Tag: beta

The news: Apple just released iOS 14 beta 5, which includes a larger Apple News widget, (sort of) brings back the scroll wheel date/time picker and continues to improve exposure notifications.

What’s new

• New Shortcuts splash screen, source

This spacial audio visualization was included in #iOS14 Beta 5. Spatial audio for #AirPods Pro allows surround sound that keeps audio fixed in space even when you move your head. pic.twitter.com/QGh95VOBkn

— MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) August 18, 2020

• Hidden spatial audio visualization for AirPods Pro

[Feature] iOS 14 Beta 5 – Remove photo from Featured Photos widget
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• Remove specific Photos from the Home Screen widget, source

• HomeKit tiles are a tad smaller (via MacRumors)

• Refreshed exposure notifications setup, now with the ability to be notified if an app for your area is released, (via 9to5Mac)

• Taller Apple News widget (via MacRumors)

Clock Wheel is back!!!
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• Date/time picker returns…sort of

• Even sneakier way to hide photos in the Hidden Album, source

The news: Apple just released iOS 14 beta 4 to developers with a new TV app widget, further tweaks inside Music and more.

• In beta 4, car keys support and Apple News+ audio stories still aren’t present
• Tweet us @appltrack if you find anything new!

What’s new

New (+Add) button UI in Apple Music. iOS 14.0 dev beta 4
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• UI tweaks in Music

• 3 dots for more info in Music are smaller

…and Search has been fixed in iOS 14 beta 4! 🎉

Now when searching for app content or knowledge questions, you get top hits underneath web suggestions. You can also expand for more results in the first page of results. Much, much better. pic.twitter.com/JqUYe6a4d8

— Federico Viticci (@viticci) August 4, 2020

• Search has been greatly improved

• COVID-19 exposure tracking now front-and-center in Settings, source

• New TV widget, source

• 3D Touch is back

The analysis: iOS 14 beta 4 is likely to drop for developers and public beta testers early next week, according to historical data from THINKY BITS.

• The average number of days for a beta 3 release (excluding 7.0 as an outlier) is 14
• Tuesday, August 4 and Wednesday, August 5 at 10am PST are the most likely release dates for iOS 14 beta 4

Our take: Apple waited to drop beta 3 until a Wednesday, so there’s precedent for that to happen again. Definitely seems like a Monday drop is unlikely.

The news: Apple just released iOS and iPadOS 14 beta 3 to developers.

• The updated weighed in at 696.9MB on my iPhone 11 Pro

What’s new

• 3D Touch temporarily removed on older devices

• When tapping the trash icon in the screenshot UI, a new delete interface pops-up, source

• Refreshed Screen Time widget, source

• Handwashing reminder for when you return home, source

• In traditional widgets view, edit button is shown by default, source
• Old-style widgets are also more clearly sectioned off

• Redesigned Memoji mask, source

• ‘Other’ storage bug in Settings has been fixed

• Page dots on home screen moved down slightly, source

• New ‘Connect to Server’ icon in Files, source

• New pop-up when first viewing App Library

• New pop-up when editing the home screen

• Share Music to Snapchat

• New icons inside Music

• Revamped Music widget design, alongside new icon

• New pop-up when viewing widgets for the first time, source

• New Music icon, source

• Clock widget finally added, source

The news: iOS 14 beta 2 is available now for developers.

• Today’s update is the first since WWDC 2020
• The update weighs in at 841.7MB on iPhone 11

New features & changes

• iOS 14 EV charger support list, source

Lots of small glyph changes in iOS 14. pic.twitter.com/gNxxfdwLAF

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) July 7, 2020

• Small tweaks to iOS 14 icons

• Future versions of iOS 14 may support Apple Pay barcode/QR payments, source

• iCloud paste notifications now mention which device they’re from, source

• Some users seeing larger Home icons in Control Center, source

• PiP now has three default sizes when double-tapping, source

• Tweaked battery charging icon is more rounded, source (beta 1: top, beta 2: bottom)

• New icons in Phone preferences, source

• Album view in Music has been cleaned up, source

• Activity apps tweaks Awards/Workouts view, source

• Photos widget has a third, larger size option, source

• Disable motion background in Music or on Wi-Fi only

• iOS paste banner is slightly smaller, source (beta 1: above, beta 2: below)

• Refreshed Family Sharing icon, source

• Many widgets have tweaked text, spacing and icons (top: beta 1, bottom: beta 2)

• iOS 14 widget add buttons are now color matched, source
• Audio playback must be stopped prior to updating iOS, source

• Weather app now shows precise street location text, source

• Clock icon updated with bolder hands (beta 1 left, beta 2 right)

• Haptic feedback for Music app play/pause/skip, source

• Deleting apps from home screen is now “Remove from Home Screen,” was previously “Add to Library,” source

• Delete apps directly from App Library, source

• Refreshed location services disabled banner, source

• New Files widget, source

• Set default services on HomePod, source

• Tweaked Calendar icon

The analysis: iOS 14 beta 2 will likely be released early next week, according to historical data from Thinky Bits.

• The average number of days for a beta 1 release (excluding 10.0 as an outlier) is 14.833
• Monday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 7 at 10am PST are the most likely release dates for iOS 14 beta 2

Our take: Apple could, of course, not follow what they’ve done historically (we are still in the middle of a pandemic that only appears to be growing). But I think Monday and Tuesday next week are most sensible even with the extenuating circumstances.

The news: Following last week’s massive iOS 14 beta 1 release, iOS 13.6 beta 3 is out now for developers.

• Apple confirmed at WWDC that CarKey support would be added in the iOS 13.6 update
• Previously iOS 13.6 added a new toggle to download and install updates automatically

Our take: Although I’ve said this before, iOS 13.6 has to be the last iOS 13 update, right? I’m shocked that Apple is still putting so much time in effort into the 2019 release even now… especially with the iOS 14 beta cycle in full swing.