How is the stability? (Merged)

[macaronie]

Also true. While beta 2 is going well for me, I would say that beta 1 (except for Safari) was a liiiiitle bit better.

Definitely something to keep in mind. Positive experiences on one beta don’t always transfer to the next!

I want to try the new focus, homepod and carplay features! But if I update multiple devices, I will have to try using them all, and my 2015 macbook is not compatible with Monterey, so this is sort of my dilema atm.

 

[iOS Geek]

I want to try the new focus, homepod and carplay features! But if I update multiple devices, I will have to try using them all, and my 2015 macbook is not compatible with Monterey, so this is sort of my dilema atm.

Haha I know what you mean. It’s tempting but you lose some of the “fun” when one device can’t do it. My phone and iPad are not missing out on any of the features. My MacBook on the other hand…while compatible with Monterey…will not be seeing ALL of the Monterey features. (It’s a 2017 Air, so it won’t be getting some of the Maps features, for example). If it was getting all of the Monterey features, I’d strongly consider jumping into that beta. Since it’s not, I don’t mind waiting it out and keeping a stable device.

I was unsure of whether or not I’d utilize Focus at first. Now that I have gone through it and set it up the way I like…I LOVE it! To use my Work one as an example, I created a Home Screen for it to display that is more “work-centric”. Set up the notifications so I could get them from my wife, parents, and in-laws right away. Finally, I set it so that it activates based on location. As soon as I pull into the hospital parking lot…it turns on the Focus. As soon as I leave, it shuts off. I’d call it a convenience I didn‘t know I wanted!

 

[macaronie]

Haha I know what you mean. It’s tempting but you lose some of the “fun” when one device can’t do it. My phone and iPad are not missing out on any of the features. My MacBook on the other hand…while compatible with Monterey…will not be seeing ALL of the Monterey features. (It’s a 2017 Air, so it won’t be getting some of the Maps features, for example). If it was getting all of the Monterey features, I’d strongly consider jumping into that beta. Since it’s not, I don’t mind waiting it out and keeping a stable device.

I was unsure of whether or not I’d utilize Focus at first. Now that I have gone through it and set it up the way I like…I LOVE it! To use my Work one as an example, I created a Home Screen for it to display that is more “work-centric”. Set up the notifications so I could get them from my wife, parents, and in-laws right away. Finally, I set it so that it activates based on location. As soon as I pull into the hospital parking lot…it turns on the Focus. As soon as I leave, it shuts off. I’d call it a convenience I didn‘t know I wanted!

Focus sounds awesome at first but I am not sure either if I will use it , my concern was to have universal notifications feature, so I could use it with my friends and parents and what not, lol. Focus is that feature! I’ll keep you posted how it works for me when I install it. I was going to use location-based focus as well for college/work, but I’ll see how I like this feature and if my devices work (ipad, phone etc.)! Cheers!

 

[iOS Geek]

Focus sounds awesome at first but I am not sure either if I will use it , my concern was to have universal notifications / do-not-disturb feature, so I could use it with my friends and parents and what not, lol. Focus is that feature! I’ll keep you posted how it works for me when I install it. I was going to use location-based focus as well for college/work, but I’ll see how I like this feature and if my devices work (ipad, phone etc.)! Cheers!

I’ll also say it was a trial and error thing for me for the first few days. It took some effort to get it juuuuust how I wanted it. Now that I have it at that point, it’s a “forget about it and let it do it’s thing” feature. My work schedule alternates each week, so for that…having the Focus set to activate based on location instead of a set time was the better choice. It’s been reliable so far! I have some Shortcuts that are set to trigger based on location and they are sometimes hit-and-miss. Focus so far has been 100% with location activation!

 

[vinsalducci]

Been pretty stable for me. Installed it Friday, no crashes, just the occasional hiccup.

Something strange-I have a battery with 93% health, and it feels to me like my battery life has improved a little with the Beta.

 

[Natzoo]

As everyone else has said, pretty risk-free update. I personally had worse battery life but nothing too major on that. Just Itunes backup and maybe iCloud if you want.

 

[PaladinGuy]

Also true. While beta 2 is going well for me, I would say that beta 1 (except for Safari) was a liiiiitle bit better.

Definitely something to keep in mind. Positive experiences on one beta don’t always transfer to the next!

Sadly, this can be true for official versions, too. However, very true for betas.

 

[hr10]

Been using the public beta for a few days, pretty stable so far.

Anyone notice the scrolling on Safari is smoother than before? Using the iPad Pro 2020 here

 

[Livvie]

An intermittent issue yesterday was when typing ’e’ on the Magic Keyboard and on the software keyboard, instead of printing ‘e’ it would bring up the emoji menu. Then after a minute or so the problem would go away. It happened to me three times yesterday.

Not got sticky keys on have you?

 

[NoBoMac]

Moderator Note:

Posts from other iOS 15 stability threads have been merged into here.