As you might already know, Apple recently started testing both iOS 18 beta and iOS 18.1 beta. This is a rare situation we don’t see often. Earlier, the tech giant was releasing these updates on alternate weeks. But this week, Apple has released both iOS 18 Beta 6, and iOS 18.1 Beta 2 to developers.
iOS 18 Beta 6 is also available to public beta testers as an iOS 18 public beta 4 update. You will get an update on your iPhone depending on what you selected on the software update page.
Apple has also released a bunch of beta updates for other devices. Along with iOS 18 beta 6 and iOS 18.1 beta 2, Apple has released iPadOS 18 Beta 6, iPadOS 18.1 Beta 2, macOS Sequoia 15 Beta 6, macOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 2, tvOS 18 Beta 6, watchOS 11 Beta 6, and visionOS 2 Beta 6.
iOS 18 Beta 6 and iOS 18 Public Beta 4 come with build number 22A5338b, whereas iOS 18.1 Beta 2 comes with build number 22B5023e. iOS 18 will be released to the public next month, so we may only see one or two more beta builds in the coming weeks. In case you didn’t know, iOS 18.1 beta is only available for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
iOS 18.1 Beta 2 Update
The latest beta update for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max include following changes:
- New Modem Update
- Hide distracting items in Safari
- Siri launch animation improvements
- Brings the same changes that we got to see on iOS 18 Beta 5 last week
- New splash screens and icons
- Many small changes and improvements
- Resolved many existing issues
iOS 18 Beta 6 Update
The latest iOS 18 beta 6 and iOS 18 public beta 4 updates include the following changes:
- New Modem update
- Switching to a different wallpaper setup also retains the app icon tinting
- The Album section in the Photos app has a new design
- New splash screens and icons
- Resolved many existing issues
- Some other minor wording changes and more
These are some of the main changes or improvements you will notice on both new beta updates.
iOS 18 Beta 6 is available to developers and iOS 18 Public Beta 4 to public beta testers. So if you have selected the iOS 18 beta in the software update page, you will get this update. It weighs around 800MB, so make sure to use WiFi to download the update.
iOS 18.1 Beta 2 is only available for iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max developers. Once you update to iOS 18.1, you can not rollback to iOS 18 without erasing all the data. It also weighs around 1.4GB, so use WiFi to download the update.
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