TechlikeLeon you're right it is mid september, idk what the other person is on about

[@shivamguchhait]

​@@snfrdwhat ya yappin bout

[@snfrd]

@@shivamguchhait Guess you can't read.

[@happygofishing]

I've been using linux for years, but ios 18 is genuinely the first OS release that's got me excited in a long time. So looking forward to this.

[@MoncureCoyote]

RCS is on AT&T. I have tested it using my Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Maybe the people don't know how to recognize it or they are texting someone without RCS? Maybe it isn't working on non-pro phones but that wouldn't make sense. I can confirm it has been working on AT&T from the start of the activation.

[@DanMills7]

I am on the 15PM, and have not had any major issues with heat and battery performance. However, a family member is on a regular 13, and they are having dismal battery life and occasion hotness.

[@software93]

I have the airdrop failure on iOS 17.5.1 as well as the phone getting warmer sometimes

[@matthewdavidmedia3642]

I love the thumbnail awesome !

[@antonmarashaj4358]

I really enjoy your videos!

[@zollotech]

Glad you like them!

[@jackwong64]

IOS beta 2 on iPhone 14PM and iPad Pro M2, for the iPhone, I don’t have any big issue yet other than the CarPlay might change the view randomly, on iPad, I can’t move the shortcut to 2nd page somehow and icons does not display properly.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Love the new Dark Themed thumbnail!

[@johnanlie]

I love the wallpaper… where is it from?

[@Official_MonkeyTV]

i was on IOS 18 Beta and my phone started to restart every 3 minutes. I took it to the apple store and they said i needed a mid system replacement. I found it surprising because i have an iPhone 14 and I got it earlier this year and within 2 weeks when IOS 18 Developer Beta released, my phone was done. Should I stay off all betas or will public beta be safe for me?

[@huntaaa4]

i got 18 beta 2 and also got a new card in and the chip thing worked really well

[@gabriel76023]

Just tested iOS 18 beta 2 on the 14 pro max and the battery drain over 20 percent overnight. They need to fix that asap. On the other side I love the new interface, the dark icons and everything else. Can’t wait for the stable version.

[@pixelartenjoyer]

should i install in on my 15PM?

[@stevenloretero9079]

I experienced the screen share on my iPhone 14 iOS 17 with Apple Support when they were troubleshooting an issue with my AirPods Pro. I’m glad they are making that available to general users.

[@CristianSirb]

This is overwhelming >)) Epic. Universal. :))

[@blu_subwoofer6714]

It does have dark and bright icons But I will stick to the default bright icons

[@Porkchop-76]

I'm on T-mobile and RCS is working but it's sporadic at times where it will send as an SMS message and then the next message it will send as an RCS message.

[@turtleinashirt]

Can confirm that Sound Recognition eats battery time. In fact on mine it accounts for 30% of my entire battery usage, I have been getting around 7 hours screen time on a full charge even with it on, using iPhone 15 Pro. So that just got turned off lol

[@LeonardoHeusy]

Finally got the conclusion the 50gb of data storage is being happening with more people. Thought it was only me. Geez, I'm trying to clean everything and it just dont goes down. Hopefully next beta update fixes it.

[@paulg117]

storage bug for me is also on my m1 macbook pro aswell ive noticed, but as for my ipad the storage usage climbs until the ipad crashes and reboots, doesnt seem to be an issue on my iphone 15 pro max right now though last i checked i was around 50GB

[@LAP1050]

Hi Aaron fyi, I was getting some static ⚡️feedback while listening 🎧 to your video. It was not happening on other channels I watched. iOS 18 anticipation 🤔 is growing bigger by the day. Wow, Clover’s temp at 97°, come down to cooler Miami, currently 92°, Sunday 3pm😅 Anyways, another great, informative video. Thanks for sharing 👍🇺🇸

[@algauthier]

no static in my audio

[@FuschiaOutLaw]

Could you test if you say to the new siri "Skip Ad" it will actually skip the ad when the button is available instead of going to the next video?

[@davidpark6845]

On my iPhone 15 Pro Max running 17.6 beta 2 and the only bug I seem to have is the alarm not going off or sounding. Other than that beta 2 has been really good. Not just the wait for beta 3. 17.6 so far is the best out all the 17 versions that came out. Love your videos. Thanks.

[@wixonic]

I don't understand why you get a poor battery life, I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 18 beta 2, 158 cycles and 98% maximum capacity. I had 90% battery usage for 9h of screen active time, and 5 minutes of screen idle time, and I played games! When watching KZbin or doing anything else, I have 50% battery usage for 11h hours screen active time and 4 minutes screen idle time. Seems that something is using a lot of battery during screen idle time on your phone... That's really strange. *Edit:* Also, I'm in EU, so maybe some stuff in the background are disabled. When running benchmarks, I have similar results

[@linassapnagis2174]

its different way... but my iphone 13 mini yes the battery is way more less than 17 iOS, like about 20% less than 17 compare

[@od1sseas663]

@@linassapnagis2174Same on an iPhone 12

[@zollotech]

Did you plug in at all during that time? If so it still counts it in a 24 hour period.

[@Ruslan_davudov_photography]

94% 229 cycles, 9-11hrs of medium use and still 30-35% left.

[@Alabaster335]

14 Pro here still at 100%, my older 11 Pro is at 95%. I also don't understand how people are killing their batteries so quickly, unless they are very HEAVY phone users.

[@Positively46]

I’m hearing to wait until September before updating because of glitches and bugs and with Beta can’t go back. Is this a concern?

[@colt5189]

I plan to probably get the iPhone 16 via the 24 interest free payment plan to check out the AI stuff. As that way it won't feel like I'm wasting $800 on a phone as you can get a good laptop for that money.

[@Jessi.Chenier]

I’m waiting for general public release on everything

[@Bf10MS]

Four bfb

[@Gkitchens1]

I’ll be honest the ios18 beta update was probably the most nervous I’ve been during a major update, considering how hot my phone got and how bad the battery was. So glad when beta 2 arrived. There’s still some weird issues but I’ll take it.

[@saimanikantap]

I am happy for the comments of ios 17.6 for its great battery. Waiting for the stable release.

[@donalddavis1804]

iOS 18 Beta 2 on a 64 GB iPhone SE 2nd gen. The only problem I’ve had is the storage bug. (I’ve had to factory reset the phone twice.) Overall, the experience with apps has been okay. Love the new features!

[@Bubbaxmonster]

I can’t wait for it to get a lot of the text size fixed

[@elfstitch]

What a killer wallpaper

[@ahdi01]

they should add the ability to completely turn off wifi and bluetooth from control centre instead of just disabling them temporarily

[@garethalston]

My 15 pro max battery doing great still. 293 cycles and 93% battery health. Not bothered about battery as I’ll change it when need be. Also my geek bench 6 scores are 2970 average single and 7600 average multi. But a lot cooler over here so I’m guessing that helps. Also using beta. Odd bug here or there but running good for a dev beta

[@Gurwinderparmar]

Awesome video

[@zollotech]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrBjarnes1]

As always an awesome video and I can’t wait to get IOS18 in the fall. One Q: How come your weeks in calendar, starts Sunday to Saturday ? A new week starts Monday to Sunday ? 😂

[@godfavoredorlandoqj]

I also truly appreciate all his information ℹ️ keeps us up to date with everything Apple 🍏

[@PCGUYSMiami]

Thanks going to hold off until it’s on par with iOS 17. High temps are really bad especially in hot climates

[@anthornt]

it’s in beta it’s obviously not gonna be on-par and will heat the devices up

[@PCGUYSMiami]

@@anthornt​​⁠ we shall see on the public release

[@Fuentes6544]

Making the AI a subscription is shockinggg💀😭😭😭😮‍💨 like can they at least make notifications for subscriptions……I’ve been waitingggggg

[@ssaaffuu]

the thumbnails is gorgeous and cant wait for iOS and iPad os 18

[@zollotech]

Thank you

[@handihasan8823]

screen time still bugged out.. hope they fix this at beta 4

[@cliftonrideaux4821]

I am on AT&t in the Us. And I can confirm RCS definitely works.

[@rjknin]

MY only dig on Beta 2 is that I have horrible wifi and cellular connection. I sometimes don't get any connection on any app and my FaceTime callls are horrible and have to use my Macbook which is also on beta and works just fine

[@priultimus]

Love the thumbnail! Looks great man

[@zollotech]

Glad you like it!

[@TheDataArchitect]

Waowww, my vote is there too :D

[@Mystrrszzz]

Hello everyone well i am using iPhone as my 1st phone and i have a wired thing with my iPhone when i pull the control centre and again i pull the control centre again ( without pull it up) there's slight white light from left top side that came and gome when i pull it can u check this with your iPhone is it normal?

[@garethalston]

Yeah my 15 pro max does it also top left where time is .

[@ChestnutCove]

No more subscriptions. I’m over them all.

[@zakkmarks6040]

My biggest issue is that my app icons keep getting stuck on the null image. Hopefully the beta 3 fixes this 😅 on iPhone 12.

[@beinjar5634]

I’m still running iOS 17.4 I’ll update in September

[@TechWithArunAk]

Best wallpaper

[@kristofp100]

when does the eu usually get the features? how many versions apart are we? didnt get iphone mirror or rcs yet😢

[@bruceinmyheart]

Apple won’t release screen mirroring in the EU at all, it seems. Neither their AI.

[@garethalston]

They will eventually. It’s just gonna take longer is all

[@silverxbladeX]

I’m not on any beta and I’m a first time iOS user . Are those icons native like iMessage or are they customised?

[@maddominican879]

Yes in ios 18 you can use dark icons

[@rosestines66]

I can’t wait for the iOS 18 update in September ❤😊

[@brettrigby2226]

i wish apple would stop calling EVERYTHING a "feature" if you make a square toggle round its not a "feature" its a ui tweak. There is nothing "feature" about it. A "feature" is something new that is specific to that version of IOS that is of note.

[@richardwhaley7497]

17 .6.2 beta 🔆

[@quasium]

Battery capacity on my iPad Pro M2 has gone from 96.11% to 94.88% over the course of a week. I am never ever experimenting with beta tech unless it’s on my iPhone (2 years old so it’s fine i can afford a battery replacement on it).

[@xxdropdeadxx6679]

How do you check battery health on iPad on mine doesn’t show like on my iPhone

[@richardwhaley7497]

I used focus mode added phone number and my name to the Home Screen.

[@Sadee8]

My battery totally sucks after upgrading to iOS 18 beta. I get about 6 hours then it dies.

[@jvinot60]

I'm running beta 2 of iOS 18 on a 13 Pro Max. I have AT&T and my phone shows toggle switches defaulted on for RCS and MMS messaging. I notice this after the beta 2 update.

[@PalashKhan-kf2uu]

Let’s all appreciate the hard work that goes into making these videos!

[@zollotech]

I appreciate that!

[@akhora8343]

Screen Time is horrendous. It just won’t let me go into it and it will crash for me. Please mention it in one of your videos in IOS 18 beta 2

[@appleztooranges]

Overheating too on 13 pro max

[@isaacsarpei9023]

With the audio bug i noticed it on iOS 17 too. Sometimes when i use Face Unlock the audio goes down and changing the volume does nothing unless i close the music app and reopen it again. With the iOS 18 beta 2 it sometimes happens too but also when my battery is below 20% i get the audio bug…

[@caybooysen]

im trying the Beta version for the first time, i prefer ios17 more than ios18. feels like a whole new UI

[@tlawrenceware3509]

Do you know if in iOS 18 they have fixed the issue where iMessages always default to all messages? I ask because, every time I open iMessages, I have to switch to known senders only which only last until the iPhone locks and is unused for about 10 minutes or more.

[@sreedhar768]

I use IPhone 15 Pro Max - Installed 17.6 Beta 2 - 1 bug found while charging- It charges up to 80% and says the temperature is high and charge once it cools down. This is the first time I am getting this? Did any one had this issue? I also felt phone got heated, it is hotter than normal and this is first time I felt phone got hot

[@Conannnnn]

I'll never update to beta again. Battery has been horrible on my 15pm. My battery went from 95 to 92 in space of a few days.

[@zollotech]

The beta doesnt really affect battery health like that. However it does cause you to charge more typically early on.

[@amangoyal5851]

Arams are not working for me. I specifically started since Tuesday of this week. No morning alarm has worked

[@zollotech]

Yeah, its a very annoying bug that Apple has acknowledged, but not fixed yet.

[@isaacsarpei9023]

The wallpaper dimming bug too i think i figured it out, i didn’t get any on iOS 17 though but with iOS 18 beta 2 when im on dark mode the home screen wallpaper is actually set to dim by default so when i unlock my phone or swipe away from the notification i see that change… well, that’s my experience though i’m yet to try it with light mode. I’ll let you know if i find anything else.

[@gordontcairns9231]

beta 3 and rc are out this week on the same day

[@mattreanor0611]

Last night I had the black screen of death on my iPhone 14 PRM. On iOS 17.5.1. I had too do a hard reset to iPhone to get it to work again. I have never I had that happen before. It was chargeing on my Anker 3 and 1 charger.

[@austinbenson15]

when will see the mac os 15 wallpapers like more of them

[@jpmvids]

The only thing I want from Apple is a volume slider on the Lock Screen.

[@NoWayItsConner]

I’m on iOS 18 beta 2 and I’m still experiencing some bugs

[@Jannik945]

Screen time working for me.

[@chocskiambu]

I'm experiencing a weird app icon bug, where the affected icons have a white background, 2 concentric circles in a 4x4 grid with 2 diagonals passing through the centre. It's affecting random apps, both apple and 3rd party. Much love from Kenya🇰🇪

[@curtisjamesjacksoniii1527]

I got more than 12hrs screen on time on my 14 Pro Max

[@roguetrooper_og]

When I add buttons to the control screen they disappear. Possibly after a restart which I’ve been doing to fix the icon rendering issue. I had over 100Gb of system data and the phone started crashing. I had to do a full erase and restore to fix it.

[@mechelle230]

I have AT&T and i have RCS on my iphone 14 pro max

[@coachvos]

On iOS18 beta2 on my 15pro had a number of issues with Homescreen icons disappearing , the app is still in place, just with white/tranparent placeholder

[@GatorUp]

I’ve seem to lost my volume since bate 2 update. I can barely hear my ringer or music through the iPhone 14 Pro’s speaker. Am I the only one ?

[@LuisLarreaJr]

I didn't know sound recognition was such a evolved feature.

[@chocskiambu]

I'm experiencing a weird app icon bugwher the affected icon has a white background, 2 concentric circles in a 4x4 grid with 2 diagonals passing through the centre. Much love from Kenya🇰🇪

[@richardwhaley7497]

I switched over to freedom mobile from AT&T big savings 🇨🇦

[@robertjohnnelson]

Just seen if you hold on text they have changed the shape and look of the bubble that pops up

[@locks2913]

Question. Are the icon changed ??

[@zollotech]

There are dark mode icons in iOS 18. They switch based on your settings.

[@Jst4vdeos]

Really excited for the 6.3" 16 Pro, I flip back and forth from Android to iPhone and the current iPhone models are either too small or too big. Hoping the 6.3 is perfect.

[@Zuuu40]

Love the thumbnail

[@zollotech]

Thank you

[@mikeyis009]

18 Beta 3 just landed