Apple publishes today the third beta developer for iOS 12.2

Apple will today release the third beta release of an upcoming iOS 12.2 update to developers for testing, two weeks after the second beta release of iOS 12.2 and a week and a half since the launch of iOS 12.1. 4.

Registered developers can download the new beta version of iOS 12.2 from the Apple Developer Center or over the air link once the appropriate configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. The update will be available around 10:00 am, Pacific time or 1:00 pm. Eastern Time.

The third beta version of iOS 12.2 may include a FaceTime Group Patch allowing iOS 12.2 users to access FaceTime Group again. Apple shut down its Group FaceTime servers after a few weeks ago, discovering a major bug in the FaceTime group invading privacy, before limiting the Group FaceTime feature to those running iOS 12.1.4, a released version. iOS update that fixes the bug. The same fix will likely be extended to iOS 12.2 since it is the first iOS 12.2 beta released since its deployment in the final version of iOS.

iOS 12.2 extends Apple News in Canada for the first time, allowing Canadian iPhone and iPad users to read stories in English, French or both. Apple says that during the beta, the content will be more limited than when the update was released.

There are new Animoji in the beta version of iOS 12.2, including a wild boar, a shark, a giraffe and an owl. Animoji can be used in Messages and FaceTime applications.

The software introduces support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on third-party TVs in the light of recent AirPlay 2 announcements, with a new option to limit access to the TV by joining the access option to the TV. Home application speaker. There is also a remodeled TV remote control in the Control Center and, when paired with tvOS 12.2, you can ask Siri to play specific TV shows, movies, and music on your HomeKit devices, such as Apple TV.

For some AT & T users, there is a new "5G E" icon for cellular signal, which replaces the standard LTE icon. This is a bit misleading for AT & T because the iPhone does not support 5G, nor does the network call 5G and the actual 5G. Instead, it's an improved version of LTE, with more information available here.

The interface of the Wallet application has been simplified and fine-tuned. There is a new interface for Apple Pay Cash, and the unavailable feature of Screen Time now lets you customize the day. Apple has also made minor changes to some icons, including AirPlay icon, and introduces new Safari features, with a full list available in our iOS 12.2 tidbits post.

Apple enhances Safari's privacy in iOS 12.2 with a new Movement and Orientation switch located in Settings> Safari> Privacy> Security, which is disabled by default. The setting must be enabled to allow websites to display content based on motion data from the iPhone accelerometer and gyroscope. iPad.

iOS 12.2 confirms that Apple plans to launch second-generation AirPods with "Hey Siri"support, thanks to a hidden" Hey SiriAirPods configuration screen in beta The inclusion of the AirPods configuration option in the beta indicates that Apple may be able to consider launching new AirPods when iOS 12.2 is released.

The update also contains hints about an upcoming Apple News subscription service, which could help add a Texture magazine service to Apple News.

The iOS 12.2 should be the subject of several beta tests before its public launch.