Apple has started pushing the third installment of its iOS 12 developer beta version of the software that brings some small changes, general bug fixes and optimizations. The OS now feels more refined and it gets closer to its official release date in September. Revamped Memos app Anyway, most of the improvements address usability, animations and re-designs. The most important ones are as follows: Clear All Notifications now has a springy animation Can now swipe to clear alerts in one swipe (like iOS 11) Apple Watch Face Gallery now only highlights new Siri watch face updates (previously showed watchOS 4 faces) Voice Memos for iPad redesigned FaceTime effect picker tweaked CarPlay appears to be fixed when using side and backup cameras Watch app now shows third party apps that work with Siri watch face 11 Activity app stickers that animate and do not require Special Challenge to unlock Remember that the developer beta is only available to users that have Apple developer accounts and if not, you will have to wait for the public beta to be released. It should come sooner rather than later now. And if you are looking for more in-depth look at Apple's new iOS 12, we suggest reading our hands-on review. Update: While our time so far has resulted in no reboots, we have experienced iOS Springboard crashes and restarts. In our limited time with iOS 12 Beta 3 - we haven't experienced any Springboard issues. Additionally, the Now Playing and Lock Screen Notifications behavior has been improved. We've also added some screenshots from the newly updated Apple Maps to the San Francisco Bay Area. The screenshots on the left are from the current version and on the right is from the iOS 12 Beta 3 with the more detailed mapping. iOS 11 Maps vs iOS 12 Maps iOS 11 Maps vs iOS 12 Maps Via<doc-sep>The third iOS 12 developer beta has been released for eligible iPhones and iPads, and we’ve taken it for a test drive to uncover what’s changed. Watch our video walkthrough for the hands-on details and comparisons. iOS 12 beta 3 changes and features covered: New Voice Memos UI on iPad Share Photos app content via expiring link Updated Assign to Contact button More detailed maps for certain locations Smaller Notification buttons Clear Notifications with a single swipe New animation for Clear All Notifications Clear All Notifications long press on iPad Tweaked Control Center blur Low Power Mode shown in battery statistics Carrier info now properly aligned with battery info CarPlay no longer disconnects when using a camera Video walkthrough Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videos Tweaked Measure app settings New Screen Time Splash screen Updated Downtime description Updated Use Screen Time Passcode description Reset Identifier option in News settings Share My Location panel in iCloud Settings Animated stickers for Activity app in Messages Have you uncovered any other new features or changes in iOS 12 developer beta 3? Leave a comment below with your findings, and feel free to share your overall thoughts about this latest beta release. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:<doc-sep>Apple included a number of changes in the latest beta of iOS 12, the biggest of which include updated mapping data, new animated Activities stickers in Messages and a load of bug fixes. There were a number of nasty bugs in the first and second beta versions, and that was the first thing we checked out in the latest update. Luckily, both the bad GPS bug and the CarPlay disconnection bug have been squashed. This should certainly make the beta more usable for those daring to take the plunge. Apple last week announced plans to double down on its Maps app by using first-party mapping data gathered by its Apple Maps vans rather than that provided by third-party services. Developers living in the San Francisco Bay Area can take an early peek at the results of those efforts with today's beta release. As promised, Maps offers significantly more data than current iterations of the app available to the general public. Over time Apple will build out the feature, first going up through California before taking it live throughout the U.S. next year. A nice visual change in the Messages app is new sticker options for Activities. These don't need to be unlocked or "earned," but instead can show up for anyone. There are a number of new animated stickers as well, which will be a nice complement to the new Activity challenges coming in watchOS 5. Full list of changes<doc-sep>Developers received an early 4th of July present from Apple today in the form of banging batch of new betas for iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12. The third beta for iOS 12 arrives two weeks after Apple seeded the last software update to developers that contained a number of UI tweaks and performance enhancements. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV all received some software loving from Apple today, but it looks like the next macOS Mojave beta is still baking. Registered developers can grab iOS 12 beta 3, tvOS 12 beta 3 and watchOS 5 beta 3 from the online Apple developer portal. iOS 12 can be installed via an over-the-air update if you have the previous iOS 12 beta installed. Xcode 10 beta 3 is also available on from Apple today. What’s new in iOS 12 iOS 12 beta 3’s release notes don’t mention any huge changes but it looks like the Maps app has added way more detail now. Apple revealed last week that it is completely overhauling the Maps app so it can control the full stack of information like Google does. Old vs New Apple Maps pic.twitter.com/2Fps0NvefJ — Ryan Jones (@rjonesy) July 3, 2018 The last beta brought tweaks to the Screentime, new Siri Suggestions and improved the way iPhone apps display on iPad. Apple is “doubling-down on performance” with iOS 12. The update addresses growing complaints from users with older iPhones and iPads, who have suffered significant slowdowns with the release of recent iOS updates. With iOS 12 an iPhone 6 Plus, for instance, apps load up to 40 percent faster, the keyboard opens up to 50 percent faster, and the Camera app launches up to 70 percent faster. We’ll find out what other new goodies are instore in the updates once we get them installed on our devices.<doc-sep>
Two weeks after the second beta, iOS 12 beta 3 has arrived. We’re hoping to see some useful bug fixes and stability improvements as well as the first roll out of Apple’s in-house mapping data for the Bay Area in Maps. New in iOS 12 iOS 12 includes several significant changes for iPhone and iPad including performance improvements, especially on older devices; ARKit 2.0 with shared experiences; refined search and sharing in Photos; more Siri access in third-party apps and Siri Shortcuts based on Workflow; updates to Stocks, Voice Memos, Apple Books, and Apple News; use management features including updates to Do Not Disturb, more manageable notifications, and Screen Time parental controls; Memoji in Messages; FaceTime between up to 32 users; and much more. We also saw several changes in beta 2 including: Podcasts app now shows Now Playing indicator on currently playing chapters (chapter support is new to iOS 12) New splash screen for updated Voice Memos app New splash screen for Screen Time in Settings, includes Down Time walkthrough for parents New arrow launcher for Shortcuts in Spotlight iPhone-only apps on iPad now use iPhone 6 version, not iPhone 4 version (…Instagram…) Softer location icon in status bar Time Travel references removed from Watch app –> Clock For a comprehensive look at all of the changes in the first iOS 12 beta, sit back and watch Jeff Benjamin’s 35 minute long look at 100 new features in iOS 12 on YouTube.com/9to5Mac: New in beta 3? Clear All Notifications now has a springy animation Can now swipe to clear alerts in one swipe (like iOS 11) Apple Watch Face Gallery now only highlights new Siri watch face updates (previously showed watchOS 4 faces) Voice Memos for iPad redesigned FaceTime effect picker tweaked CarPlay appears to be fixed when using side and backup cameras Watch app now shows third party apps that work with Siri watch face 11 Activity app stickers that animate and do not require Special Challenge to unlock Refresh for updates! We’re updating our iPhones and iPads and digging in immediately. Also share tips at tips@9to5mac or zac@9to5mac.com and on Twitter @9to5mac and @apollozac. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: