iOS 18 Beta 8 is Out! - What's New?

[@GamingPIPI]

Apple need to do another improvement of the dark icons. They also need to bring back the change in phone app.

[@levipb1403]

What they need to do is bring and in built spam protection for the phone app like google and Samsung

[@GamingPIPI]

@@levipb1403 sounds good.

[@gezeo750]

I loved that change to the phone app! I was so disappointed they changed it back. I mean sure it messed up my muscle memory but, how long would it take to get used to the new setup? Right?

[@Vitorfernandes83]

@@levipb1403spam on the phone app? I haven’t seen any spam ever

[@仇群方]

@@gezeo750 right bro

[@oneojb]

Thanks Aaron for your relentless updates

[@aminah761]

🙄

[@Padowinski]

Relentless!

[@qimatswift4829]

Do you find that the battery life is bad/that it’s glitchy? I’m worried about installing iOS 18 when it’s released.

[@cannedplacebo3198]

You'll probably notice a shorter battery life when going to iOS 18, but it's not too big of a difference compared to iOS 17. However, do be advised that when you first update to iOS 18 later in September or if you try the Beta, you will most likely notice a lot of power consumption in the first few days. iOS 18 is quite feature packed, and while they're useful they will consume more battery life (and probably will make your battery capacity decrease a tiny bit). After a few days, battery life will stabilize and return to normal, although I can't say if the battery life will be the same as iOS 17. If you are thinking about installing iOS 18 beta, I would keep this in mind. This is based off of my experience and also what other beta testers have experienced this summer. Many have said that iOS 18 battery life is a little bit shorter than iOS 17 at the moment, so if battery life and performance matters a lot for you, I would not recommend installing the beta until the final release. Otherwise, the beta and iOS 18 is not too bad overall, just be aware of potential battery life issues when first installing.

[@qimatswift4829]

@@cannedplacebo3198 thank you!

[@reginaldwalton]

The issue with the photo looking really bad right after taking the picture and then opening it up while still in the camera app is resolved for me now. Also the clean up feature is added to photos.

[@Blacksonaudio]

Yea I I want that feature but I’m not ready to get rid of my 14Pro Max yet. That feature isn’t worth a $$ imo!

[@sivaramkjs]

I really wish they bring back the new “Recents” screen with call icons in RC, considering it’s one of the most liked and appreciated feature by the iOS beta community on Reddit. However, IMO, they would only do it if more people report it as feedback.

[@RaghavVijay]

Can’t believe we made it to beta 8 !!- We are so so close to the final release and I can’t wait!!- Thanks Aaron for making these informative and great videos!!- I can’t wait to see the apple event and try iOS 18 in September!

[@rgullart99]

Is ios 18 beta 8 or 18.1 beta 3 better at this point ?

[@JWSDeCrypt]

I saw the update a while ago waiting for a video on it.

[@TT_Zeroツ]

Same!

[@jasonnugent963]

I always try to test on whatever the oldest iPhone I have available (in this case, a 256gb iPhone 11).. and it seems to run pretty well. Really loving how "snappy" the iPhone Storage response is,. waiting for that to fully load has always been frustrating.

[@nobro1975]

Thank GOD! Because the current has been destroying my iPhone and iPad and Apple Watch battery

[@nevrlow]

Same. Longest 2 weeks ever

[@Dnisc]

Yuuuuuuuuuuup

[@rodcrandall1589]

Same I lost 3% of battery

[@ZsoltFeke]

Yupp!! My iPad Pro M2 had a two hour(!!!) battery life! I found out today (on the last day, of course... 🙄) that 5G turned on was responsible for that incredibly fast battery drainage. 😖

[@gsaplayz3942]

What else did u expect from a beta update? 😂

[@bondzio75]

Hi. Why your weather widget look new different?🤔

[@SurreyEnemy1]

Would you say it’s really stable?

[@MajinOkabe]

I get the feeling we are essentially at the final release version, and everything wrong will just stay in iOS 18. They haven’t fixed any of the issues they have been there since beta 1 and we are now on beta 8. Either they don’t know how to fix the issues or they’re fine with them staying. This is going to be one of those iOS versions that won’t be usable until a .2 or .3 update later in the year or next year.

[@JustNel]

Thats your device.. both mine and my wifes phones were fixed with our issues and ive noticed others say the same

[@MajinOkabe]

@@JustNel nope. I’m talking about the objective bugs like the dozen or so associated with icon tinting that affect multiple areas of the phone such as widgets, wallpapers, etc. If you think they fixed everything already, you don’t understand the current state of the beta.

[@ovenman007]

@@JustNelHis device and the people like me who upvoted his comment. Also, the hundreds of people in beta forums who disagree, but I am happy for you and your wife.

[@JustNel]

@@MajinOkabe damn y’all need to learn how to read.. I said OUR issues which weren’t much to begin with.. I know not everything is fixed but it’s as stable as it can be

[@MajinOkabe]

@@JustNel you said “that’s your device” which implies it’s an issue with an individual device rather than the terrible state of the current iOS that thousands of people are experiencing. That’s a communication issue on your part, not a reading issue.

[@tommercer1406]

i am now on the 18 public beta from last week - standby bug is definitely fixed now

[@WSLMRADIO1]

After my iPhone 15 Pro Max restarted two or three times and it went through a lot of their splash screens. It was very slow and bumpy for 10 or 15 minutes and then I finally restarted it again and it seems to have settled out over the last hour.

[@andremostert2534]

My Huawei smartwatch is still not getting notifications from my phone. The “radio” in Bluetooth is missing. This was a typical issue under a beta 1 or 2 release, but gets fixed from beta 3 onwards. I have reported this to apple for a while now - nobody listens. Soooo frustrating

[@NagarajCruze]

in latest 18 beta, now we can search through contact from dialer using the number pad like in Android. I don't know why no is talking about this, this is really a great feature.

[@harrykenyon-l1g]

Will Apple CarPlay work with this please?

[@htetaungkhine]

Are banking apps ok on public beta 6 bro

[@zollotech]

they have been for some time thankfully.

[@antoniofreitas4347]

Hi arron I have iOS 18 beta 8 on my iPhone 10R and am loving the smooth interface and the display and I have not found any errors on my iPhone 10r the battery life health is at 87% still going smoothly for me how’s the beta going for you let me know

[@snoop610]

We Got the ability to take objects out of photos now!

[@sammmyt]

You are always so quick with it, Aaron! Thank you so much.

[@maykelmedinaalvarado3143]

Since i went to the ios18 beta 4 i dont have the control center 3 favorite on the side😢 I dont know what happen

[@zekemcintosh6354]

Same

[@trufficos]

They still haven’t made the app icons system wide I still find dark icons even though I have light mode icons turned on in settings and customizing Lock Screen controls 😭

[@Bighead1st]

Are they gonna put the record fee for the phone?

[@mijopest]

Something I’ve sent in on Feedback a couple times is the widget screen on stand by. I add the digital clock on left and battery on right. And then next day it’s not there.

[@antonmarashaj4358]

You Are The Best! Keep up the great work!

[@shantanushinganwade3423]

I can only see a single pane in control center on my iPhone 15 plus. Is this something expected or any kind of glitch?

[@MrFluffyfox]

iOS 18.1 beta 3 is also out. I came here to see a video telling me if it’s better than beta 2 but I don’t see the video I want 😢

[@zollotech]

video will be out shortly

[@MrFluffyfox]

@@zollotech I see it now! Thank you so much!

[@imashwinikr]

Call recording feature will not be available on 14 PM?

[@JFDisney]

What is the Apple Computer Inc phone number that you use? Is that an automated system for testing?

[@jamesjones9207]

I’ve been having issues with T-Mobile prepay loading on safari but it works for chrome?? I think it’s a safari privacy/tracker/cache issue

[@SilentRoses]

The Cycle count feature in battery also seems to be missing on the 14 pro max in the new beta. Unsure if it was in the last beta. For the UK atleast.

[@zollotech]

It’s only on the iPhone 15 models

[@SilentRoses]

@@zollotech that’s fun, a feature that’s deffo possible on 14s but guess gatekeepy apple lol

[@LilPxz]

i updated to the ios 18 beta 8 and im having issues with cellular where my phone calls and snapschat and all my other apps are not loading or working

[@axelle4669]

Hi, my iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 17.6.1 has a stuttering issue with the camera while recording time-lapse videos on both the front and rear cameras. Although the recorded video is fine, the viewfinder stutters during the recording. Is there a fix for this, or has it been resolved in iOS 18 public beta 8?

[@ankitkamal1]

Aaron is the flash of iOS world! Great work bud!

[@shaehowie5898]

How is it that you still have the dark icons? Mine went back to light

[@shaehowie5898]

Never mind I figured it out. Thanks for all the information you provided

[@zollotech]

I changed them back

[@shaehowie5898]

@@zollotech I just figured out how to change them back. I didn’t know we could. Thanks

[@newgaming43]

Is RC the same as the version which is later released to the general public ? or do we need to update once again from RC to the final public version ?

[@mosijahi3096]

What happened to reminder’s to Calendar integration haven’t seen it since the last update.

[@zollotech]

it's there

[@mosijahi3096]

@@zollotechsorry but I don’t see it, I use to be able to see my reminders clearly in the calendar App.

[@gezeo750]

Yeah I was looking for this update yesterday and when it didn't come I checked this morning and I finally gave up, till I finally checked again when you mentioned it should be out now! Downloading it now!

[@nolan_ry]

A month ago I had black notification logos. Now there gone, even thought my apps are still black. The black logo notifications looked so good. Any clue if they are coming back??

[@nuramatazu1767]

My question is for the older phones when the public release comes out in September it will be the end of their IOS 18 update?

[@padhusesha]

Ive never been this early lol. Always the best vids to cover updates. Thanks Aaron!!

[@TechlikeLeon]

First 🎉. Amazing video as always. Thanks for covering the betas 😊

[@MacCrunch]

This beta version seems robust and the smoother experience is evident. I have high hopes for the final release of iOS 18.

[@joshrefsland1568]

Ok I don’t know if you talked about it yet or not but if you hit the side button on the left it’s has a animation

[@bobbmann5]

Was just announced the 16th.

[@zollotech]

Yep

[@DavidChaneyonGoogle]

What weather widget is that towards the top of your screen?

[@ゲーマーコルブスタ]

It is the app called mercury

[@DavidChaneyonGoogle]

@@ゲーマーコルブスタ thanks

[@lukebaugh9890]

Should I install

[@TommyLawless]

I have bug on this relase. I have iPhone 14 PM / pb 6 and mbp 16 M2P / macOS 15 pb 6, and MacBook cannot recognize iPhone in finder while connected to Mac. I tried everything, hard reset iPhone, delete privacy settings, but Mac still doesn’t recognize iPhone. I don’t know what to do.

[@thanhsangnguyen5179]

Sau 18 beta 8 là RC đúng không ?

[@Tuber8827]

Hey Aaron, will you make a video about "IOS 18 Summary of All Features" before the release of IOS 18?

[@sadams_1100]

How did you customize your app icons to look like that? Blackish

[@Coop_UK]

I’ve been using the last few iOS public betas on my 15 Pro Max without issue but now have a strange issue with PB8. The fitness widget is intermittently blank only showing -/- . This happens when phone has been left for a while or sometimes when swiping up to get back to the Home Screen. I’ve submitted feedback for this.

[@Apollo26gaming]

Apple needs to give us an option to create albums or automatically sort screenshots and videos inside an album. Scrolling through the endless list of images seem quite frustrating. Also, they need to fix the keyboard lag and precision. And those micro stutters which hamper the overall experience.

[@arupsadhukhan6082]

Still having same problem with Teams and outlook work account….. it says downgrade the OS

[@IamMsMoy]

I’m hoping this update helps with this odd issue. My display automatically changes from dark mode to light mode at 6am every day like clockwork 😮

[@Hoschie-ww7io]

Why did Apple remove the Music App icon from the Lock Screen. I loved having it instead of the flashlight in beta 2

[@zolphdiggler]

im having a weird issue where my icons for offloaded apps arent showing. They'll show when i install them but in their current offloaded state, theres no icon.

[@mohamedessam6891]

I have this issue whenever I type in messages I get these red dots next to the text but they go away whenever I hit send. This issue still happens after the last update. 😢

[@semplex8435]

I was on ios beta 5 but my battery was draining drastically. Now I’m back to ios 17. But ios 17 seems its still not so smooth. Dont know what is happening with ios updates, they are not anymore like before 😮

[@AustinThebner]

It’s a beta for a reason

[@semplex8435]

@@AustinThebner absolutely,but its problems with ios 17 too

[@jrpg0630]

How did you get your keyboard background black?

[@zollotech]

just using dark mode

[@rodcrandall1589]

Maybe my AirPods will act normal now I’m sick of them disconnecting 30 times a day then blowing my ears out when they reconnect

[@Vitorfernandes83]

There are no bugs for a long time now. Let me guess you didn’t clean install iOS 18. You’ve been just updating. Am I right?

[@thina8052]

I haven’t had that issue before.. After this update, one of my AirPods doesn’t connect..

[@rodcrandall1589]

@@Vitorfernandes83 nope your not

[@Vitorfernandes83]

@@rodcrandall1589 do you speak English?

[@rodcrandall1589]

@@Vitorfernandes83 do you

[@goonitas]

I have plenty of storage on my phone and it’s not letting me update to public beta 5 from Public beta 3 , it always pops up with software update failed

[@tajschroeder5621]

when will apple re release the original iPhone 15 pro wallpaper for black titanium natural titanium and blue titanium and white titanium wallpapers when will they be back ?

[@zollotech]

hope so

[@runshoottech]

This update fixed my mail app, I wasn’t getting any email from Saturday. It showed that there was an error but when I went into settings everything showed up fine. I waited for this update in hopes it would solve the problem.

[@Bagheera394]

Hello Aaron, I have a question. Why does Apple develop 18.1 Betas while there are still ongoing betas for iOS 18? Is this a regular process for developing iOSes in sequence?

[@SashaGentilini]

Apple develop iOS 18 betas for every iPhone that support iOS 18, iOS 18.1 is only for the iPhones that are supporting Apple Intelligence, so only 15 pro rn, and later all the 16

[@Bagheera394]

@@SashaGentilini Thank you for your explanation.

[@hborrego001]

If I opt put of betas now will I get the public release per usual once released?

[@cannedplacebo3198]

Yes

[@cannedplacebo3198]

To anyone on iPadOS 18 beta 8 and have Apple Music, have you gotten a bug where Apple Music just can't play any songs at all, even though you have good internet or if you downloaded your music? This appears to be an issue for only a few people, but it's definitely going to be annoying for the public if the app doesn't work properly by release day.

[@RRS0725]

Why did Apple get rid of the feature in Settings>iPhone Storage>Photos that allowed me to “Review Your Videos” where I could sort videos by size and delete them from that section to get back storage space? So frustrating as it was one of my most used features on iOS and iPadOS. They took away 3 different menu selections in that section which was called “recommendations” until they disappeared a couple of betas ago.

[@jaestreets751]

On my 15 pro it came out to around 908mb I really hope battery life is better. Off the rip I see the icons are missing while on dark mode. Going to change it and change it back. I haven’t really seen any crazy changes. But it DOES feel smoother. Going to let the OS settle for a few days and report back.

[@AntonioHernandez-kw8gf]

I’m also using iPhone 15 pro, but I have 18.1 beta, do you recommend installing this beta or stay with 18.1?

[@thevacdude]

Thanks for the video, Aaron.

[@jithinm2259]

When making calls , the loud speaker activated automatically in this build. I’m using an iPhone 12.

[@webpoet73]

My photos widget still doesnt show all of my albums. it only shows the favorites. under All albums, it's blank.... i sent in a feedback about it a couple of betas ago.

[@Slen_]

My iPhone 15 Pro Max is only proposing iOS 18 public beta 6 for download since this morning…how is it possible that you have 8 ? Wtf I don’t understand anymore - aren’t beta versions universal for the whole planet ?

[@austinp1124]

The public beta is in beta 6. The developer beta is in beta 8.

[@Slen_]

@@austinp1124 nope, developer beta says 1.3 here, anyway thanks

[@sangeethsuseelp]

“review your videos” option in ‘phone storage’ in general settings, still missing since beta 5

[@KarthikSimiliMuthukrishn-bv8js]

No call recording yet 😥😥 Apple can atleast try a light version of Apple Intelligence for Iphone 15 and 15 plus models. Not sure why this is not possible.

[@gelato007]

marketing

[@steboy09]

I have just noticed the 2 other new pages on control centre are missing from my phone , is it the same on anyone else’s?

[@akshobramkumar5993]

Now, the ipuone15 pro titanium wallpaper is missing

[@zollotech]

It’s been missing for a few betas

[@kevinpanzke7346]

Has anyone noticed that the Apple Weather App is NOT that accurate compared 2 The Weather Channel App in terms of temperature forcasts?

[@kevinpanzke7346]

I replaced my Apple weather app on the home screen with The Weather Channel App! I forgot to mention that I had this problem on Beta 7 of IOS 18.0 on a 14 P.M.! Have NOT checked 2 see if it is fixed or NOT in Beta 8!

[@kevinpanzke7346]

During the recent heat wave here in Chicago Apple Weather was lowering the temperature compared 2 Other Media Outlets which is how I know it was inaccurate compared to Apps like the Weather Channel & Local News Media here in Chicago!

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day.

[@GeoEthereal]

I love your videos. But the sad thing is iOS 18 public beta doesn’t get talked about ever anymore since iOS 18.1 developer dropped for the 15 pro/pro max and it make me feel like I should have never attempted to beta test iOS 18. The public beta hasn’t seen anything new (that I’ve seen) since beta 4 I think

[@benwade7419]

When I check my account there now a balance tab there, I never noticed that before, I know they’re rebranding “Apple ID” so maybe this is part of it ?

[@DarrenNY81]

Is there an 18.1 Beta 3 video? Is it out yet? Maybe I missed it. 🤷‍♂️

[@Lunaa2223]

Yes just came out almost 2 hours ago

[@turtleinashirt]

Is your Siri animation back to the old version (circle at the bottom vs glowing edges) or is it just me?

[@zollotech]

I'll have one shortly

[@cameronbell6916]

⁠@@zollotech looking forward to it 😊 Interested in your thoughts about it 👍

[@Donof3411]

There was a bug with beta 7 that duplicated your apps I’m not sure if it was just me but this happened to me and when you tried to delete the app it just added another duplicate I had 5 calculators and three google classrooms but once I downloaded beta 8 all the duplicates disappeared.

[@Luis-st5dk]

After I updated Bluetooth was giving me an issue I was having problems connecting my AirPods, so I had to restart the phone and did it worked

[@keamogetsweizaac8530]

Goodness, the deseturation was weird when I first noticed it, I thought I had done something wrong. As far as other bugs go, I've discovered one in the notes app were if you type a really long note, the note all together will start to disappear, then reappear, as you're typing, like the entire passage will go black. The animation for spotlight is broken for me sometimes, the search bar is too slow to react and just sort of jumps up in a clunky way. Sometimes when I close the photos app, the animation tends to break, the app will close and immediately jump back and then disappear, it's strange, sometimes when I open the settings app it's just a grey screen with the 'SETTINGS' text showing, and nothing else. Also when you open and close a widget on the Today View section, the text of the widget becomes pixilated for a second after closing the widget, it's been like this since last year

[@davidpark6845]

Installed iOS 18 public beta 6 on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and right after it was updated the phone was just slightly warm. Not like the other betas before public beta 6. So that is a plus. Now to see how this beta does. I can see one more beta then RC from what you have said. Would like to see it that way. Thanks for your great videos and can not wait for your update video this weekend.

[@Wiztev09]

Hey is there a reason why mine says 18.1 and ends with a e versus yours?

[@Franzotm]

Ya'll should for sure buy the 16 pro or pro max because I experienced 120hz a flip 3 and it was so fast. So maybe the 16 pro models are faster or smoother.

[@lucianmuntean9524]

what weather app do you have

[@profu_de_mate]

Mercury

[@simonedinato6379]

Hasn't the new version of the Mail app been released yet?

[@bishalkarmakar]

I’m facing jitters when closing the map view in weather app. Device- iPhone 15, iOS 17.6.1 (not the re release).

[@matheusnunes969]

Apple Music animations still not working on my iPhone 13Pro with Beta 8

[@huzy30]

18.1

[@SilentRoses]

Looks like the ID options are USA Only in regards to the wallet.

[@andrew2awsome]

Siri is still the old version 😢

[@zollotech]

Yes

[@HeeHee9000]

Why can’t they make their dark mode like the transparent grey color we see when on facetime or when scrolling thru apps in app library? That way it looks seamless and cool instead of just plain grey and black

[@denitechYT]

CAN EVERYONE PLS FEEDBACK FOR HOME SCREEN ICONS WITHOUT ICONS LABELS PLS PLS PLS

[@barokthegreat828]

Updating to the latest IOS is not a good idea, your phone i built by its original ios, intruducing new software in your mobile will force its bionic to its maximum capacity. It will heat up and it will reduce your battery health

[@it-is-real-but-not]

They’re coming out with betas like rapid fire. Couldn’t update fast enough. 😰