iOS 18 beta 1: First impressions, and is it worth it?

Aka I installed the iOS 18 beta 1 so you don’t have to …

I normally steer clear of the first developer beta of a new iOS release. This year I thought I wouldn’t be able to resist, as I was keen to play with the new AI features, but of course yesterday’s keynote quickly killed all hope of that. Every single one of them was billed as coming later. Still, there were a few things I did want to try, so I took a deep breath and pressed the button …

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