18.2
What's New
iOS 18.2 introduces Writing Tools API enhancements for text editing workflows and fixes critical bugs affecting messaging, media capture, and UI components. The release includes Swift 6 compatibility improvements and resolves popover behavior inconsistencies, though developers should be aware of several known limitations in Writing Tools coordinator delegate methods and beta API availability.
Highlights
- iOS 18.2 SDK bundled with Xcode 16.2 for iPhone and iPad development
- Writing Tools API improvements with UIWritingToolsCoordinator for text editing integration
- SwiftUI popover modifier now respects arrowEdge argument on iOS 18.1+
- Fixed AVCaptureSynchronizedDataCollection iteration crash in Swift for-in loops
- Resolved Messages app message display and emoji keyboard sticker visibility issues
- Swift 6 language mode Entry concurrency safety fixes for app compilation
Breaking Changes
- UIApplication.isDefaultApplication(for:) unavailable in iOS 18.2 Beta 3; test against Beta 2
- Multiple container support delegate methods not available in iOS 18.2 Beta
- Popover arrowEdge argument not respected when running iOS 18.2 compiled apps on iOS 18.0