While we were expecting the first public beta of iOS 18 to arrive tomorrow, Apple surprised us with the release of the iOS 18 Public Beta today. It was released a few hours after re-releasing iOS 18 Beta 3 to developers.
We were expecting Apple to follow last year’s pattern, where the iOS 17 public beta was released a day after the re-release of iOS 17 beta 3 to developers. However, Apple didn’t wait a whole day this time and introduced the iOS 18 Public Beta a day early. The tech giant has not released the public beta of its other OS yet, so those could arrive on July 16.
iOS 18 Public Beta
The Public beta is considered less buggy and perfect for those who want to try the iOS 18 beta early without compromising on performance. iOS 18 was unveiled last month at the WWDC event, and Apple promised to release public beta this month.
Talking about new features and changes, the first public beta brings the same changes as the iOS 18 developer beta. This means it includes everything from the first beta to the recent beta 3 re-release. This means you will get the new home screen customization options, dark mode for app icons, RCS support, change shortcut in lock screen, hide and lock apps, new photos layout, updated control center, rearrange control center, new passwords app, updated calculator and notes app, and many other features.
How to Install iOS 18 Public Beta
If you want to try out the iOS 18 Public Beta, you can easily do so. iOS 18 is available for all iPhone models that were eligible for the iOS 17 update. If you have a compatible iPhone, here’s how to install the first iOS 18 Public Beta.
- Make sure to charge your iPhone to at least 50%, and connect it to WiFi. Also take backup of your iPhone.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to General > Software Update.
- Under software update page, you will see Beta Updates option, open it.
- Now select iOS 18 Public Beta and go back one step, i.e., to Software Update page.
- It will now check for update and give you the iOS 18 Public Beta.
- You can now download and install it like a regular update.
- The process can take time as it’s a major OS upgrade, so be patient and let it do the job.
So that’s all about the first iOS 18 Public Beta. If you have any queries, let us know in the comment section.
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