Release appearance

iOS 18.0 Beta 2

Full article
Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

iOS 18 Beta 2 is represented by 13 source-supported changes selected from Apple’s preserved 219-record state; no build number or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.

Date
Jun 24, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Preserved release-note state

The reader-facing Apple archive identifies this document as “iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes.” This iOS overlay selects 13 substantive records from the 219-record state.[1]

How this milestone differs

Against Beta 1, the archive parser found 26 additions, 3 removals, and 73 changed issue records. The published selection emphasizes exact issue-ID additions and status transitions rather than every wording edit.[2][3]

Platform scope

Items explicitly limited to iPad or iPadOS are excluded from this route. iPhone-only notes and shared iOS/iPadOS framework behavior are retained where the source text supports that scope.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Editorial boundary

The page contains original synthesis and issue-ID locators. It does not reproduce Apple’s list text, infer a build number, or copy cumulative notes into unsupported milestones. Apple’s beta guidance treats these seeds as prerelease software.[17][18]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Beta 2 archived document title

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-13T15:10:40.000Z · Before comparison state for Beta 2

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  3. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 2

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · App Store — New Features; 122163236

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  5. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Audio — Resolved Issues; 126693883

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  6. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Camera — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128899310 status transition

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  7. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Containerization — Resolved Issues; 123480553

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  8. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Display — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128268712 status transition

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  9. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Files — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128868597 status transition

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  10. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · HealthKit — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 123450917 status transition

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  11. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · iCloud Drive — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128771010 status transition

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  12. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Messages — Known Issues; 130029732

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  13. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Photos — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128325085 status transition

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  14. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Platform — New Features; 84639494

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  15. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · SwiftUI — Known Issues to Resolved Issues; 128902804 status transition

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  16. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Wallet — New Features; 129338051

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  17. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Beta 2 evidence boundary

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  18. Installing and using Apple beta software

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, and Feedback Assistant

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  19. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-30T11:19:40.000Z · Beta 2 snapshot comparison

  20. iOS & iPadOS 18 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-13T15:10:40.000Z · Beta 2 snapshot comparison

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.