iOS 18.2 - Why is this Even Possible

iOS 18.2: Unveiling the Latest Features and Changes

I've been using the iOS 18.2 beta for a couple of days now, and I'm excited to share with you some of the new features and changes that Apple has introduced in this latest software update. As always, I'll be focusing on some additional new features that I've discovered over the past few days.

**Additional Controls for Control Center and Lock Screen**

One of the first things I noticed is the addition of a new "Type to Series" option in the Control Center. This allows you to add this control to the Control Center of your iPhone by simply holding down on the screen and selecting "Add controls." You'll also find a brand new section for Siri within the Control Center, which enables you to customize your Siri experience even further.

You can now add the new Siri controls to the Control Center as well as the lock screen. To do this, simply go into Customize, select Lock Screen, and then choose "Add controls." You'll see the new Siri shortcut available for selection, allowing you to customize your Siri experience with ease. This is a great addition that enhances the overall user experience of your iPhone.

**Changing Default Apps**

Another feature that I'm excited about is the ability to change default apps on your iPhone. In iOS 18.2, Apple has introduced this functionality for European users, although it's not clear why they're making this available in the EU specifically. Nevertheless, having this control over which app becomes the default for certain tasks can be incredibly useful.

To access the Default Apps section, simply go into the Settings app and select "Apps." Here, you'll find a list of apps that have become defaults on your iPhone, including email, messaging, calling, call filters, browsers, password managers, keyboards, and more. For each app, you can choose from a range of options, selecting the one that best suits your needs.

For example, if you go into the Messages app and click on the link in a message, it will automatically open in Safari by default. However, with the new Default Apps feature, you can change this behavior to use any other browser you prefer, such as Google Chrome.

**Aesthetic Changes**

There are also some minor aesthetic changes that I've noticed in iOS 18.2. The adaptive audio controls for AirPods Pro have a slightly new color scheme, which adds a touch of visual appeal to the overall design.

Additionally, when you customize your home screen by selecting a tinted option, it now expands even further with new options available for icons and context-based previews. This is a welcome change that enhances the overall user experience of your iPhone.

**Changes for Children in Australia**

One of the more positive changes in iOS 18.2 is the introduction of a feature that allows children to report nudity within iMessage in Australia. This new feature enables kids to quickly report any explicit or suggestive content they encounter, which can help keep them safe online.

**Changes for EU Users**

Finally, there's an interesting change happening in iOS 18.2 for European users. In the EU, you're able to download third-party app stores onto your iPhone, but with this latest update, you can also delete some of the core apps from your iPhone.

This means that you can remove the Phone app, Camera app, Photos app, and even the Messages app (the core messaging application) from your iPhone. However, it's not clear how this will affect your device or what happens when you try to reinstall these apps. Nevertheless, having this level of control over which apps are available on your iPhone is an interesting development.

Overall, I'm very excited about the changes and features that iOS 18.2 has introduced. With its focus on enhancing user experience, simplifying app management, and adding new features for children and EU users, this update is shaping up to be an amazing software update for both Apple intelligence and the operating system as a whole.

Stay tuned for more coverage from my channel as I continue to explore the latest features and changes in iOS 18.2.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso iOS 18.2 Developer beta 1 has now been available for the last couple of days and as per usual I always like to come back and share with you guys any additional new features and changes that I may come across after using the beta for a couple of days now iOS 18.2 is jam-packed with new features and changes espcially enhancements to Apple intelligence if you want to watch my initial coverage links will be available for you guys in the description Down Below in this video I'm going to focus on some additional new features and changes that I've noticed over the past several days after using iOS 18.2 beta one now I want to start off with additional controls for Control Center and the lock screen so if you go into the control center within iOS 18.2 beta you now have the new option for type to Series so you can now add this control to the control center of your iPhone by simply holding here adding controls and we have a brand new section here for Siri so let's scroll down and it should be around here somewhere there it is the new Siri controls for the control center now you can also add this as a shortcut on the lock screen as well as you can see right here there is the new series shortcut for the lock screen again you can go into customizing go into the lock screen add controls and you should have the new series section right there it is so right there is the new Seri shortcut for the lock screen as well so the type to Siri is now available able for the lock screen and the control center on iOS 18.2 now something I was quite surprised to learn about is that Apple will now allow you to change default apps on iPhone and I was quite surprised to see this because I thought this was only going to happen for the EU but it looks like on the latest beta if we go into Apps here on iPhone we have a section for default apps now for those of you that do not know what this means maybe new to iOS this basically allows you to change emails messages calling call filters browsers password and pass codes and keyboards to whichever you want so for example if I go into the messages application here and I click on this link right here it will automatically open on my default browser which is Safari right now as you can see right there but if I go ahead and change that with the latest option here for browsers let's go into browser and let's select Google Chrome a second browser option that I have on my iPhone I can now click on that link and it will open in Google Chrome and status you just saw there so yeah the ability to change default apps for browser calling messages and email is awesome to see here within iOS 18.2 now there's also some minor changes happening aesthetically so the adaptive audio controls for the airpods pro has a slightly new color as you can see right there and on the home screen if you go to customize your iPhone here and you click customize right and then you choose a tinted option right there obviously this will change your home screen icon but now with iOS 18.2 this expands even further so if I go into Safari and I want to go and share this you see here for the share sheet we now have all those tinted options available for the icons and the actual contexts there previews as well so nice changes happened aesthetically here as well so I'm very very happy with the changes happening in iOS 18.2 now starting in Australia children in iOS 18.2 will be able to report nudity inside of IM message so yeah this is a welcome change happening here to the messages application on iPhone again iOS 18.2 lets children report nudity inside of iMessage starting in Australia now last but not least I want to talk about some interesting changes happening in iOS 18.2 for EU customers and sometimes I ask myself why is this even possible okay so hear me out right now you're able to delete the phone application the camera application the photos application from your iPhone you're able to delete the messages application which is the core messaging application for iPhone right this is where you have basically all your conversations and you're able to delete the app store okay so in the EU you're able to You Know download third-party app stores onto your iPhone but if you delete the core app store app from your iPhone how do you even get this back on your device after you delete it so interesting changes nonetheless happening for the EU you can now basically delete most of the core applications from your iPhone from phone to camera to photos to App Store to messages I'm not sure what they're trying to do on that side of the world but hey there you guys have it that is everything I wanted to share with you guys in this follow-up video of course stay tuned here to the channel much more coverage coming your way iOS 18.2 shaping up to be an amazing software update for both Apple intelligence and the software in the operating system in general thank you for watching and I'll see you guys on the next one peace forso iOS 18.2 Developer beta 1 has now been available for the last couple of days and as per usual I always like to come back and share with you guys any additional new features and changes that I may come across after using the beta for a couple of days now iOS 18.2 is jam-packed with new features and changes espcially enhancements to Apple intelligence if you want to watch my initial coverage links will be available for you guys in the description Down Below in this video I'm going to focus on some additional new features and changes that I've noticed over the past several days after using iOS 18.2 beta one now I want to start off with additional controls for Control Center and the lock screen so if you go into the control center within iOS 18.2 beta you now have the new option for type to Series so you can now add this control to the control center of your iPhone by simply holding here adding controls and we have a brand new section here for Siri so let's scroll down and it should be around here somewhere there it is the new Siri controls for the control center now you can also add this as a shortcut on the lock screen as well as you can see right here there is the new series shortcut for the lock screen again you can go into customizing go into the lock screen add controls and you should have the new series section right there it is so right there is the new Seri shortcut for the lock screen as well so the type to Siri is now available able for the lock screen and the control center on iOS 18.2 now something I was quite surprised to learn about is that Apple will now allow you to change default apps on iPhone and I was quite surprised to see this because I thought this was only going to happen for the EU but it looks like on the latest beta if we go into Apps here on iPhone we have a section for default apps now for those of you that do not know what this means maybe new to iOS this basically allows you to change emails messages calling call filters browsers password and pass codes and keyboards to whichever you want so for example if I go into the messages application here and I click on this link right here it will automatically open on my default browser which is Safari right now as you can see right there but if I go ahead and change that with the latest option here for browsers let's go into browser and let's select Google Chrome a second browser option that I have on my iPhone I can now click on that link and it will open in Google Chrome and status you just saw there so yeah the ability to change default apps for browser calling messages and email is awesome to see here within iOS 18.2 now there's also some minor changes happening aesthetically so the adaptive audio controls for the airpods pro has a slightly new color as you can see right there and on the home screen if you go to customize your iPhone here and you click customize right and then you choose a tinted option right there obviously this will change your home screen icon but now with iOS 18.2 this expands even further so if I go into Safari and I want to go and share this you see here for the share sheet we now have all those tinted options available for the icons and the actual contexts there previews as well so nice changes happened aesthetically here as well so I'm very very happy with the changes happening in iOS 18.2 now starting in Australia children in iOS 18.2 will be able to report nudity inside of IM message so yeah this is a welcome change happening here to the messages application on iPhone again iOS 18.2 lets children report nudity inside of iMessage starting in Australia now last but not least I want to talk about some interesting changes happening in iOS 18.2 for EU customers and sometimes I ask myself why is this even possible okay so hear me out right now you're able to delete the phone application the camera application the photos application from your iPhone you're able to delete the messages application which is the core messaging application for iPhone right this is where you have basically all your conversations and you're able to delete the app store okay so in the EU you're able to You Know download third-party app stores onto your iPhone but if you delete the core app store app from your iPhone how do you even get this back on your device after you delete it so interesting changes nonetheless happening for the EU you can now basically delete most of the core applications from your iPhone from phone to camera to photos to App Store to messages I'm not sure what they're trying to do on that side of the world but hey there you guys have it that is everything I wanted to share with you guys in this follow-up video of course stay tuned here to the channel much more coverage coming your way iOS 18.2 shaping up to be an amazing software update for both Apple intelligence and the software in the operating system in general thank you for watching and I'll see you guys on the next one peace for\n"