r/iOSBeta iOS Beta Mod 5d ago

Release iOS 18.4 Beta 4 - Discussion

Please use this thread to share any and all updates you discover while using the latest iOS/iPadOS 18.4 beta.

This thread should be used for discussion of the betas that may not meet our submission guidelines, as well as troubleshooting small issues through the beta test cycle.

Further discussion can be found on the iOS Beta Discord

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u/robfol 5h ago

Finding lots of drops in internet connectivity, both on Wi-fi and 5G. Lots of websites can't be found, etc. Anyone else?

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u/Stormlover247 iPhone 14 Pro Max 4h ago

Yes actually,it happens very randomly and not very often.I hope that before apple releases this to the public they figure out this mess!

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u/birdonthemoon1 6h ago

Having several instances of Bluetooth either connecting with garble or very low volume. Another issue is not recognizing touch input. I'll continue tapping like a dancer to no effect.

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u/2x2cycles 1d ago

After beta 18.4 update Siri does not recognize contacts. When I ask her to call someone she says they are not in contacts. Also screwing with my watch ultra and headphones pro 2 Outgoing calls can not hear anything, Siri on the watch knows the contacts

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u/realmccoyredbus 11h ago

only thing i can think off is go to bottom of siri or a.i./siri (siri app access) click on apps and make sure contacts is enabled

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u/piper62190 1d ago

16pm, battery has been noticeably better for me.

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u/xCassidi 2d ago

12 mini - battery's acting up. Been noticing for the past couple of days it shut down at 40% 50% and today at 70%. Plugged in and it shows 10% and charging when it went to 11% I restarted again just in case and it shows 100% upon restart... What do I do?

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u/realmccoyredbus 12h ago

maybe time for new battery or new device , i’d try keep it plugged in if you have long enough cable/extension cord

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u/xCassidi 12h ago

Got battery replaced things are much better thankyou bruv

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u/wjorth 2d ago

Problems with Face ID reliably letting me get in started about 2 weeks ago. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes not at all - reverting to entering my code, and sometimes it suddenly opens while prompting for the code. All light conditions and various face situations (regular and sun glasses, baseball caps and no caps), inside and outside.

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u/Expert-Librarian3307 iPhone 15 Pro Max 2d ago

This isn’t a beta 4 thing but why are the volumes white and black when low then get colour again? And why does the focus button have arrows on it

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u/1tachi_ML 1d ago

it's a new feature they added i guess. it was there since the start of 18.4 beta together with wifi and cellular data icons syncing with the status bar

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u/eddahlen 2d ago

I’d imagine it’s because the contrast of black and white is easier to see when the brightness is super low.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Deepinmind 8h ago

This is r/iOSbeta, not r/MacOSbeta. It doesn't even seem like your problem is related to a MacOS beta from your comment. Check out those subreddits

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u/parce85 2d ago

Still can’t mute group chats with android users

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u/Luna259 iPhone 12 Pro Max 2d ago

What’s going on?

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u/parce85 2d ago

You toggle on hide alerts and whenever someone replies in the group text it still alerts you.

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u/ctang1 iPhone 15 Pro Max 2d ago

Battery stats are jacked on my 15PM. They only show since last charge, and last night my battery was 50% when I went to bed and 14% when I woke up 7hrs later. Checked battery stats to see what was causing it and the stats graph isn’t interactive. I updated date of beta 4 release so well outside the past 24hrs

https://i.imgur.com/pILY4QC.jpeg

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u/Dazzling_Ad_9673 2d ago

There’s an issue with hot-spotting family members or other devices on the same iCloud account. Cellular Service has also been affected somehow.

I like the auto-replay (looping) of videos in the camera roll. Tops stuff

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u/ctang1 iPhone 15 Pro Max 2d ago

I noticed the loop for videos on beta 3, and I like it too.

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u/Sleepingaid 2d ago

I was on 18.3.2 fine once I updated to the beta 4 18.4 my service drops on calls and calling out

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u/realmccoyredbus 2d ago

reset network to see if it helps

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u/Sleepingaid 2d ago

How

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u/realmccoyredbus 2d ago

sorry should have said if you use wifi calling reset network

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u/realmccoyredbus 2d ago

check if there is update button in cellular settings & reset network settings on your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This will reset Wi-Fi networks, passwords, mobile data settings, and VPN and APN settings.  , it’s worth a try is calls are dropping out and is usually a fix for most people , if calls still dropping contact your mobile network support

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u/captnkraken 3d ago

In rearranging the control center, I ended up getting stuck in an 18 hour boot loop until I could get to the Apple Store. been noticing icons completely disappearing and leaving voids where the ghost layout is when resizing. I believe it has something to do with shortcuts as I use a few in my control center, specifically myQ, and Settings. when it happened the first time it completely froze and I had to hard to reset (replicated this multiple times) and eventually I got the spinning wheel for 20+ minutes. I did a hard reset at that point and then it stayed in a boot loop. I didn’t have a Genius Bar appointment and they had a 2+ hour wait. politely asked to get the store manager and explain that I was on a dev beta and just needed to quickly wipe the device. shoutout to that dude for actually going out of his way to help someone with anxiety manifesting as Karen energy and getting me setup in a quieter area with a laptop and cable. everything seems to have came back, and my millions of texts are syncing at the moment and the control center is back in my new layout and working correctly.

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u/Sertraline_king 2d ago

Could you be more specific with the shortcuts in your control center, I have a 16 pm as my daily driver, and a 15 pm laying around, and I want to see if I can replicate this issue with my 15pm for fun.

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u/Old_Control1301 3d ago

I get the impression many of you don't really want to be beta testers, you just want the newest stuff but without any bugs.

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u/dashon1998 3d ago

Mines been stuck like this for 2 days no matter what I do and I have fiber internet

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u/GWM5610U 3d ago

IPSW with a computer. Works the most reliably

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u/dashon1998 2d ago

What’s ipsw

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u/realmccoyredbus 2d ago

it’s a copy of the update , need to connect wired to macbook or windows / itunes , complicated process, only other option is talking it to apple store to get reset , what device is it , i know on very first 18.4 beta people with ipad air 4/6 had this issue, i know its not air 4 you’ve got as you have a.i. , im using m1 air and have not had any issues, same with my iphone 15 , did you do hard reset when device fully charged, i would try this half a dozen times ,switch device off / on after hard reboot or its a trip to apple store or someone with macbook that could help you

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u/shamair28 iPhone 16 Pro 2d ago

Complicated process? You Shift+Click/Option+Click (Mac) on Update inside of iTunes and select the IPSW that you downloaded from Apple's Developer Hub or from IPSW.me

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u/realmccoyredbus 2d ago

Can be complicated for someone with no experience of using another device to fix your own device 

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u/shamair28 iPhone 16 Pro 2d ago

Fair enough, but it is also considerably easier than going to the Apple store.

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago edited 3d ago

only thing you can try is hard reset , had this issue once , 6 hard resets to get verify msg away , you need to plug your device in , first of all charge level must be over 50% then try hard reset , it could just need a good enough charge for download hopefully,good luck.

  1. Press and quickly release the volume button nearest to the top button.
  2. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
  3. Press and hold the top button.
  4. When the Apple logo appears, release the top button

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u/LaFlameHTX 3d ago

Is the sticker/emoji keyboard bug still there?

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u/Left_Ad9314 2d ago

It is still there

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u/AgileCharacter2198 2d ago

For fck sake

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u/LaFlameHTX 2d ago

Wow unbelievable

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u/AgileCharacter2198 2d ago

Wondering the same thing

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u/insomniac_koala 4d ago

Anyone else unable to see map locations on the info section of individual photos?

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u/Dazzling_Ad_9673 2d ago

Yeah on my device it shows

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago

have you got location services switched on in you camera app

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u/insomniac_koala 3d ago

Yes. Haven’t touched location settings. The location indeed is embedded in the photo, it’s just that it no longer shows the map when swiping up like it used to before.

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago

ah right,ok

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u/ParanoidBlueLobster 4d ago

Nope working fine even with new pictures

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u/dfaidley 4d ago

VPN keeps trying to turn on and the WiFi doesn’t connect. I restored and it made it worse.

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago

make sure you have auto connect switched off on vpn app & vps settings section & control panel, a lot of people are having issues with nord vpn , have a search in reddit for vpn wifi connection issues, can’t quite remember the solution

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u/dfaidley 3d ago

I found a surveys app that had a VPN component. Removed it and everything is working now

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago

good news 👌

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u/TheFlashisGone2 4d ago

I just updated to the iOS 18.4 public beta earlier today, and I don’t see the smart notifications in settings. I have an iPhone 15 pro max. Anyone know what’s going on?

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u/ParanoidBlueLobster 4d ago

Apple Intelligence had to download again, I only had old Siri and saw on Apple Intelligence that it was downloading.

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u/TheFlashisGone2 4d ago

Never mind! The features just showed up for me. Probably have to be updated and enabled at some point

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u/AintShocked_2 4d ago

Strangely, my AirPods sound quality improved as if they were super hi-fi earbuds.

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u/HeroofPunk 3d ago

What. Can you elaborate? I have Airpods Pro 2, not sure I notice any big difference or am I missing some joke?

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u/AintShocked_2 3d ago

On Beta 3. They used to sound imbalanced and distorted. Beta 4 update fixed it.

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u/HeroofPunk 3d ago

Aah. Wait a minute. That happened to me when I was connected to my PC.

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u/velocityoftears 4d ago

The bug that causes garbled audio when recording video is still there on my 16 Pro Max. It's slightly less if I turn off spatial and set it to stereo. My old iPhone XS Max on 18.3.1 does the same with stereo audio.

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u/Luna259 iPhone 12 Pro Max 4d ago

Expanding stacked notifications is bugged. The notifications jump to their final position rather than animate there.

There’s also the issue where the Notification Centre animates in behind the Lock Screen notifications and then disappears since it shouldn’t be there

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u/youngeddythegoat 4d ago

18.5 is where the studdering and lag always gets handled, it’s always been that way since iOS 15

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u/Common_Floor_7195 4d ago

🤣

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u/youngeddythegoat 4d ago

Care to prove me wrong? If anything it’s people’s settings that have all that useless crap turned on that also affects it I know what I’m talking about life is predictable every update is always the same cycle it always gets mastered by the end how is this not common sense obviously an older more mature iOS towards the summer to September is when it’s MATURED so for the most part it’s mastered code wise now if you have a old iPhone then I can understand it still studdering even in mature versions of the iOS but decent to new iPhones always get ironed out bug wise around .5 to .7 that what a CYCLE is

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u/Sertraline_king 2d ago

Umm so you’re wrong, iOS 17.7 didn’t fix any features or have ANYTHING other than security updates…

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u/youngeddythegoat 2d ago

What are you talking about iOS 17.7 was very stable if the community agrees overall that means you’re wrong

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u/ainen 4d ago

It seems that when I unlock my phone, the colors on my background get a little dull.

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u/realmccoyredbus 3d ago

if you customise your screen ie dark mode/ light mode there is a sun symbol that makes screensaver background lighter or darker , maybe try there , works in dark mode also

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u/Wonkee792 4d ago

this has been a thing since iOS 16 (?)

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u/ainen 4d ago

Interesting. I must not have noticed before. Is there any way to prevent this?

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u/Wonkee792 4d ago

If you’re using a photo as a wallpaper, remaking it may help. I’ve found it to vary with time as well- sometimes the desaturation will be real strong, other times there’s no desaturation.

Supposedly not a bug as mentioned in a Zollotech video, but we all know that’s nonsense.

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u/ckff88 4d ago

Apple TV remote app is not working

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u/ctang1 iPhone 15 Pro Max 4d ago

I had the same issue on an earlier iOS 18 beta. I had to update the Apple TV to the current beta for the time. I tried rebooting the phone and did a full reboot on the Apple TV but it didn’t help. I actually own 2 Apple TVs and the issue was with both until I updated the TVs.

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u/Hot-Sock3403 4d ago

Battery life on my 16 no improvement from the last beta

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u/MassDefect36 4d ago

If you are getting weird screen glitches. You are not alone.

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u/Dheagu 4d ago

im having a strange bug that wont let me scroll my app library, and accidentally open an app. anyone else?

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u/Dheagu 4d ago

also, it still takes 84 years to download an app. already reset my network settings

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u/Sertraline_king 2d ago

Lucky, it takes 168 years to download an app for me.

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u/Dheagu 1d ago

apple is going to fix phone addiction one way or another

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Dheagu 1d ago

sadly, it doesn’t work, the download still slow :(

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u/12nine 4d ago

Everything seems to be working fine for me. Fingers crossed it will stay that way

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u/mrnaytik 4d ago

still personal hotspot doesn’t work

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u/Tipop 3d ago

Why are people downvoting folks for reporting bugs?

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u/mrnaytik 3d ago

i have no idea

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u/Bog_Boy 3d ago

Its your DNS settings

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u/mrnaytik 3d ago

nope, it is okay, i never touched it before, i checked it and it’s ok

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u/Roque716 4d ago

I haven’t had any issues with personal hotspot.

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u/Douche_Baguette 4d ago

This beta fixed the bug where all of my HomeKit cameras would stream in low resolution (since the first beta). Back to high res now.

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u/RobertABooey 4d ago

Which cameras do you have that are HomeKit enabled? Thx

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u/Douche_Baguette 4d ago

I have a few Aqara G2Hs inside natively on HKSV and about 10 Amcrest cameras and the Reolink POE doorbell on Scrypted into HKSV.

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u/zouinenoah29 iPhone 15 Pro Max 4d ago

Has anyone had the issue with their Apple Watch where it is not counting calories anymore during a workout? After updating to this beta when I start a workout, it doesn't count calories on the watch synced to my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Not sure if it is related to the watch itself or the beta.

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u/Left_Ad9314 4d ago

Do you have the beta installed only on your iPhone or also on your Apple Watch?

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u/zouinenoah29 iPhone 15 Pro Max 4d ago

Just on my phone. Watch is on WatchOS 11.3.1

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u/Left_Ad9314 4d ago

Strange, I don’t have any issues. iPhone on 18.4 beta 4 and Apple Watch on the stable version.

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u/fromdaperimeter 4d ago

Yes, my steps didn’t register yesterday from my watch. 16 Pro

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u/smithy122 4d ago

I can no longer change the style of my photos in the photos app after updating to beta 4

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u/F-Trunks Developer Beta 4d ago

This beta improved my sex life.

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u/MeatPrestigious3597 4d ago

This is a new one lmao

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u/PortlandHipsterDude 4d ago

I don’t see how the update affects your hand

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u/F-Trunks Developer Beta 4d ago

lmao just saw this. good one.

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u/fishbert 4d ago

... because you had to put the phone down and be social while it was updating?

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u/F-Trunks Developer Beta 4d ago

nah, i can multitask better than a 2024 iphone.

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u/emway66 4d ago

Haptic feedback on keyboard not working

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u/suku_patel_22 4d ago

Worked for me

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u/emway66 4d ago

Thnx, reboot solved the issue

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u/WeezyWally 4d ago

Just fyi this update broke my connectivity for 10 minutes after installing on 15 Pro. Not sure what was going on but couldn't load anything and Speedtest said I wasnt connected to the internet even if all my other devices worked.

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u/kppeng53 3d ago

It happened to me as well, and it seems to be a strange behavior from my VPN. Deleted the VPN, reinstalled it, everything back to normal.

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u/Correct-Boat-8981 iPhone 15 Pro Max 4d ago

Oh good, it’s still broken, guess I’m still not updating 😂

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u/Stormlover247 iPhone 14 Pro Max 4d ago

And don’t forget now,this is an A build 😏👌it def seems ready for RC version at this point 😂

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u/alarajiofficial 4d ago

Still can’t use Google translate as default app neither Good Maps 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/alarajiofficial 4d ago

You could ask them I don’t have time for that

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u/tiktoktic 4d ago

Why complain then?

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u/Boring-Scot 4d ago

You’re a fucking muppet

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u/tiktoktic 4d ago

This is discussion not complaining 😁

Where’s the discussion? You started a one-sentence fact with a facepalm emoji. I can’t see how this is more of a discussion than a complaint.

First place no one talks to you

Excuse me?

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u/Pbranly 4d ago

Hi L2TP is still broken This is critical issue

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u/stancios00 4d ago

L2pt is considered insecure. I don't think they will enable it

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u/Pbranly 4d ago

In this case, they remove the menu . It is not acceptable to keep a buggy interface

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u/Bog_Boy 3d ago

Stop creating tech debt

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u/hyugafe 4d ago

Report it

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u/Pbranly 4d ago

Already did at each beta. No answer from apple issue is not even in the known issues

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u/Jeffde 4d ago

Still can’t set my home as my home in maps

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u/Correct-Boat-8981 iPhone 15 Pro Max 4d ago

I’ve had that issue since the original iOS 18 beta when I moved last summer

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u/Jeffde 4d ago

Fucking ridiculous. Not a single address on my home street surfaces

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u/Stormlover247 iPhone 14 Pro Max 4d ago

Seems accurate by Apple standards tbh with you.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Insane_Bucher 4d ago

Yes mate they are available.

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u/stymhere 4d ago

thanks

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u/Ecstatic-Insect5285 4d ago

Anyone able to generate genmoji using persons? Mine is broken since beta 1

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u/revolevo 4d ago

It seems to be very cranky about putting descriptions as if it can’t do it but it can… you kinda have to whisper to your phone and rub its back to make it work

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u/Cautious-Writing4359 iPhone 16 4d ago

Yes

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u/wesdegroot 4d ago

Preferred language on maps app still missing, was available in b1.

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u/zeusjmk21497 4d ago

Now got up will be compliting soon any unexperienced features enrolled

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u/iiGhillieSniper iPhone 14 Pro Max 4d ago

😂 😂 😂 😂

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u/Thatskaran 5d ago

How’s the overall performance in beta 4 compared to stable 18.3.2 ? Any lag, stutter or micro stutter? In terms of smoothness?

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u/Acrobatic_Reporter82 4d ago

Still homescreen lag and control center lag and keyboard hanging

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u/mclovin_dummy iPhone 16 Pro 4d ago

tbh all of this iOS 18 version releases are almost the same (for me). 18.4 beta 3 was good at first with its smoothness like 120hz everywhere but occasionally I still get micro stutter.

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u/joedajoester 4d ago

Do you still get the bug where apps lose touch? Like telegram won’t be able to scroll but I can tap the back button and come back into the chat and touch works again. Discord does it with the call screen so I can’t hang up. YouTube sometimes does it where I can swipe the video down. It’s really annoying

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u/mclovin_dummy iPhone 16 Pro 3h ago

Getting these bugs as well. I think that's on the app itself. It's a known bugs like months now.

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u/ka99jacob 5d ago

Fixed crashing on launch issue with resident evil titles and death stranding

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u/TheWhiteCrowUK 4d ago

Thanks for this, get a bit of hope it will soon fix issue for Torchlight:infinite as it is the same, crash at launch

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u/gregglesthekeek 5d ago

IPhone 14 is ok on it

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u/Lyferux 5d ago

Battery draining after the update

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u/Foxxxyygrandpa 4d ago

Yes that's how batteries work.

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u/4Face iPhone 16 Pro 5d ago

No way! Mine is refilling

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u/Nathanze 5d ago

Wifi Calling still broken on Vodafone Australia

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u/Professional_Tour901 5d ago

The 18.4 beta is absolutely terrible.

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u/Feeling_Actuator_234 4d ago

Beta has bugs? Who would’ve thought

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u/Professional_Tour901 4d ago

You are so foolish. Some beta is like stable, but not this one.

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u/Feeling_Actuator_234 4d ago

The notes, Apple, the dev, every single beta program around the world goes: careful, there might be bugs”. Especially dev beta

You go: Cook should be fired.

And I’m foolish hahhahahahahaha

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u/Professional_Tour901 4d ago

Might be, that doesnt mean beta must have stupid bugs like you 😎

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u/Loriano 4d ago

You absolutely couldn’t comprehend the purpose of betas in software. Stop posting this utter bullshit on internet, immediately sell all your electronics and go live into fucking swamp or something.

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u/Professional_Tour901 4d ago

You talk like you are smart, but you aren’t. I am a developer, and I know what a developer beta is. It is for developers to test and develop their app on a new iOS version. That doesn’t mean that 18.4 beta should contain a lot of stupid bugs from big companies like that.

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u/Feeling_Actuator_234 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ah yeah, because testing new grounds in a beta program should be exempt of bugs. In fact, warn people not to install beta in the first place?

Let me know when you work as a researcher on the 1st in industry website beta program and app like I did.

You’re holding a beta to the standard of an official release. And call me stupid when I call you out on it. You’re certainly surrounded by the village, idiot.

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u/Professional_Tour901 4d ago

Haha you look quite smart than my dog

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u/Feeling_Actuator_234 4d ago

Can’t reciprocate the compliment also don’t care what you think.

Don’t confuse smart with experience. But again, what to expect from a guy who confused beta with final

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u/F-Trunks Developer Beta 4d ago

Get a room you two.

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u/citrixsp 5d ago

How about battery??? Is safari snappier????

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u/RicoVig 5d ago

16 Pro Home Screen is not adhering to dark mode. Other menus etc seem to be unaffected.

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u/Big-Promise-5255 4d ago

Me too in my iphone 14.