iOS 18.2 - This is Important!

iOS 18.2 - More New Apple Intelligence Features, Performance, Battery Life, Crazy AirTag Story & More! | #AppleWeekly

Apple released iOS 18.2 this week and it was a major release for the iPhone - it includes 70+ new features, changes, and bug fixes. In this video, we discuss some more details, the performance & battery life on iOS 18.2, the latest Apple News, and when to expect iOS 18.3 Beta 1. Enjoy!

*Videos from this week (iOS 18.2 & macOS 15.2):*

*Social Media:*

*Chapters:*
0:00 Welcome back! On the menu today..
0:32 This week was huge
1:06 Apple Intelligence in Work suite
1:35 First Airline on board with new AirTag feature
2:09 Hearing Test/Hearing Aid coming to Canada
2:25 Genmoji & Image Playground public reaction
3:10 But they do heat up your iPhone (beware)
3:51 Half hate it, half love the Redesigned Mail
4:32 No, it's not Apple Intelligence
4:45 Unlike Photos..
5:03 3 New Apple Music stations
5:29 New Drivers License Supported
6:02 Resident Evil 2 launches
6:29 YouTube TV price hike is crazy
6:56 ChatGPT live video support
7:24 iOS 18 is already ruining iOS 19 features (this is concerning)
7:53 It’s quite concerning for Apple
8:44 Prepare for people to say this again
9:09 Performance on iOS 18.2
9:55 Battery Life on iOS 18.2
10:46 iOS 18.3 Beta release date
11:33 Apple’s upcoming 5G modem (this is important!)
13:30 Another new chip is coming next year
13:58 Why this is HUGE for Apple & future products
14:44 iPhone 17 HUGE redesign could be coming (iPhone Pixel?)
15:52 iPhone 17 Air update
16:07 Apple Watch Ultra 3 will be awesome for this reason
16:55 Apple Vision Pro x Sony collab
17:20 Google’s big Vision Pro competitor announced!
19:26 Crazy AirTags story
21:47 See you next week!

Sources: Bloomberg, Mark Gurman, MacRumors, TheAppleDen, Reddit

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Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!

[BrandonButch]

How has iOS 18.2 been running for you so far?

[GotUBrudda]

Why is the genmoji only makes stickers to me and not actually emojis?

[notnatenot]

5:45 puerto rico isn't a state it's a territory

[DoctorVadarWho]

Puerto Rico is not a state of America, but it is still part of America

[jsan]

I think it’s safe to say 90% of the people we collectively know have an android or iPhone and literally not one single person has ever said “I wish my phone was thinner.” *STOP MAKING PHONES THINNER*

[BrandonButch]

Anybody else’s phone heat up a LOT when using Gemini/Image Playground for a little bit?

[ManLikeEnoch]

I think Apple should stop releasing phones every year as now we can see how much it’s costing them and constant delays of iOS features. They should just release a new phone every 4 years at least during those times they can focus on important things and get everything sorted. Also can give people time to just enjoy the new phones they’ve gotten.

[jsf-]

I think the mail app is great! Categories make it easier to find things. I don’t care for the way they laid out the camera on the iPhone 17, if I wanted a pixel phone I would buy one.

[TheDragonBoiYT]

I'm curious as to how the new camera arrangement will work the spatial videos and spatial photos in landscape mode.

[Bella-nvyp]

New design for iPhone 17 seems like better than previous

[gordonb]

I recently switched to all Apple products; Macbook Air 3m, Ipad Mini, 16 Pro Max and Ultra Watch 2. The only thing keeping me from ditching Windows altogether is the lack of cellular connectivity on the Macbook. My HP Spectre 360 has it and it's so nice to just open it up wherever I am and start using it with unlimited data

[JS.]

iPhone XS on 18.2 here. Battery life is OK (normal).

[mazzamonk]

How will that iphone 17 camera layout work with landscape spatial photography?

[RichardServello]

Apple also said they don’t want to continue annual iPhone updates. Better for them to go every couple years and get it right.

[RichardServello]

That camera arrangement makes no sense. It would make spatial video capture impossible.

[bigbullet]

Love the new mail application anybody who don’t is crazy in my opinion

[AllSunday]

Hey Brandon, do you know what to do if your iPhone 16 Pro Max’s screen sensitivity is acting up? I’ve been having issues where some areas of the screen aren’t working properly.

[lavinasjoe]

How you get your icons black with popping colours? Iphone 14 pro max on 18.2

[estebanmacias]

In general, iOS 18.2 has been smooth and great for my iPhone. Apple intelligence is becoming a day to day tool to make things easier or at least, more practical.
Curious thing is that Image Playground app does not "catch" or reflect my curly hair haha. I don't know why. I have tried with several selfies from different angles but does not work. I would like to see my curly hair as in the memojis.

[stephencooper]

The new mail app is great. It almost makes up for how they botched the Photos app redesign. Though to be fair, photos is ok too, once you customize it and reduce some of the clutter.