This year the iOS 18 beta schedule is being more complex than usual. Beyond having the public beta and developer beta cycle of iOS 18.0, we also have to add the developer beta of iOS 18.1. Indeed, We have three different cycles with different functionalities between some iOS 18 betas and others. For this reason, at Applesfera we always recommend installing the public beta to receive the latest updates in a much more stable and timely manner.
On the one hand, the iOS 18.1 beta activates Apple Intelligence for users who are developers and live outside the European Union. Although it is possible to activate Apple Intelligence on the Mac, as our colleague Pedro Aznar has told us. The pace of iOS 18.1 betas will focus on improving Apple Intelligence and adding the new features that are released before 18.0. Because this is what has happened: in the beta 5 of iOS 18.0 we find very important news within the general development of iOS.
What’s new in iOS 18 beta 5 for developers
It should be noted that these new features have arrived in iOS 18 beta 5 for developers. The Public beta coming in the next few daysprobably with the same changes that we are going to detail for you today.
Changes in the Photos app
The Photos app has been one of the ones that has changed the most in iOS 18. There have been users who have liked the change and others who have found it quite difficult to adapt. It is true that Accessing the typical reel was a bit more complicated and there was an excess of carousels and options focused on creating memories and featured photos.
The photo carousel in iOS 18 beta 5 is now gone
With this beta 5 of iOS 18, Apple has removed the main carouseland the photo reel is just a reel. You can no longer go left and right to access different albums. At the same time, the highlighted sections have been reduced in size to give them a little less importance, since they appeared right in the middle of the screen.
In Safari you can delete parts of a website “Thanos style”
Being done viral in X and TikTok. With iOS 18 beta 5 comes a new feature to remove distractions from web pages and thus read them better. With a simple selection We will be able to hide advertising pop-upssections that don’t interest us… What we liked most was the animation he makes when he leaves: a cloud of pixels just like in Avengers: Infinity War.
I love the new Thanos snap animation in iOS 18 that lets you temporarily remove annoying ads on webpages ? pic.twitter.com/24UhKxExoy
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 6, 2024
Changes to dark mode, home screen and control center
There are minor changes to the dark mode icon for Maps and the Search app. Additionally, When you do a search in Spotlight, it appears properly in dark if you have the mode on. There was a discrepancy before.
iOS 18 Beta 5 has updated the dark mode icons for Find My and Maps. pic.twitter.com/t7fL9YaYyQ
— Beta Profiles (@BetaProfiles) August 5, 2024
With the home screen a new setting is added in edit that allows us “activate and deactivate” the different home screens that we have. This will make it much easier to show and hide them. Some icons in the control center have been slightly modified, making them larger or changing their shapes.
New surprise wallpaper on macOS Sequoia
macOS Sequoia beta 5 also has a change, or rather a gift. It is a hidden wallpaper. The wallpaper itself does notor appears in System Settingsthis hidden in system files. It is a moving wallpaper, so it is composed of a video + a static photo. It will probably arrive officially in a future beta, but you can enjoy it now if you download it. The user who has managed to decipher it has made it public on his personal blog.
Hidden wallpaper in macOS Sequoia Beta 5
These are the Top new features in iOS 18 beta 5 for developers. Again, we recommend that you only install the iOS 18.0 public beta, which will receive an update in the coming days with the changes we mentioned today.