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Apple releases public betas for iOS 18, macOS, and more

Get ready to put your app icons wherever you want.

The public iOS 18 beta will bring with it key updates to the way the iPhone software works, including support for RCS messaging and new customization options that let users put apps wherever they want to on the homescreen(finally) or apply a tint to the icons and widgets. Similar updates are in the iPadOS 18 public beta, which also brings a native Calculator app to the iPad. The new watchOS 11 public beta introduces features like rest days and Apple’s Vitals app for glanceable details on your overnight health metrics.

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