Apple updates WWDC app for 2018 iPad Pros, 3D Touch and widget included. We’re expecting major updates with iOS 13. Apple last year reportedly shelved some new features such as a major home.
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One of the best things about iOS 12 is it runs on every iOS 11 compatible device. That means the iPhone 5S or later, iPad mini 2 or later and 6th generation iPod touch or later. Given those models of iPhone and iPad are now five years old, that’s seriously impressive support. Compatible devices should automatically be prompted to install iOS 12. If not, you can manually trigger it by navigating to Settings General Software Update. Apple iOS 12.1 beta testers (more later), remember you have to for the update to appear.
Every iOS update varies in size, depending on your device and which version of iOS it is upgrading from. As a generational release iOS 12 is predictably big coming in at up to 1.6GB for the iPhone X (which gets the lion’s share of the new features). The Deal Breakers Before we get onto the good stuff, why might you not upgrade to iOS 12?
In short: because it’s far from bugfree. The headline issues are connectivity. A number of users are reporting they either have, calls fail completely or their mobile data no longer works (, etc). CarPlay is also proving temperamental for many iOS 12 upgraders (, etc) while there are speaker, camera and user interface glitches (, etc).
Predictably, for a lot of users either, despite this being a primary objective for iOS 12. Given the with iOS updates, however, I’d be optimistic some of these issues will improve in the next few days. It’s also worth pointing out that there are many complaints about iOS 12 removing the Bluetooth icon, but Apple has confirmed and you will have to dig through settings from now on to get Bluetooth information. New Animojis are also reserved for iPhones with Face ID. What’s my take on all this? I’ve seen a lot worse from previous generational iOS upgrades, so this is actually not a bad start.
Not everyone is having the problems listed above either, and Apple hasn’t had to rush out a point release the same day, as it did with the. So What Do You Get?
IOS 12 has the longest iOS release notes I can remember, Apple’s official statement is: “iOS 12 brings performance improvements and exciting new features to iPhone and iPad.