Apple has released today the latest Beta of iOS 18.5, the Release Candidate (RC) version, and has done so alongside the Complete list of changes that will be included in the official update coming next week. Here are all the changes included.
iOS 18.5 isn't going to be known for being an update that includes spectacular new features—quite the opposite, in fact—but there are changes that could be interesting and are always worth knowing about. In previous betas, we've already seen the changes related to Mail, Apple's email app, which is now available. allows you to modify the appearance of the application and remove the categorization of emails and contact photos from senders with a couple of taps of the screen.
- AppleCare now has a section within Settings>General where we can check the coverage of all our devices, and if we click on any of them we can see the status of our AppleCare subscription as well as manage all the subscriptions we have active, including details such as the next billing date.
- A new feature in this RC version of iOS 18.5 is the New wallpapers for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new Apple Watch faceAdded to this is a new strap with the same theme. This is how Apple describes these new features:
The analog watch face features bold, individual rainbow stripes, which dynamically scroll in sequence across the display face to form large hour numbers as users raise their wrist to check the time. The iPhone and iPad wallpaper features colors that shift position as users move, lock, or unlock the device.
- A new feature that was introduced in the iOS 18.4 Betas but never arrived in the final version is the option to A strip appears on the screen when using the "double tap" or "triple tap" gesture. on the back of the phone. This option appears under Accessibility in the device's settings.
- A bug that some users were experiencing and for which Apple Watch full charge notification was not received on the iPhone. This bug has been around since the first version of iOS 18 but only affected some users. With iOS 18.5, it's fixed, and you'll once again be notified when your smartwatch is fully charged.
- The Satellite messaging now available in the UKThis feature, which allows messages to be sent when there is no network coverage or using a satellite connection, was previously only available in the United States and Canada.
- When a minor has his or her device controlled by the function "Screen Time" and enter the code that deactivates it, parents will receive a notification on their device.
This update is expected to be released next week, along with other updates for macOS, tvOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.