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Apple Seeds iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 Release Candidate to Developers for Final Testing

Apple Seeds iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 Release Candidate to Developers for Final Testing

Apple today seeded the release candidates of its upcoming iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates to developers before the updates are released to the public. The release candidates come one week after the release of the third betas.

Release candidates are the final version of beta software that’s likely to see a public release as long as no killer bugs are found.

From the iOS 18.3 release candidate notes:

Visual intelligence with Camera Control (All iPhone 16 models)

  • Add an event to Calendar from a poster or flyer
  • Easily identify plants and animals

Notification summaries (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15
Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)

  • Easily manage settings for notification summaries from the Lock Screen
  • Updated style for summarized notifications better distinguishes them from other notifications by using italicized text as well as the glyph
  • Notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps are temporarily unavailable, and users who opt-in will see them again when the feature becomes available

This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

  • Calculator repeats the last mathematical operation when you tap the equals sign again
  • Fixes an issue where the keyboard might disappear when initiating a typed Siri request
  • Resolves an issue where audio playback continues until the song ends even after closing Apple Music

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit: https://support.apple.com/100100

As usual, MacTrast and Apple both warn users to not install any betas or release candidates on their daily driver iPhone or iPad. Instead, only install betas on a device set aside for testing purposes.