iOS 18 Beta 3 Available to Download Now for iPhone & iPad

Apple has issued iOS 18 beta 3 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18 beta 3 for iPad.

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 include a variety of new features for iPhone and iPad, from new Dark Mode icon and widget themes for the Home Screen, color hued icon customizations, the ability to customize Control Center, improvements to Safari and Notes, significant changes to the Photos app GUI, tons of new AI ‘Apple Intelligence’ capabilities and features like ChatGPT being linked to Siri, and much more.
 
Beta 3 of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 are available as developer beta downloads for users enrolled in the Apple Developer programs. Because anyone can enroll to become a developer, this makes it possible for any adventurous user to install either iOS 18 beta or iPadOS 18 beta on their iPhone or iPad, respectively. Be aware that beta system software is much buggier than final versions, making this really only appropriate for advanced users, and with secondary devices.

Aside from iPhone and iPad, beta testers will also find macOS Sequoia beta 3, tvoS 18 beta 3, watchOS 11 beta 3, and visionOS 2 beta 3.

How to Download iOS 18 Beta 3 or iPadOS 18 Beta 3 onto iPhone or iPad

Before anything else, backup your iPhone or iPad to iCloud and locally to your computer with Finder or iTunes.

1. Open “Settings” app on the iPhone or iPad enrolled in the beta program
2. Go to “General”, and then choose “Software Update”
3. Select to “Update Now” to install iOS 18 beta 3 or iPadOS 18 beta 3 onto the device

The iPhone or iPad will restart to complete installation.

Apple has said the final version of iOS 18 for iPhone will be released this fall, along with iPadOS 18 for iPad.

Separate from the beta releases of system software, the final stable builds of operating systems for Apple devices are currently iOS 17.5.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 17.5.1 for iPad, macOS Sonoma 14.5 for Mac, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, and macOS Monterey 12.7.5 for Macs, watchOS 10.5 for Apple Watch, tvOS 17.5 for Apple TV, and iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8 for select older model iPhone and iPad devices.