EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 12 BETA 2 FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
Apple with the second beta release of iOS 12 further tuned its upcoming operating system with a number of system-wide tweaks and refinements. AppleInsider details everything new in our hands-on video.
Apple seeded beta 2 just two weeks after iOS 12 debuted onstage at WWDC 2018. This major update for iPhone and iPad has new Memoji characters, digital health features, Group FaceTime, redesigned notifications and a whole lot more. So far, AppleInsider has been able to track down a total of 150 new features.
As far as what has changed since the original beta, the list is considerably smaller; AppleInsider managed to dig up over 30 changes in beta 2. Watch our quick video to see the updates for yourself.
Notable changes
Battery stats have been redesigned
In the Home app, cameras have been removed from “Notifications” section
In Home app, Locks has become “Doors and Locks” in Notifications section
In Home app,Locks (now Doors and Locks) has new icon in Notifications section
In Home app, Blinds has new icon in Notifications section
Screen Time automatically turned off in beta 2, needs re-enabled
New splash screen for Screen Time
Removed toggle for clearing Screen Time data
Interface for adding time limits to apps from the main Screen Time screen has been tweaked
Tapping on an app displays more info on the app in Screen Time
Toggle off Siri Suggestions for individual apps in Settings
New iCloud Keychain modal
New location icon in status bar
iPad gets pull down handle for Control Center on Lock Screen
In Spotlight, new arrows for shortcuts to apps
Podcasts app shows Now Playing indicator on current chapter
iMessages preview animation on Lock Screen (and other preview animations) looks great
New SIM pin unlock screen
Time Travel removed from Watch app
Smaller text in App Store search
In Photos, Albums and media type names are larger
Face ID animations are quicker
Spotlight now listed in Browse section of News app
AM and PM show on iPad status bar clock
AirPlay icon is now blue when connected in Music Lock Screen widget
Suggestion animation in Spotlight is much smoother
Carrier info back in Settings
When signing in with Face ID, now says “Scanning with Face ID”
New splash screen for Voice Memos app
New splash screen for Shortcuts in Spotlight
iPhone apps running on iPad now use larger iPhone 6 version