New iOS 18 beta will be the last before the iPhone 16 launches heres how to try it

Date:
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:02:57 +0000

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A tipster has suggested that Apples latest iOS 18 beta could be the final update before iOS 18 launches in full.

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Over the last month or so, Apple has released a steady stream of software betas for people to try out, including those for iOS 18 , macOS Sequoia and more. Yet now it looks like we may have had the final update, at least for
iOS 18, according to a well-connected reporter.

That news comes from Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the latest iOS 18 seed, Im told, is final other than features tied to the new hardware.

Its an interesting suggestion, as the latest iOS 18 beta is still missing a lot of features particularly those surrounding Apple Intelligence , Apples upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) platform. Gurman has previously hinted that some of these missing features might not appear until after iOS 18 gets released or perhaps not even until 2025 .

However, theres plenty of interesting new additions to try out in the betas. In iOS 18, the Control Center has been redesigned , Safari can highlight and summarize web page content, theres a new Passwords app for all your logins, and a whole lot more. How to download the iOS 18 beta (Image credit: Apple)

If you want to download the latest iOS 18 beta , youll first need to sign up to Apples Beta Software Program on its website and follow the on-screen instructions to enroll your iOS device.

Once youve done that, open the Settings app and go to General > Software Update > Beta Updates and choose iOS 18 Public Beta from the list. Your
iPhone should then tell you if theres an update to be downloaded, which you will subsequently be able to install.

If this really is the final iOS 18 beta update before the full version of the software drops, it suggests that Apple is almost ready to launch iOS 18 in full. And that in turn implies that the iPhone 16 launch event is only just around the corner.

For a while now, its been assumed that Apple will hold its iPhone 16 show on September 10 . Yet recently, weve seen some speculation that it could
actually happen a week earlier on September 3 in order to avoid clashing with the U.S. presidential debate that is also scheduled for September 10.

Either way, the idea that Apple has just released its final iOS 18 beta suggests that the iPhone 16 and everything else Apple plans to unveil at its September event is more or less imminent. And with that, the full release of iOS 18 will be hot on its heels. You might also like How to download the iOS 18 public beta on your iPhone iOS 18: new features, predicted release date, and everything we know iPhone 16: release date speculation, latest leaks, potential price, AI predictions and more



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