Apple has slipped iOS 18.5 into the “release‑candidate” stage, which is tech‑speak for “practically finished unless someone finds a show‑stopping bug”. That means the public build should hit Software Update within days rather than weeks. While the update won’t set the world alight with new emojis or AI fireworks, it does three things that matter in day‑to‑day life: it tidies up Mail, tattles on Screen Time pass‑code shenanigans and beams satellite messages to the whole iPhone 13 family