Apple Releases Third Beta of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 with New Features

Apple has launched iOS 18.2 beta 3, adding updates to the Photos app, customizable CarPlay icons, and advanced Apple Intelligence features. This beta also introduces Siri’s ChatGPT integration, exclusive to newer iPhone models and select M-series devices. The official release is expected in December 2024.

By TVN Bureau Nov 12, 2024, 13:48 IST

Apple is now out with the third beta versions of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, bringing new features and improvements to the table, mainly built around enhancing the user's experience. Beta release seems to come shortly after the iOS 18.1 while the full public will come early from iOS 18.2, possibly in December 2024. The main highlights are the new additions within the Photos app, enhancements with regard to the TV app, and more extensive Apple Intelligence features.

This was reported by MacRumors, which claims some of the key changes that are included in iOS 18.2 Beta 3 are an enhanced video player in Photos app, a navigation bar in the iPadOS TV app, which is customizable, and new controls for the Camera Control button on the newer iPhone models.

What's New in iOS 18.2 Beta 3:

in Photos AppImprovements

The Photos app, redesigned in iOS 18, still gets regular updates based on user feedback. Here, in this beta, Apple has made the video player smoother by making it larger and reducing thick borders, which many customers complained about about.

New Camera Control Setting

iOS 18.2 introduces a new Camera Control for iPhone 16 models. The Display & Brightness section now features an option to "Require Screen On" allowing users to avoid allowing the Camera Control button to be active unless the screen is turned on. When disabled, however, the button will work with the screen off.

New Redesigned CarPlay Icons

Updating icons for Climate and Media applications; this will enhance the appearance of their interface. The new icons will be introduced as part of new car models that support CarPlay, and they will become available at the end of 2024.

Additional iOS 18.2 Features

Besides these, there are more releases that include a new AirDrop icon that responds to Dark Mode, enhanced Precision Finding for AirTags, and fixing an issue that caused the "Play Sound" feature to malfunction within the Find My network, ensuring users do not move in circles when trying to locate lost devices.

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New Apple Intelligence Features

Newness in the features include AI novelty items like "Genmoji"- tool for making customized emojis, and "Image Playground," which produces images based on a user request prompt. Siri is also connected with ChatGPT so that users get deeper responses while allowing the creation of content directly without an external account.

Release Date and Compatibility

The iOS 18.2 beta 3 functions on iPhone XS and above. Nevertheless, certain Apple Intelligence features such as Visual Intelligence and Siri's ChatGPT are, of course, exclusive to the newest devices like iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 series, or some M-series iPads and Macs. Public beta is due shortly, full release in December.

In addition to iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple seeded fresh betas of its macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod Software 18.2. These will probably emerge in December and offer a broader spectrum of features from the Apple ecosystem.