iOS 18.2 Lets You Track Progress of Safari Downloads on Lock Screen

iOS 18.2 expands Live Activities support to ongoing Safari downloads, allowing you to quickly track the progress of file downloads on the iPhone's Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro models and newer.

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This is a minor but useful improvement coming with iOS 18.2. The update is currently in beta, and it will be released in December, according to Apple.

Check out our lists of new features and changes in the first and second betas of iOS 18.2 to see what else is coming with the update, including additional Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration for Siri.

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Top Rated Comments

sniffies Avatar
14 months ago
Will come in handy when I’m downloading a 50 KB file and lock the phone to check the progress.
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
NMBob Avatar
14 months ago

There are so many times where I start downloading something off Safari and immediately have to lock the phone.
This is in case the new Apple cell phone chips can only achieve 3G speeds.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
14 months ago
Huh, I don't think I've ever downloaded anything other than a pdf or similar on my phone. I figured big downloads would cancel or time-out when the phone locked.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
klasma Avatar
14 months ago
Such a tease.

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Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rychiar Avatar
14 months ago

Huh, I don't think I've ever downloaded anything other than a pdf or similar on my phone. I figured big downloads would time-out when the phone locked.
right? not exactly a big use case on a phone
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Jhonjhon236 Avatar
14 months ago

It would be amazing if Apple could stop this cosmetic nonsense and fix Safari once and for all so users don't have to rely on Chrome every time they need to use the web properly. Many websites don't function well in Safari, which is a major issue. Overall, Apple software seems to be in a state of decline, and it's really disappointing!
You realize that on iPhone chrome and safari run on the same engine?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)