iOS 10.3 Beta 3 - Bug Fixes, Changes, etc.

[Shirasaki]

It's been that way since Beta 1.

When you update to 10.3, your filesystem is upgraded to Apple File System. Apple had to write code for that conversion to happen, but they didn't write code to convert your File System back to HFS+. (Why would they?) Since iOS 10.2.1 doesn't know how to use the APFS, downgrading results in an error.

You have to do a DFU (bare metal) restore to go back to 10.2.1.

That results in a "There's a problem with your iPhone.

So for the obvious reason , apple won't let you to restore back to iOS 10.2.1 even if it is still being signed??
Reasonable move.

 

[zorinlynx]

That results in a "There's a problem with your iPhone.

That's odd. Are you sure you're doing a DFU, not just recovery mode?

DFU is a bare metal restore, from the bootrom up. There should be no condition from which that's not possible.

 

[teddybearstand]

are anyones Notifications not working?, iMessage, Youtube etc.. nothing seems to notify me atm

Everything fine here

 

[larryak]

Don't try and restore your phone back to 10.2.1... you get an error message at the end of a restore. Tried with multiple phones, cords, and computers.

I ran 10.3 beta 2 on my iPhone SE for one week, decided to revert to 10.2.1, had no problem doing so as DFU. Been successfully running 10.2.1 for a few days now.

 

[sbailey4]

Delete your backup and do a clean one.

Yep had same problem with beta 2 and deleting the backup first solved it.

That's odd. Are you sure you're doing a DFU, not just recovery mode?

DFU is a bare metal restore, from the bootrom up. There should be no condition from which that's not possible.

I have seen others saying they were successful with DFU as well in the beta 1 and 2 threads.

[Edit] Restored iPad mini 4 to 10.2.1 via DFU and it worked fine. Of course the 10.3 backup would not restore and had to use a backup from 10.2.1 but the downgrade of iOS worked just fine.

 

[Tallfish0919]

Yes I know how to properly DFU an iPhone........... I've tried with an iPhone 7 and iPhone 6s Plus

 

[Jayson A]

Are the open and close animations still fixed on 7 and 7+?

 

[GrievingFob606]

NO WAY
Apple recently added the yearly subscription for $99. Insane as hell.

 

[ad931]

Anyone noticed that with APFS, available storage varies day to day? On initial install of 10.3, I had 3.3gb available storage. Couple of days later was down to 2.4gb, deleted RR3. (It's too boring now) which is 800mb, then cleaned the cache using the "iTunes trick", was back to 3.2gb, when theoretically I should have had 4gb

Installed beta 3 yesterday, went down to 2.3gb, did the iTunes trick , went back to 2.6, though "Phone Cleaner" (which was updated yesterday to support 10.3)' says I have 2.8gb available.

Can any of the developers here explain what's going on?

Thanks

 

[drgreenberg]

In Calendar.app day view, swiping to move back or ahead a day produces an odd animation. The new day comes in from the wrong side (only with a fast swipe, not a slow and deliberate one). Anyone verify?

 

[Sammydad1]

Any initial battery drain observations thus far ??

 

[Mlrollin91]

WHAT
Apple recently added the yearly subscription for $99. Insane as hell.

That's been a while now. Apple Music was reduced a few months ago.

https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/05/apple-music-12-month-gift-cards-99/

It started with gift cards then shortly after it became a permenant thing.

 

[GrievingFob606]

That's been a while now. Apple Music was reduced a few months ago.

https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/05/apple-music-12-month-gift-cards-99/

It started with gift cards then shortly after it became a permenant thing.

Ah, I had read that older article. Thanks for reminding me!

 

[Shirasaki]

In Calendar.app day view, swiping to move back or ahead a day produces an odd animation. The new day comes in from the wrong side (only with a fast swipe, not a slow and deliberate one). Anyone verify?

Same here.

 

[gwang73]

In Calendar.app day view, swiping to move back or ahead a day produces an odd animation. The new day comes in from the wrong side (only with a fast swipe, not a slow and deliberate one). Anyone verify?

Happening here too, iPhone 7.

 

[theoapo]

NO WAY
Apple recently added the yearly subscription for $99. Insane as hell.

Thanks for this tip.

That option was not available for me (in Greece) two weeks ago when i Had checked!

 

[tech_apple]

Battery usage page fixed.

 

[madara889]

How is Battey life on 7 plus??

 

[mous94410]

Still have the same battery usage and standby...

 

[Eduardo75890]

Have you tried unpairing and pairing? Have you update or installed as new?
I had a lot of stutter before 10.3b1 came out, and some of the problems came back when beta 2 arrived, I decided to go back to beta 1 for now and it seems things are even worse with beta 3.

I fixed it just had to unpaid and pair again.

 

[minato21]

Anyone else's SE getting really warm with little use with this beta?

 

[gwhizkids]

Anyone noticed that with APFS, available storage varies day to day? On initial install of 10.3, I had 3.3gb available storage. Couple of days later was down to 2.4gb, deleted RR3. (It's too boring now) which is 800mb, then cleaned the cache using the "iTunes trick", was back to 3.2gb, when theoretically I should have had 4gb

Installed beta 3 yesterday, went down to 2.3gb, did the iTunes trick , went back to 2.6, though "Phone Cleaner" (which was updated yesterday to support 10.3)' says I have 2.8gb available.

Can any of the developers here explain what's going on?

Thanks

The betas, being betas, collect a lot of data (just as the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain! ).

Over time, my storage, which always starts out great with each fresh install, gradually diminishes. I usually do a restore following public release to clear all those logs and whatnot and start fresh again.

Life on the beta trail...

 

[Natya Sadella]

Battery life seems a lot better with b3 on my 6s

 

[kkakele]

Battery life b3 on my 6s is terrible, 3H and 40% already....

 

[mous94410]

I don't know what to say. I have an iPhone 6s Plus with an Apple Watch and AirPods connected