Apple continues to move ahead with prerelease testing of the next major update to iOS.
Apple today officially seeded the third developer beta of iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, and tvOS 12.2. It is likely that Apple will be beta testing iOS 12.2 for several weeks ahead of the public launch. At the time of publication it is not known what is new within this particular software release. If there are any additions made to this developer beta, we will update this post accordingly.
However, courtesy of the previous seeded developer beta, we know that there are several different changes and new additions. That includes support for HomeKit in different TV models, “Hey Siri” support for AirPods 2, and Apple News in Canada. There are also new Animoji within iOS 12.2, including a shark, giraffe, and other options.
To update to iOS 12.2, developers will need to make sure that their supported iOS devices are registered properly. Once that’s done, it’s as simple as opening Settings –> General –> Software Update and then following the onscreen instructions.
To update to watchOS 5.2, developers need to make sure that the Apple Watch is connected to the charger, that the battery has at least 50 percent remaining, and that it is connected and within range of the iPhone. On the iOS device, open the Watch app and tap on Genera –> Software Update.
To update to the latest beta version of tvOS, developers need to run the necessary Xcode profile.
(If you want to try the developer beta, but don’t want to sign up for a developer account, you can find out right here.)
Apple will also seed a corresponding public beta of iOS 12.2 in the near future.
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