Apple Intelligence is likely to be the function I need most out of iOS 18, but it surely’ll be some time till it’s right here. Nevertheless, I put in iOS 18 beta 1 as quickly because it got here out as a result of the iPhone’s upcoming working system has a number of thrilling options I needed to make use of instantly. They don’t have anything to do with AI, making iOS 18 an attention-grabbing replace, even when your iPhone gained’t deal with Apple Intelligence.
iOS 18 beta 1 appeared and felt far more polished than I had anticipated for the primary beta launch. I anticipated bugs and battery life points however hardly encountered any actual issues. The battery life may need taken a success, but it surely wasn’t large.
Greater than a month later, after beta 1, Apple launched the iOS 18 public beta, which needs to be much more secure than the sooner releases. In the meantime, I’m on iOS 18 beta 4 and experiencing a number of infuriating points which can be driving me insane. They’re all of the extra stunning, contemplating that beta 4 needs to be much more secure and polished than the primary beta launch.
iPhone auto-brightness bug
The auto-brightness bug in iOS 18 beta 4 needs to be probably the most annoying bug within the historical past of betas. Apart from iOS 17, I’ve tried and skilled most of those beta bugs since Apple began the beta program.
After iOS 18 beta 4, auto-brightness on the iPhone wouldn’t work as supposed. Activate the display, and auto-brightness ought to do its job. It ought to regulate the show brightness to match the surroundings. That didn’t occur on my iPhone 14 Professional. It didn’t occur instantly, that’s. Nevertheless it didn’t occur later, both.
I routinely discovered myself adjusting the brightness manually to the purpose the place I went forward and glued it by disabling it. There’s one other repair for this iOS 18 beta 4 bug that appears to work, but it surely includes enabling always-on show. I haven’t used this function since Apple launched it, and I’m not about to.
Apparently, the iPhone’s battery menu now tells me to allow auto-brightness to enhance battery life. That’s an excellent function to have within the battery settings. Sadly, I gained’t reenable something till I do know it really works.
Music playback stops on display activation
This one is equally annoying. It is likely to be even worse, come to think about it. I routinely play music or podcasts whereas operating and strolling. I’m on a relentless marathon coaching program, so I exploit leisure to maintain my thoughts occupied whereas my ft do the job.
In iOS 18 beta 4, music playback stops each time the display lights up. If a notification is available in, music playback additionally stops. I’d need to manually restart it, which I do with the AirPods.
I haven’t skilled the bug straight away, as I used to be testing the Galaxy Buds 3 Professional paired with the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Nevertheless it’s there, at the very least for this iOS 18 beta 4 consumer.
The repair is disabling Vocal Shortcuts from the Accessibility menu within the Settings app (seen above). To know why, it’s essential to perceive the next iOS 18 beta 4 bugs.
Vocal Shortcuts accessing my microphone constantly
This bug was first launched in iOS 18 beta 3, and I rapidly fastened it by restarting the iPhone. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless current in iOS 18 beta 4, and the restart didn’t make it go away. One thing known as “AccessibilityUIServer” is all the time accessing the microphone.
The orange dot that seems on the high of the display to sign that your microphone is in use in some app has not disappeared since I upgraded to iOS 18 beta 4.
A fast journey to the Accessibility menu confirmed my suspicion. Vocal Shortcuts is in charge. Flip the Vocal Shortcuts off, and the microphone indicator disappears. I suspected Vocal Shortcuts is likely to be a problem as a result of that’s the Accessibility setting I final performed with.
Sound points in social apps
There’s one other annoying sound bug in iOS 18 beta 4, which I first noticed in beta 3. I believe it’s related to the earlier subject, that’s why I’m presenting them on this order. When the “AccessibilityUIServer” microphone bug first appeared, I discovered that the quantity bar in Management Middle was grayed out if you’ll. That’s, I couldn’t change the quantity in any app. And the quantity was minimal regardless of the place I performed content material.
The repair in beta 3 was a restart. Unusually, I discovered that setting an alarm would additionally reset the quantity management, and it might work. I may additionally use AirPods to get the sound to common ranges.
Quick-forward to beta 4, and the bug is again, but it surely doesn’t affect sound throughout iPhone apps. As a substitute, I’ve no sound in anyway in apps like Instagram. The repair is easier. I’ve to attach AirPods or simply play Apple Music if I sound to unblock the quantity bar.
Nevertheless, I needed to carry out this trick each time to get the sound again. In any other case, the quantity bar goes again to being “grayed out,” as seen above. There’s no everlasting repair for this one.
The extra everlasting repair appears to be Vocal Shorcuts once more. Flip it off, and it you’ll get your quantity bar again.
Will iOS 18 beta 5 repair these points?
The purpose of operating beta software program is to assist the corporate growing it iron out the bugs. I’m conscious of that, and I had no intention of fixing these points myself initially.
I hope Apple handled the bugs by iOS 18 beta 5. However there’s no assure it’ll occur. What’s assured is that Apple will repair them by mid-September when the primary ultimate launch of iOS 18 launches.
That stated, it’s annoying to see a number of huge bugs make it into iOS 18 beta 4, when beta 1 was so wonderful. I’m referring to the auto-brightness and the music playback points.
