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iOS 12
First iOS 12 public beta is now available for testing
Apple has made the first iOS 12 public beta, seeded last week to developers, available for testers. Those in the Beta Software Program can download iOS 12 from Apple’s website.
A quick look at Siri Shortcuts
In iOS 12, Apple introduces Siri Shortcuts, which lets you pair your daily routines with third-party apps. Better still, Siri learns your habits and make suggestions based on that knowledge.
Hands-on video walkthrough: all the new features and changes in iOS 12 beta 2
Released yesterday, iOS 12 beta 2 packs in several new features and a bunch of tweaks and feature changes, and now you can see them in action in our hands-on video walkthrough.
Watch HomePod execute Siri Shortcut automation scripts on other devices
Shortcuts, Apple's new vision for Siri and automation on the iOS platform, is a new feature in iOS 12 that many power users and fans of the Workflow automation app will appreciate a lot.
Siri on Apple’s latest OS betas is acting up
According to numerous reports on Twitter and Reddit, iOS 12 beta 2 and other developer OS updates that Apple issued yesterday are causing intermittent availability issues with Siri.
iOS 12 beta 2 references a bunch of unreleased Apple Watch models
Brazilian developer Guilherme Rambo has managed to uncover hidden references to a plethora of unreleased Apple Watch models from the iOS 12 beta 2 developer release.
Apple releases iOS 12 beta 2: see what’s new
As expected, Apple has released iOS 12 beta 2 for developers. The software update arrives 15 days after the first beta was released soon after this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote. Developers can get the update from Apple's site or over-the-air (OTA).
Video hands-on: introducing the new iOS 12 Animoji—ghost, koala, tiger & T-rex
The iOS 12 software update has expanded the existing set of Animoji available on your iPhone X with a quartet of brand new three-dimensional characters: a ghost, koala, tiger and T-rex.
In iOS 12, 911 responders will know your exact location in the US
The iOS 12 update will allow emergency responders in the United States to know your exact location when you call 911. The change will provide faster and more accurate information to help reduce emergency response times, according to Apple.
KeenLab demos first iOS 12 jailbreak
Apple isn’t planning to release iOS 12 to the masses until sometime this Fall, but that hasn’t stopped renowned security researcher Liang Chen of KeenLab from flexing his digital muscles.
Chen shared the following video this weekend from his Twitter account that depicts a working jailbreak on an iPhone X running iOS 12 beta 1:
When to expect iOS 12 beta 2 and first iOS 12 public beta
Since it was first announced on Monday, June 4, iOS 12 has been making the rounds as a first developer beta. If the past is any guide, Apple will release many more pre-release versions of the iPhone and iPad software update before giving it to the public. Whether you're waiting for the next developer beta or first public beta of iOS 12, here are some ideas on when these versions will be released.