Rebooting iOS

iOs12 will be looking to correct the problems of its earlier avatar. It also has a host of new features. Here's what users can expect.

- Nidhi Singal

The 10th anniversary of the iPhone turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. iOS 11, the heart and brain of the iPhone, was far from perfect. Infested with bugs, it slowed down many older generation devices, bricked a few new ones and spoiled experience of many. Now, Apple is looking to fix things with iOS 12 — expected to be launched later this year . The focus of iOS 12, says the company, is enhancing performance, and new features come later in the priority list. We installed iOS 12 Public Beta to test the waters. Here’s what we found.

Performance improvement: The primary focus of iOS 12 is enhancing the performance of the older devices that had suffered due to iOS 11. We tested iOS 12 Public Beta on iPhone 6. There was a significant improvement in the overall performance. The phone started working much faster with quick access to the camera and smoother navigation. Supporting a wide range of devices, iOS 12 is compatible with the last six generation of iOS devices, going back to iPhone 5S, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPad (5th generation) and upwards.