iOS 18 is a Big Deal! More Features, Apple Intelligence = Paid!?, BIG iPhone 16 News & More!

iOS 18 - 10+ More New Features, Performance, Battery Life, Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Leaks, AirTags Story, & More! | #AppleWeekly
After spending two weeks with iOS 18 Beta 2, I've discovered even more new features & changes! So in this video, we discuss those additional iOS 18 features, along with the performance, battery life, and when to expect iOS 18 Beta 3 and the Public Beta. We also discuss some of the latest news surrounding Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16, a crazy AirTags story, and more. Enjoy!
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0:00 On the Menu today..
0:29 New iOS 18 Features
3:05 SharePlay Remote Control is a big deal
4:30 This is one of my fav NEW features
5:31 Additional iOS 18 Features
7:29 Issues & Bugs
9:05 This is very strange
10:09 Battery Life is terrible
11:16 iOS 18 Beta 3 & Public Beta release dates
12:27 Apple Intelligence = Paid!?
13:06 This is WHY Apple will charge for AI
14:19 Vision Pro in, HomePod out
15:10 Apple's next product CATEGORY!
16:30 iPhone X & HomePod = VINTAGE
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[@BrandonButch]

Who's ready for Beta 3 next week!? 🤓

[@user-hr8sp1xu4v]

I can’t wait for the ios18 public beta first lol.

[@david_bopit_music11]

Please, I really need it because my iPhone X high and my iPad seventh generation I literally living in the middle of a crisis right now the performance scrolling speed, Siri and reboot process of warming up. The devices is very bad. voiceover is barely usable on my iPad seven but it could still be usable on the iPhone X XR I please I really want this devices to be fixed because it’s kind of silly

[@jaestreets751]

I’m ready for better battery life 😅😂

[@funkam0nkey]

My battery life and icons are ready. Not sure why beta 2 had so many issues compared to beta 1.

[@colandabrown9257]

I’m so ready for beta 3 my battery life is horrible

[@awill6192]

If Apple Intelligence is going to be a paid subscription, it should automatically be included in Apple One.

[@BrandonButch]

I doubt that’ll happen

[@chrisv.hayton4781]

@@BrandonButch it would be THE reason I sign up for Apple One

[@BrandonButch]

@@chrisv.hayton4781 same!

[@Solidluv3]

I already pay for Apple one which is already enough, if they’re charging for the AI, I’d much rather it be part of Apple One.

[@slimendergaming6411]

They better not make it a subscription you already have to pay like $1000+ for an iPhone that will get the ai since it probably won’t come to older iPhones

[@michaelburton]

When you find a phone just ask siri " who's phone is this"

[@christopher_campbell]

I’m glad there are people in the world like you Brandon. You showed genuine kindness and respect and we love you for that❤

[@xthetic.studios]

im super excited for the iPhone mirroring for Mac

[@BrandonButch]

It’s awesome!

[@MarkKidsley1989]

Its cool, but i still find it easeir to just go to the website or whatever im using

[@jonfish490]

Props on returning the phone

[@vrsce0178]

@@jonfish490?

[@Dnisc]

Mac mirroring on iPhone 😎

[@user-gv6kn3ig5g]

thats a really cool airtag story

[@StaminaMC]

Interesting (to me) too, as when I leave things specifically _at home_ I never get any of those alerts… my address is within my contact card in Address Book, so I guess the phone uses that?

[@N-mj15]

@@StaminaMCyes the air tag knows that that place is your home so it doesn’t give you left behind alerts, but if you left an air tag somewhere outside your home you will get a left behind alert

[@StaminaMC]

Yeah, that part I know. It's for that reason that I'd have maybe been momentarily hesitant to go to that address, as it might only be somewhere they regularly frequent rather than _where they live…_ but I guess it matters not as long as they're there to have their property returned. 🙂

[@tylermac5656]

There is no way I’m paying for any sort of AI service every month… I have a feeling it’s going to tank and just be another dropped gimmick 😵‍💫

[@BrandonButch]

We shall see! Again, I think 95% of the features will be free for life so only extra goodies that the power users want will be paid

[@rapoijk]

He keeps talking about power users , who the hell are these people that want so much power 😂😂😂

[@AIVoiceMerchant]

@@rapoijkmaybe Batman 🗿

[@Joker-yu5kp]

@@rapoijk😂😂

[@mzr9710]

@@BrandonButchno way they are going to be paid, they would’ve mentioned it in the announcement, now people EXPECT it to be free for compatible devices so it would be a huge loss on their image also considering how samsung went and didn’t announce that their galaxy ai is going to be paid in two years, they have to now raise the bar from shit like this

[@asoolin]

My home kit broke in control center bricking the first page in beta 1, beta 2 fixes the invisible blocks but now home kit doesnt turn on my lamp 😂

[@mannyprays1164]

Beta 2 bug for me is my apps won’t show, it shows a blank app with an X on it, comes and goes

[@ovirrueta01]

Beta 2 bug i lost my App Store 😡

[@moitownest8]

I went back to 17.6 beta the iOS 18 mess my phone completely up it was ridiculous

[@luminousherbs]

@mannyprays1164 Whenever my icons do that, I change them from small to large and then back again. That usually fixes it

[@VeronicasVisions]

@@moitownest8same here! My Phone crashed and now waiting on Apple to fix it. 😢

[@yoogrizzly3054]

Lmaoo when he said 1x1 and it said 7 🤣😭😭😭

[@adamm7001]

precisely why the 'suggest results' option is provided, to clarify in the event your writing is garbage

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

1 x 1 = 7 💀😂😂

[@BrandonButch]

When your handwriting is so bad it thinks a 1 is a 7 🤡

[@antonmarashaj4358]

iOS 18 updates are going great for me!

[@Neetduoprep]

Very nice I said to apple last year to add this feature❤

[@aettic]

That's a really cool AirTag story, Brandon. I just got some good use out of mine today. I was flying back into the country and had a connecting flight, so they told us "don't worry, you won't pick up your back at your layover destination, it will be transported to the new plane for the final flight". Which - good on 'em, I appreciate that, but I also don't always trust airports to get it right every time. I've heard horror stories. However, once we landed, I was able to see the location of my checked back as it went onto the new plane, and then once we got home and got off the plane I was able to see where the bag was and follow the AirTag to the baggage claim to find my bag. Kind of nifty, not super crucial (and thankfully the airport system worked exactly as it should have today).

[@MakZakk]

have a great day bro, i love your videos

[@BrandonButch]

Thanks man!

[@theplaguedoctor9137]

Hey Legend! Thanks for this!!!

[@SantiagoT75]

Brandon, I’ve been watching your videos for almost 2 years now. I used to be a die-hard Android fan and now I can stop expanding my Apple products portfolio. 😁 You’re by far the best reviewer about all things Apple. Keep up the good job. Is there any more updates expected to come con iOS 17? I know we don’t care much. Just curious.

[@BrandonButch]

Hey thanks man! I appreciate it and glad you’re on the Apple side now 😁 There will be more iOS 17 updates but they’ll mainly just be for security/bug fixes

[@charlieb2b]

I wish they would add this iPhone screen mirroring on the iPad as well not only on the Mac. At least give us this on our M4 iPads

[@ROLZILLA]

For me, IOS 18 and IPadOS 18 are really buggy, my iPhone keeps crashing and not turning on for about 5 minutes when ever I do anything, even just opening messages… crash. I know beta updates aren’t going to be bug free, but really. There are so many more bugs that are just annoying. But one plus is that I don’t get ad on apps or games, I have no clue why this is but they just glitch out and then go away, so I guess it’s a good thing. 🤙🏼

[@zandermcnabb7779]

So can I ask what devices, and one key point, were they set up as new, or restored from a backup of some sort?

[@zandermcnabb7779]

As I’ve had that in the past, the problem was I had moved up from so many devices that I had files on my iCloud that were created by iOS 8, and were actively in use by iOS 17/18, and it broke 17 beta for me, a clean slate with just “a start as new” helps Edit:punctuation

[@ROLZILLA]

@@zandermcnabb7779 I’m using an iPhone 11 and I haven’t used any backups. Just done fresh installs each time I get a new phone. Cheers 🤙🏼

[@VeronicasVisions]

Same issue. My phone completely crashed due to beta 18. Apple is trying to fix it. 😢lagging, crashes and lots of slow page loading

[@zandermcnabb7779]

@@VeronicasVisions it’s funny how you mentioned that and my own phone started having some bugs and issues, a clean reset usually helps, but definitely avoid betas if it’s your main device

[@BigOleHayden]

New emojis and UI layout is cleannnn Also adding dark mode to more 3rd party apps is a godsend

[@MatrixRoland]

Cool AirTag story. Reverse search lost item. 😂

[@PeachyNanaUK]

Hey some grandparents (me) are the go to person for their family! Kids and grandkids alike. ❤

[@CS-xe1oh]

Thanks for mentioning the HomeKit issues. Haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere but it has been a huge issue for me. The only HomeKit device (so far) that it hasn’t seem to have impacted is my Schlage Encode Plus lock (from the Apple Watch anyway. Can’t wait for Beta 3 for this reason.

[@ylihao]

Love that AirTag story. The lost phone couldn’t have been picked up by a better person 👍🏻

[@reujr]

Beta 3 just dropped

[@jasona.2044]

Good AT Story

[@BrandonButch]

@@jasona.2044 thanks! Never thought I’d have one to share lol

[@simonrobbins8357]

That HomePod with a screen looks like an old iMac G4😂

[@Brickalistic1977]

iPad + HomePod

[@genehager8481]

Thanks!

[@BrandonButch]

Thank you Gene!! 🙏

[@iknowtroy375]

I wish I could use the Apple TV remote app while iPhone mirroring…or they just make an Apple TV remote app for Mac

[@Kio._.106]

Waiting for public beta 😢

[@Dnisc]

Apple considering these 5 year old products as vintage, along with their incremental device updates, and now you’re tellling us we’re going to have to pay for AI? This really makes me lack excitement for them as a brand. 😒

[@crazyshooterz5]

the talk to siri button turns off the press to hold for siri btw

[@philiposangel]

Regarding the Airtag story: If you had checked the Medical ID info, you might had been able to see who's is the owner of the phone and the emergency contacts associated with the user of this phone (as long as the user has set these up). You can see the Medical ID info by holding the power + volume up buttons for 3 seconds.

[@pickjerry]

Math Notes looks Awesome! Will it be available on All iOS devices or just Pro, M chips?

[@N-mj15]

It will be available to all devices that supported IOS 17

[@Tigerfan31200]

I’m excited for public beta 1 next week so it’s less buggy than the developer beta. Normally I beta test the developer beta but as I see how buggy the developer beta has been so far I’ve decided on the public beta will be the safe route to go 😄

[@mattybraps7620]

I can’t wait for iOS 18

[@whosoishi]

wait for the phone mirroring to mac wouldn't it trigger the screenshot/recording prompt on snapchat?

[@ssaaffuu]

Absolutely thrilled with the stability of iOS 17.5.1! My iPhone XR is running smoother than ever. Can't wait to see the public iOS 18 has in store

[@Random8268]

There is also medical ID which could help in those situations.

[@challenge_fighter]

I hate that in the EU we don't get the Mirroring App

[@ahbiasessoms6006]

why is this the first time im hearing abt getting new airpods later this year?? omgg i

[@gavinsonnier3386]

Beta 2 killed my 14 Pro Max display 6 months after it got replaced. The display died twice for seemingly no reason so I upgraded to a 15 Pro Max. Anyone else had this issue?

[@cutiechick825]

im ready for the full public showing of ios 18

[@darionison]

Impatiently waiting for the iOS 18 beta 3 update

[@BigOleHayden]

Just updated to Beta 3 should be out

[@mrarticle622]

Same, updating his channel every 10 minutes

[@suavecitojoee]

The System Data storage bug is horrendous

[@tikmetal1982]

I am so glad you mentioned the HomeKit issues you are having. I’m having the same exact i issues on my iPhone and my Apple Watch. It’s crazy. As well as the app icons acting strange haha 😆

[@o0OmrmusicO0o]

would it be integrated in the sub of icloud would be nice

[@OlidioAraldeJr]

Great videos Brandon! Could you please tell if Stolen Device Protection has been adjusted to protect credit cards in Apple Pay, which can currently be accessed with a iPhone code?

[@JFreshVids]

Do you think they actually look at the feedback app because I have some really good insight on the constant bugs apple releases on their ios updates

[@krishnamraja1136]

iPhone mirroring is gonna be my most used feature 🫣

[@BrandonButch]

It’s awesome!

[@krishnamraja1136]

@@BrandonButch Does the iPhone heat tho while using it because I heard some people were facing that issue while using iPhone mirroring?

[@CornFed_3]

It’s a very niche feature. Why would it be your most used?

[@Elias_A]

What we really need is multiple and independent sound for each app

[@MacIsMyLover104]

We need to be able to lock the setting app as well. They need to add that in the next update.

[@VeronicasVisions]

My iPhone 15 pro max crashed because of Beta 18. I’ve been without a phone and waiting for apple to fix it. 😢

[@mattjamesss1]

Will always love brandons layout eince he upgraded his set up:)

[@MatrixRoland]

I don’t need AI enough to pay for it.

[@The92Waffles]

I'm so stoked for iPhone mirroring in Mac

[@PapaAcer]

Is anyone else annoyed at the new timeline scrubber when you watch videos on the photos app? There’s no visible time stamp like there used to be and it’s actually super annoying when wanting to edit videos to chop them up.

[@jordanwarren7864]

Do you think they’ll add Journal onto the Mac anytime soon??

[@lalitsehgal21]

I so wish they revamp the keyboard with number row and stop wasting the space down for that big globe icon for language

[@asaelserna8815]

I keep having issues where my sound recognition gets turned on randomly after I turn it off and it drains my battery all day

[@theblackun3288]

my iphone is draining so much battery since ios 18 beta 1 (it can barely survive a day on 100% when i wake up at 10am)

[@Paul-ng4jx]

So if your phone’s dead by 10 AM just about do you even charge it at night I’m on probably the same software you are and I don’t have as many battery issues iPhone 15 right here

[@weind-kp1gu]

Yeah, mine too. Standby is horrible !!!

[@m4gg197]

They didn't stay it's 0% at 10AM! They said they start using their phone at 10AM and have 0% when they go to bed (probably at around 12PM-02AM, assuming 8-10 hours of sleep. My personal impression of the battery life in Beta 2 is, that it's a bit worse, but not a lot than iOS 17.

[@DoctorVadarWho]

5:13 I have a bug on mine where I can’t scroll in any app

[@Ios18.1]

Is it the screen time bug in settings

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

[@danté-j14]

weekly AirTag stories paid off XD

[@smart1steve]

Beta 3 comes out tomorrow.

[@0Mastamind0]

Can you do a Geekbench test on an base model device running iOS 18 beta to see if it’s giving you a lower score. My theory is that the 15 pro devices are doing some extra work to prepare for apples intelligence features so that once they release it, it can instantly work as most of the features are on device. This can also explain the bad battery draining. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@marcusbelanger]

Interesting airtag story, but kinda scary that some random person can get your name and address and then just show up at their house. Good for you for being an honest citizen and doing the right thing though.

[@hamzagfr]

My home devices stopped responding when I downloaded the beta as well. After removing & resetting all my devices & hubs and a lot of trouble shooting in general, I was able to fix the issue by restarting my router...

[@neodevils_]

Thinking of SharePlay Remote… Now old phones can also have dynamic island? 👀

[@ccballa09]

I have a page of apps that disappear and become blank icons when my phone switch from light icons to night. Not a crazy big bug. Bug but kinda annoying. Hope it’s patched in beta 3!

[@hectorvaleriano1266]

That is a crazy big bug my friend. For your iPhone to now show basic UIX icons is pretty sad

[@ccballa09]

@@hectorvaleriano1266 it’s only 4 icons that go blank. My setup is minimal. Only happens when switch automatically from light to dark mode via time in settings. I put it on just light mode icons(my preference) and it hasn’t happened since. It also reverts back to normal on its own after a few hours of those select icons being black. But since going to light more I’m good! It’s a beta so I know what I signed up for.

[@camil35_]

Love the format!

[@tarifadib]

by the thumbnail i thought spotify widget has a play/pause button like Apple Music.

[@jayyyppp94]

my screentime app is crashing

[@Brickalistic1977]

For me, the Photos app does A LOT of background activity, sometimes, hours even if I opened it to check one thing, so I always make sure to force quit Photos before locking my phone.

[@CornFed_3]

It’s arguably better to close everything prior to locking your phone. No point in having anything open all of the time.

[@vrsce0178]

@@CornFed_3Actually false when it comes to iOS it’s better to not close them and leave them open.

[@CornFed_3]

@@vrsce0178, and where has that been proven? If I’m done with an app, I close it. If I need to open it 30 minutes later, wow, I click on it. The same ones that leave everything open 24/7 are the same ones who complain about battery and performance. I wonder why 🥴

[@Hyperrborean]

@@vrsce0178Is this true? I remember when I was younger I would never close anything.. that never showed any issues but as I’m older and understand the tech more I close everything all the time. Does this actually show any difference in performance or battery life?

[@artfartzy]

@@vrsce0178 So they keep saying but I dont buy that, also I read an article and it's been tested, they found out that some apps is simply using more battery when left open in the background all the time. Specially social media apps like IG, FB, and others. Also something like maps would drain if left open. But if you have an app you use often, like every few minutes, then sure leave it open, but if you only use it a couple of times during the day there is no good reason to leave it open in the background all the time.

[@jackwong64]

20-30mins transfer time to a usb-c driver that drained ~2% battery life on an iPhone does not seem to be bad, 1000-1500mins for 100% battery life, that is 16-25hours runtime, I doubt the M2 Air could do it.

[@kelRGo]

I just use this feature with my mother setting up Apple Pay and it’s pretty cool that it blocks out the bank account information from her and she’s typing

[@AnupSharma-mm6tl]

You are very very best youtuber

[@KrisTC]

Am I the only person surprised you could get an address and notifications from a locked phone…I assume they had turned off the secure features.

[@Subie_Gang190]

Only issue I’ve had in beta 2 was my phone was overheating and it took me to factory reset my phone to fix it

[@arandompro23]

dont tell the teachers 2:43

[@ransfordraansford3489]

who else finds the notification on the mac annoying? i wish there was a way to turn it off for mac but leave it on for the iphone

[@techwithtyler20]

You can

[@MinisterioRumboAlCielo]

Hey Brandon, Have there been any improvements to the markup tool in photos? iOS 17 made this horrible to use.

[@ovirrueta01]

I lost my App Store in beta 2 😡

[@istvanjegels3024]

The bugs are insane. Fully regret it.

[@AsianUnknown13]

I reported this already, but the images for my apps on my Home Screen keep disappearing. Most of the time when I tap on an app, the image will show up again, but it will reset to blank sometime overnight. I'm on Dev. Beta 2

[@stephenf8840]

Why didn’t you use the emergency medical ID contact info that EMS and Police can view

[@truckindawg1]

My benchmark results were 2824 single core 6896 multi. Pretty close to your results.

[@johnnathanpena4880]

I love this iOS thus far (aside from all the bugs) but I have not been given the option to upgrade to beta 2. I’m still on beta 1. If anyone knows, please help!

[@SamXLVII]

Uhhhh why can I watch these iOS 18 videos in picture-in-picture? I thought it might be all of Brandon's videos but it's just the iOS 18 ones

[@at-olab]

10:29, did the battery levels literally show 200%? 😂😂

[@Ios18.1]

I’m not updating until public beta 1

[@weind-kp1gu]

Good decision.

[@Ios18.1]

@@weind-kp1gu did you already update

[@ineedajobro]

I have a IOS 18 beta 3 issue!!!

[@ambresultan3020]

New wallpaper collection?

[@WiscoFisherman93]

Between active and idle dude spend 12 hours on his phone and used 200% of his battery... That's crazy

[@MohamadAlwazzan]

for me all the bugs i'm finding with Photos app, all crashes and sync problems

[@MrBamboozler.]

15,000 emails 💀

[@ronanadrianto4621]

What wallpaper is that and where can I find one, the one that looks like lava

[@chedbailey860]

Sup brandon can you help me to figure out how to edit numbers on my dial pad it's so annoying whenever you type a phone number and make one mistake you have to constantly be deleting the entire thing

[@alexis19081]

I experienced really poor Cellular connection on iOS 18 Beta 2