The countdown to the launch of iOS 18 is almost over. It was presented at WWDC 2024 in June and the first betas for developers were released that same day. Later, in July, the public betas were released, similar to the previous ones. Well, these last ones may be decisive in getting iOS 18 before it is officially launched worldwide.
That release will take place the week of September 16 (barring a major surprise). However, if you were already thinking about installing the iOS 18 public beta , we’ll give you one last push with 3+1 reasons to update now and not have to wait any longer.
It is common for the first betas of a new update to have bugs. However, thanks to reports from developers and public beta testers, they are being improved more and more as the weeks go by. In fact, we recently learned that the current betas could be the last.
So, if we take into account that the first iOS 18 beta did not have too many bugs, it works even better now. Obviously we cannot say that there can be no bugs, but no bugs have been found that are relevant or dangerous. In fact, early versions of the system such as iOS 17 had even more bugs than these iOS 18 beta.
Security is just as important, if not more, as stability against bugs, so this is perhaps one of the most important points. Betas can contain vulnerabilities that put the iPhone at risk, but this is not the case with the latest iOS 18 beta, which has the same security patches as iOS 17.6.1, the latest stable version released by Apple.
In fact, if a security problem is found, a new beta will also be released, so you will not have any problem in that regard. In fact, we have already seen in this iOS 18 beta how Apple has released two versions in just a few days, precisely to cover this type of eventuality.
Although the iOS update process on iPhone has improved a lot in recent years, the truth is that when a major version is released, the servers tend to crash. This usually involves a considerable delay in downloads and can sometimes lead to errors.
This is likely to happen when iOS 18 is released. Thousands, even millions of users will be updating their iPhones, and this can slow down the process. That’s why it’s a good idea to upgrade to the beta already, because the day it’s released, you won’t have to download anything and you’ll be all set.
The next ‘RC’ version, which is basically the same version that was made public to those who downloaded the beta a few days ago, is set to be released by Apple on time. This means that, contrary to what was said before, there will be no long waits or problems in downloading, and you will get the full version soon.
In fact, although you will lose some settings in line with the new ‘Photos’ app and other changes made based on the new features of iOS 18, you will retain your most valuable information such as photos, videos, notes, calendars, reminders and everything synced with iCloud.