Apple is releasing the third iOS 12.2 public beta today following the developer beta release yesterday. iOS 12.2 public beta includes the latest Animoji characters — shark, owl, giraffe, and warthog options — before they’re officially released.
iOS 12.2 beta also includes changes to the AirPlay icon in Control Center plus AT&T ‘5G E’ in certain markets on certain iPhones and iPads. iOS 12.2 also introduces a variety of other changes and features as seen in the previous beta version:
- New Screen Mirroring icon in Control Center
- New full screen Apple TV Remote Control Center interface
- New “Speakers & TVS” in Home app settings
- More detailed Apple Wallet UI for Recent Transactions
- Updated details button in Wallet card UI
- Tap a transaction for more detail
- Card details feature bubbly inset rectangles rows
- Motion & Orientation Data is new Safari toggle in iOS Settings
- Air Quality Index reading in Maps
- Safari warns about websites not supporting HTTPS
- Fill in a search suggestion without submitting the search
- Apple News in Canada
- Keyboard color picker
- Inline Safari music playback
- Album name full song search results in Music app
Check out our hands-on video with the first iOS 12.2 developer beta below:
Beta 3 also introduced these changes:
- About screen in Settings app now lists hardware device model name
- Lock screen now displays date properly again
- Apple News header text changed from ‘APPLE NEWS’ to ‘News’
- Remote tile redesigned for HomeKit TVs and Apple TVs
- Music videos no longer automatically play in fullscreen
- Find Interests in Other Apps for Today at Apple sessions
- Updated buttons in Wallet app details
If you’re not a developer and still want to test drive the pre-release version of iOS, you can join Apple’s public beta program for free at beta.apple.com. A public beta version of tvOS 12.2 is also expected today; macOS 10.14.4 public beta updated yesterday.
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