Anyone tried iOS 18.1 Public Beta yet?

It’s out now! Just installed it. Who else has?

Can someone let me know how it’s running before I download it?

Tan said:
Can someone let me know how it’s running before I download it?

I’ll let you know once I’ve used it a bit.

Lee said:

Tan said:
Can someone let me know how it’s running before I download it?

I’ll let you know once I’ve used it a bit.

Yeah, it’s always best to wait a few days. Battery life and bugs can take time to show up.

Fingers crossed it doesn’t mess up battery life.

Drew said:
Fingers crossed it doesn’t mess up battery life.

So far it’s looking good.

Drew said:
Fingers crossed it doesn’t mess up battery life.

Yeah, really curious about that too.

Charlie said:

Drew said:
Fingers crossed it doesn’t mess up battery life.

Yeah, really curious about that too.

Seems pretty stable for now.

Any bugs so far? Does Siri work fine? What about the mail app? Does the battery drain faster when the phone is on standby?

Tan said:
Any bugs so far? Does Siri work fine? What about the mail app? Does the battery drain faster when the phone is on standby?

Everything’s been running smoothly. Siri’s okay but could be better. Emojis are organized differently now, and memoji can be used as emojis, which is cool. Battery’s stable so far on my 15 Pro Max, but I haven’t tested it with games. Writing tools are working great, though! The generative images feature isn’t there yet in Notes, even though it says it is.

Lee said:

Tan said:
Any bugs so far? Does Siri work fine? What about the mail app? Does the battery drain faster when the phone is on standby?

Everything’s been running smoothly. Siri’s okay but could be better. Emojis are organized differently now, and memoji can be used as emojis, which is cool. Battery’s stable so far on my 15 Pro Max, but I haven’t tested it with games. Writing tools are working great, though! The generative images feature isn’t there yet in Notes, even though it says it is.

Let us know how the battery holds up over the next day or so. The best way to test it is to leave it idle for a while and see how the percentage changes. Any issues with iMessage or phone calls?

Tan said:

Lee said:
Tan said:
Any bugs so far? Does Siri work fine? What about the mail app? Does the battery drain faster when the phone is on standby?

Everything’s been running smoothly. Siri’s okay but could be better. Emojis are organized differently now, and memoji can be used as emojis, which is cool. Battery’s stable so far on my 15 Pro Max, but I haven’t tested it with games. Writing tools are working great, though! The generative images feature isn’t there yet in Notes, even though it says it is.

Let us know how the battery holds up over the next day or so. The best way to test it is to leave it idle for a while and see how the percentage changes. Any issues with iMessage or phone calls?

iMessage is smoother now, especially with memoji as emojis. I’ll check battery idle status later tonight. Phone calls are fine, and I haven’t tried the recording feature yet. Siri with CarPlay is working well, and the animations are a nice touch.

Lee said:

Tan said:
Lee said:
Tan said:
Any bugs so far? Does Siri work fine? What about the mail app? Does the battery drain faster when the phone is on standby?

Everything’s been running smoothly. Siri’s okay but could be better. Emojis are organized differently now, and memoji can be used as emojis, which is cool. Battery’s stable so far on my 15 Pro Max, but I haven’t tested it with games. Writing tools are working great, though! The generative images feature isn’t there yet in Notes, even though it says it is.

Let us know how the battery holds up over the next day or so. The best way to test it is to leave it idle for a while and see how the percentage changes. Any issues with iMessage or phone calls?

iMessage is smoother now, especially with memoji as emojis. I’ll check battery idle status later tonight. Phone calls are fine, and I haven’t tried the recording feature yet. Siri with CarPlay is working well, and the animations are a nice touch.

I think the recording feature only works in certain countries.

Just installed it, upgraded to Apple Intelligence too. Siri sounds different, but nothing super smart yet.

TomHenry said:
Just installed it, upgraded to Apple Intelligence too. Siri sounds different, but nothing super smart yet.

Yeah, I don’t think Siri 2.0 is fully out yet.

TomHenry said:
Just installed it, upgraded to Apple Intelligence too. Siri sounds different, but nothing super smart yet.

Siri’s still a bit slow, but it’s got potential.

You can delete people from photos now, super cool!

Lee said:
It’s out now! Just installed it. Who else has?

Can I switch from the developer beta to the public beta?

Alix said:

Lee said:
It’s out now! Just installed it. Who else has?

Can I switch from the developer beta to the public beta?

I was wondering the same. I’m thinking the 18.1 option will show up in a week or two. Still only seeing 18.0 right now.

Alix said:

Lee said:
It’s out now! Just installed it. Who else has?

Can I switch from the developer beta to the public beta?

Since it’s specifically iOS 18.1, I think you should be able to switch.