iOS 12 Preview: Testing your apps on iOS 12 Public Beta

We’ve had the iOS 12 Public Beta installed here in the test lab since June, with the official full release of the new OS version due this Autumn.

With Apple recently releasing version 3 of the Public Beta, now is a good time to be thinking about getting your apps tested on iOS 12 before the full launch. We always think it’s best to ensure your apps are compatible with a new OS version during the beta release phase, to avoid complications that are difficult to fix once it’s in the public’s hands.

The following article is a quick stop tour around what to expect from iOS 12, starting off with what new features it’s bringing to the table.

New Features:

• Focus on performance improvements – Up to 70% faster swipe to Camera, up to 50% faster keyboard display and up to 2x faster app launch under a heavy workload.
• Memoji – Personalise a mask to look like you or ‘the real you’. (iPhone X only).
• Group FaceTime – Facetime with up to 32 people at once.
• Screen Time – Allows you to understand how you and your family spend time on apps, visiting websites and overall device use.
• ARKit 2.0 – Shared experiences (multiplayer potential) via Augmented Reality. Expect big names such as; LEGO, Fender, Adobe and Pixar.
• Do Not Disturb improvements – Turn on for a scheduled amount of time without having to remember to turn it off again.
• Grouped Notifications – Group notifications by app, topic or thread. A whole group of notifications can be cleared in one swipe.
• Siri Shortcuts – Create multi-step shortcuts using third-party apps via Siri voice command.
• Photo Sharing – New ‘For You’ tab shows photos from your library and suggests sharing the photos with the people in them. Also, a search feature lets you find the exact photo you’re looking for.
• Privacy – Safari now stops share buttons and comment widgets on web pages from tracking you without your permission.

Other features include:

• Redesigned Apple Books, Stocks and Apple Maps apps
• Voice Memos on iPad
• Automatic strong passwords on Safari
• Security code AutoFill on Messages
• Third-party navigation apps in CarPlay
• AR app called Measure

Full list of compatible devices

Now you know what iOS 12 will be able to do, which devices is it compatible with?

iPhone:

• iPhone X
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 5s

iPad:

• 9-inch iPad Pro 2nd generation
• 9-inch iPad Pro 1st generation
• 5-inch iPad Pro
• 7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad 6th generation
• iPad 5th generation
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2

iPod:

• iPod touch 6th generation

If you’d like to find out more about testing on iOS 12, please contact us at info@zoonou.com and one of our team will get back to you. If you’d like to get in touch about anything else, please head over to our Contact page.

To find out more about testing on a range of devices, please see our Compatibility Testing page. 

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