iOS 18, what did you think?

[Scott Greczkowski]

But is RCS back in 18.2beta?

I havent had any issues that I have seen but most o my contacts have iphones.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I havent had any issues that I have seen but most o my contacts have iphones.

Yeah, I only have a hand ful of Android folks I text.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Scott Greczkowski one question -- how is battery life on 18.2? On 18.01 I am finding my iPhone 16 Pro Max takes a beating and I am on wifi all day. It doesn't reach critical levels, but much faster drain than my 15 Pro Max did.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I have only had my iPhone 16 Pro Max for a few days now, but at the end of the day I have been around 68% left

 

[rockymtnhigh]

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I have only had my iPhone 16 Pro Max for a few days now, but at the end of the day I have been around 68% left

that is not bad at all. I have had mine about a week. I think I'm going to upgrade to 18.2 just to give it a try.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

BUT I love the action button. Really so useful with the camera.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

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that is not bad at all. I have had mine about a week. I think I'm going to upgrade to 18.2 just to give it a try.

Just be prepared that some of the AI that is in 18.2 is not available yet, like GenMoji... I am on the waiting list for that.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

BUT I love the action button. Really so useful with the camera.

I use the camera button for that.

I use the action button to launch the Magnifier and if I hold it longer then Shazam starts and listens to the music. (I am running a shortcut that lets me do two things with the action button)

 

[comfortably_numb]

I think I'm going to upgrade to 18.2 just to give it a try.

Be advised that if you want to roll back to a previous version, you'll need to do it manually via ISPW.me and iTunes. You'll also want to have an iCloud or local backup from your current version available.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I use the camera button for that.

I use the action button to launch the Magnifier and if I hold it longer then Shazam starts and listens to the music. (I am running a shortcut that lets me do two things with the action button)

I meant the new camera control. Called it the wrong thing. I barely use the action button. But good ideas there.

And the Otterbox defender has it setup so it makes that control so easy to use. And I have never accidentally launched it.

 

[harshness]

I'm sticking to 18.0.1 until I hear that RCS is stable on future "gold standard" releases.

Apple does seem to have trouble implementing other's standards; especially when it takes a bite out of something they considered industry-leading.

 

[comfortably_numb]

when it takes a bite out of something they considered industry-leading.

I see what you did there

Indeed, RCS should have been added long ago, but it competes with iMessage.

Apple was also forced by the EU to implement USB-C, otherwise there's no reason to believe they would have ever ditched Lightning.