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Apple Seeds Third Beta of iOS 18.5 to Developers

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the second betas.

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iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update.

So far, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 are relatively minor updates, introducing just a few new design changes. There are more options for reverting the Mail app back to the prior design, including removing contact photos, and AppleCare info is easier to find.

The update also likely has behind the scenes bug fixes and performance improvements.

Apple is transitioning to iOS 19 and iPadOS 19, which are set to be previewed in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference.

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Top Rated Comments

HappyGeoCacher Avatar
20 months ago

We won’t. It’s the same build number as beta 2.
BETA 3: iOS 18.5 (22F5053j)
BETA 2: iOS 18.5 (22F5053f)
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nortonandreev Avatar
20 months ago

Hope we get at least one new feature
We won’t. It’s the same build number as beta 2.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago

Apparently the Apple Watch fully charged notification is enabled again in this release?
ZOMG it’s back!



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Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago

Apparently the Apple Watch fully charged notification is enabled again in this release?
Wouldn’t that be nice.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GlennFisher Avatar
20 months ago
battery life horrible and my text notifications never showed, so hopefully both are fixed
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20 months ago

Is there any info on which bugs have been fixed? So far I couldn’t verify a single bug to be fixed. They are all still there.
Yeah. Was hoping they’d fix my Contacts. For some reason, I can’t add new contacts, and some old contacts that have been in my iCloud for over 10 years are simply gone. Very strange.
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