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Apple Pulls iOS 12 Beta 7 Update Due To Performance Issues (macrumors.com)
Apple has quietly pulled iOS 12 Beta 7 software, aimed at developers and enthusiasts, less than a day after rolling it out. Even as the company has not offered an explanation -- or an acknowledgement -- according to users, performance issues might be the reason. MacRumors: On the MacRumors forums, there are multiple reports of problems when tapping on an icon, which can result in a very noticeable pause before the app launches. As MacRumors reader OldSchoolMacGuy explains: "I'm seeing apps take 10 seconds or more to launch on my X. Restarted and still seeing the same issue." Some users have said that the pausing issue disappeared for them after five or 10 minutes of using the iPhone, while others appear to be having continual problems. Prior to when Apple pulled the update, several MacRumors readers had warned other users against installing the update on their iPhones.
Newer iOS versions aren't about fixing issues from previous versions. They're about more emoji's, tighter integration with their music services, and trashing the performance on older devices.
The reality is, Apple doesn't give a flying fuck about what's broken and anyone who hasn't bought the latest iThingy. Their solution to everything is forcing people to buy a newer iThingy so they can throw more horsepower at it (after shitting on their battery life) rather than actually address the underlying performance issues.