Apple issues twelfth iOS 12 beta for developers, tenth public beta

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in iOS edited August 2018
As the September 12 "Gather Round" event grows nearer, Apple is continuing to shake down its milestone operating systems, issuing a new build of iOS 12 with a fix to the constant upgrade notification.


iOS 12

Performance improvements in iOS 12 are said to make it more useful for those with older iPhones and iPads, not just for the latest models. For iPad users, iPhone X-inspired gestures and notification grouping will be introduced, giving them some of the same comfort features as Apple's premium smartphone.





Digital health is also an important element of iOS 12, with Screen Time revealing how long users spend in various apps, and adds options to try and reduce their dependency on specific types of app, such as spending time in social network activities or in YouTube.

New versions of the stock apps Stocks, News, Weather, and Voice Memos are being included in the release, along with a new ARKit-based Measure app for determining the dimensions of items in 3D space using the iPhone or iPad camera. Siri Shortcuts, customizable MeMoji, and third-party CarPlay navigation support are also included.

One notable feature that won't be available at launch will be Group FaceTime, with the feature said to be arriving at a later time.

AppleInsider, and Apple itself, suggest not installing beta releases onto any sort of mission-critical hardware, due to the possible loss of data if anything goes wrong. Those wishing to try out any beta software should do so on non-essential or secondary devices to minimize risk, and to keep backups of data before starting the installation.

The twelfth iOS 12 beta with build number replaces 16A5366a replaces the 11th beta's 16A5365b build.

New builds of the operating systems can be downloaded via the Apple Developer Center, or for devices enrolled into the test program, as an over-the-air updates. Apple also released a public beta alongside the developer beta version.

Find any changes in the new betas? Reach out to us on Twitter at @AppleInsider or @Andrew_OSU, or send Andrew an email at [email protected].

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    rogifan_newrogifan_new Posts: 4,297member
    Yea!
  • Reply 2 of 8
    No more pop-ups....
    JaiOh81
  • Reply 3 of 8
    Thank God, I was about to go crazy with those damn dialog boxes popping up.
    JaiOh81
  • Reply 4 of 8
    macapfelmacapfel Posts: 575member
    Seriously— bugs in beta-software are news?! That is too much. We do have much more interesting leaks and an event coming up. Of final soft- and hardware.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    Yes it’s fixed :)
  • Reply 6 of 8
    backstabbackstab Posts: 138member
    I'm almost as excited for the new Apple OSes next month as I am for the new hardware. (at least, I hope)
  • Reply 7 of 8
    dewmedewme Posts: 5,331member
    Nicely squashed bug. Woo hoo. People need to recalibrate their understanding of Beta software in the age of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD). Software builds and releases are cheap and not big deals anymore. Certainly not events. A Beta release even more so. Build and test early and often and do public releases whenever it makes sense to do them. Unless you’re in a regulated industry like pharmaceuticals where all changes are very expensive this works out very well. 
  • Reply 8 of 8
     Update to the new beta and it stops the bug
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