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