Following up on Apple’s confirmation that the iOS 18.2 update will be released sometime in December, a specific release date may have surfaced.
Based on a recent notice that British carrier EE provided to its customers, EE said it will be discontinuing an iPhone feature known as “Wi-Fi calling on other supported iCloud-connected devices” on December 9. The feature enables users to make Wi-Fi calls on devices like the iPad and Mac, even when their iPhone is not nearby.
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 released last week shipped with a new EE carrier settings version numbered 60.5.2, up from 59.5.1 on the first iOS 18.2 beta and iOS 18.1. The new carrier settings version removed the “Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices” toggle from the Wi-Fi Calling section in the Settings app on iPhones used by EE customers, in line with the carrier announcing that it will stop offering the feature next month.
Given that most carrier setting updates are bundled with iOS updates, apart from bug fix releases, EE may have incidentally revealed a December 9 release date for the iOS 18.2 update.
The iOS 18.2 update includes additional Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 15 Pro models and all iPhone 16 models, including Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT integration for Siri, and more. The update also adds a new Defaults section in the Settings app, an item location sharing feature in the Find My app, and more for compatible iPhone models.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.