iOS 18.2 Lets You Track Progress of Safari Downloads on Lock Screen

iOS 18.2 expands Live Activities support to ongoing Safari downloads, allowing you to quickly track the progress of file downloads on the iPhone's Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro models and newer.

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This is a minor but useful improvement coming with iOS 18.2. The update is currently in beta, and it will be released in December, according to Apple.

Check out our lists of new features and changes in the first and second betas of iOS 18.2 to see what else is coming with the update, including additional Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration for Siri.

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Top Rated Comments

sniffies Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:07 am
Will come in handy when I’m downloading a 50 KB file and lock the phone to check the progress.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
NMBob Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:12 am

There are so many times where I start downloading something off Safari and immediately have to lock the phone.
This is in case the new Apple cell phone chips can only achieve 3G speeds.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rychiar Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:11 am

Huh, I don't think I've ever downloaded anything other than a pdf or similar on my phone. I figured big downloads would time-out when the phone locked.
right? not exactly a big use case on a phone
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Henrikr Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:14 am
It would be amazing if Apple could stop this cosmetic nonsense and fix Safari (at least Desktop version) once and for all so users don't have to rely on Chrome every time they need to use the web properly. Many websites don't function well in Safari, which is a major issue. Overall, Apple software seems to be in a state of decline, and it's really disappointing!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Henrikr Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:24 am

You realize that on iPhone chrome and safari run on the same engine?
They don't. Desktop Chrome uses Blink, while Desktop Safari uses WebKit. Chrome’s implementation still performs more reliably on certain websites, while Safari can behave oddly or doesn't work as expected. I encounter these issues several times a month, and I've been an Apple browser user since Apple Cyberdog.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
44 minutes ago at 07:32 am

Am I the only one seeing 18.2 being the ultimate software update. The leaks of this update keep getting Ws
Same. I don't give hoot about the AI stuff, but the other features coming down the line are looking good!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)