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Public beta for iPadOS 18.2, macOS 15.2, more released with these new features

Apple just launched a new wave of public betas. The first public betas for iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, and more are now available. And they bring a ton of exciting features to users. Here’s what’s new.

Everything new in the public beta releases

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There is a lot to explore in the new public betas. The big highlight of the release is the second wave of Apple Intelligence features.

iPad and Mac users with compatible devices get the following AI additions:

This release also adds localized English for Apple Intelligence in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK.

macOS 15.2 lets users add a Weather widget to the Menu Bar

It’s not all Apple Intelligence though. These new betas include a handful of other nice updates:

Plus there are a variety of other design tweaks and smaller features included.

Public beta program is open to everyone

Unlike Apple’s developer betas, which require a developer account to download, Apple makes its public betas available to all.

There’s no cost to get advance access to upcoming features, all you have to do is sign up for Apple’s Beta Software Program.

After signing up, you can enroll your devices and download and install the new public betas for iPadOS 18.2 and more.

Have you installed the new public betas? What are your favorite additions? Let us know in the comments.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.

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