iOS 11 Beta 2: Changes, Bug Fixes, Enhancements, etc.

[jhall8]

How's battery life with Beta2?Beta 1 was sucking out battery on my iPhone 7.

Battery life is slightly better on my 6s on B2 vs. B1.

 

[charlie wax]

Thanks @jhall8

I've also read on other thread that someone had troubles reverting to iOS 10.3.2 from iOS 11 beta 2.
I was previously on iOS 11 beta 1 and successfully gone back to iOS 10.3.2 via iTunes.

Is this a widespread issue with this beta release?

 

[kmichalec]

Interesting bug. When I dictate a text message using the dictation button the keyboard, it captures the words live correctly, but as soon as I stop the dictation function, it immediately capitalizest the first letter of EVERY word. Tried this multiple times, same result. Anyone else seeing this? Need to try notes and mail and see if it's the same there too or just a messages bug.

I think I figured out how to fix this. One of these two things appear to have solved the issue (not sure which one it was, as I tried them both at the same time).

Go to Settings > General > Keyboards, and turn Auto-Capitalization off and then back on. Also, go to Settings > General >Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary.

After I did these two things, it stopped auto capitalizing every word in a dictated message. Just the first word of a sentence, as it’s supposed to.

 

[mikegoldnj]

When connected to car via Bluetooth, with sound system source set to Bluetooth, iPhone just plays music from its own speaker, not car.

 

[jsmith189]

Thanks @jhall8

I've also read on other thread that someone had troubles reverting to iOS 10.3.2 from iOS 11 beta 2.
I was previously on iOS 11 beta 1 and successfully gone back to iOS 10.3.2 via iTunes.

Is this a widespread issue with this beta release?

I believe so. A friend of mine had the issue too. She had to reinstall 11.

I’m glad the app switcher on the iPad is a lot faster now when closing apps. It would take forever and a day on b1 but I can just spam my finger on the x now and they all close pretty fast lol.
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Interesting bug. When I dictate a text message using the dictation button the keyboard, it captures the words live correctly, but as soon as I stop the dictation function, it immediately capitalizest the first letter of EVERY word. Tried this multiple times, same result. Anyone else seeing this? Need to try notes and mail and see if it's the same there too or just a messages bug.

I have this problem too. I just use the old “shake the iPhone” trick and press undo. That tends to bring it back to what it should be.

https://streamable.com/vqlcb

 

[kmichalec]

I believe so. A friend of mine had the issue too. She had to reinstall 11.

I’m glad the app switcher on the iPad is a lot faster now when closing apps. It would take forever and a day on b1 but I can just spam my finger on the x now and they all close pretty fast lol.
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I have this problem too. I just use the old “shake the iPhone” trick and press undo. That tends to bring it back to what it should be.

https://streamable.com/vqlcb

Thanks, but see my post a couple before this one. Figured out how to fix it.

 

[Mudodonbond]

Is FaceTime Live Photos new?

 

[charlie wax]

Can anyone else please post their battery usage, preferably on iPhone 7? Thanks in advance.

 

[jgelin]

Putting “Settings.app” instead of “Settings” doesn’t make you any cooler

This is an Apple forum, no need to show everyone you know what a bundle identifier is

Haha right? Always thought that came off super pretentious lol

Except that's not a bundle identifier... But yeah I've never gotten why people do that.

In my practice I use the .app to denote that I’m actually talking about a setting that resides in apples settings app.
Otherwise, one could be referring to application specific settings, account settings, iCloud settings, you name it. By denoting the setting is located in the app on the phone you are narrowing down what you’re talking about better.

 

[4268256]

In my practice I use the .app to denote that I’m actually talking about a setting that resides in apples settings app.
Otherwise, one could be referring to application specific settings, account settings, iCloud settings, you name it. By denoting the setting is located in the app on the phone you are narrowing down what you’re talking about better.

If you capitalise the S in Settings I’m pretty sure no one will mistake it for any other setting.
Or you know, just write ‘the Settings app’.

 

[0014]

Seem to have an issue with iCloud photos today.

I opened up the photos app on my phone and they all just disappeared and then started to synchronise again. However it’s not pulling photos from the cloud and only what’s already on the phone.

Tried signing in and out of iCloud, turning off and on iCloud Photo Library and nothing is working.

 

[jahin17]

So how many people have downgraded back to 10.3.2? I've seen people saying they've had a lot issues downgrading but they seem to be getting the job done. Tempted to downgrade myself as i'm fed up of the app switcher as each time i try clearing the multitask, the app just reappears. Half the time i clear an app and when i press the home button, it just goes back to that app. It's the small things that are really annoying. Battery life on my 7 plus is even worse as well my phone heating up like crazy. Is it worth downgrading if you guys had the same issues? Also concerned as to whether my photos will stay or whether they will be deleted if i do restore back to 10.3.2

 

[4268256]

Anyone tried swiping down on an app if it doesn’t close from the App Switcher? Swiping down then swiping up seems to effectively get rid of the bug for any apps that refuse to go away.

 

[SumYoungGai]

So how many people have downgraded back to 10.3.2? I've seen people saying they've had a lot issues downgrading but they seem to be getting the job done. Tempted to downgrade myself as i'm fed up of the app switcher as each time i try clearing the multitask, the app just reappears. Half the time i clear an app and when i press the home button, it just goes back to that app. It's the small things that are really annoying. Battery life on my 7 plus is even worse as well my phone heating up like crazy. Is it worth downgrading if you guys had the same issues? Also concerned as to whether my photos will stay or whether they will be deleted if i do restore back to 10.3.2

Would you rather have a 100% functioning device with no major bugs, better battery life and an OS with a full year of development behind it? I think it's a no brainer.

I want to jump back on the iOS 11 beta train but I'm not touching it until it's very close to GM if anything.

 

[jahin17]

Would you rather have a 100% functioning device with no major bugs, better battery life and a full year of development? I think it's a no brainer.

I want to jump back on the iOS 11 beta train but I'm not touching it until it's very close to GM if anything.

well i guess i need to find a full tutorial as to how i can downgrade if only jailbreak still existed

 

[krishnajha]

Anyone have problems connecting AirPods with the iPhone (7 plus mine), sometimes it takes almost half minute or more to be connected and some times it does not connect until I enter in the bluetooth config. I repaired them but after a while it comes back to that slow connection.
Also, if you are in a video call (like WhatsApp video), if you go out of range with AirPods, and the close again, when they automatically reconnect it only connects one of the two AirPods until you put them in the case, both and wait to disconnect and the re connect.

 

[Jamesk811]

In relation to messages now being synced via iCloud (delete a message on iPhone it also deletes on all other devices) I know that this works between iPhone and iMacs/iPads as shown at WWDC but there was no mention of it syncing with Apple Watch also. I really wish it would sync with the watch as if I want to delete a certain message from my watch it's impossible without deleting the whole message history with that specific person.

Does anyone know if this works with the watch also? Thanks

 

[Speedman100]

Is FaceTime Live Photos new?

It is new for iOS 11, but it could have been in beta 1. I’m not sure.

 

[campyguy]

Swiping down then swiping up seems to effectively get rid of the bug for any apps that refuse to go away.

Until it doesn't…

Tried your suggestion on several handsets that I'm demoing. Yes, it's a bug (I posted it in the Wiki) and IMO there isn't a "fix" for it. Using your suggestion, I was able to swipe an app up, then back down, then back up, then back down, rewind/repeat. Both stock and 3rd-party apps are affected by this, and your suggestion doesn't fix it. Don't overthink or fixate on it, it's a bug and there isn't a current "fix" on our end, until B3 comes out.

 

[Vexxx]

Still quite often back button in safari stops responding.

Are you guys using swipe to move back or is it really so that I am the only one having this glitch with both betas?

 

[dbrose]

Has anybody found a cure for getting Apple Watch to connect. Mine has been connected with no issue since the beta 2 release and now has decided to stop and can’t be found in Bluetooth...

 

[dbrose]

There's a circle on the menu bar you can use to change the colour.

I tried that but only seems to change colours on shapes and markup not text markup.

Updated: ok sorted that. Anyone know what the lassoo option does??

 

[4268256]

Still quite often back button in safari stops responding.

Are you guys using swipe to move back or is it really so that I am the only one having this glitch with both betas?

The buttons on the bottom menu seem generally unresponsive for me too.

 

[4268256]

Until it doesn't…

Tried your suggestion on several handsets that I'm demoing. Yes, it's a bug (I posted it in the Wiki) and IMO there isn't a "fix" for it. Using your suggestion, I was able to swipe an app up, then back down, then back up, then back down, rewind/repeat. Both stock and 3rd-party apps are affected by this, and your suggestion doesn't fix it. Don't overthink or fixate on it, it's a bug and there isn't a current "fix" on our end, until B3 comes out.

I swiped down on it twice (i.e. Down once to bring it back down, and down once more to let it bounce). For some reason it always works on mine. Hopefully they fix it in beta 3.

 

[4268256]

So how many people have downgraded back to 10.3.2? I've seen people saying they've had a lot issues downgrading but they seem to be getting the job done. Tempted to downgrade myself as i'm fed up of the app switcher as each time i try clearing the multitask, the app just reappears. Half the time i clear an app and when i press the home button, it just goes back to that app. It's the small things that are really annoying. Battery life on my 7 plus is even worse as well my phone heating up like crazy. Is it worth downgrading if you guys had the same issues? Also concerned as to whether my photos will stay or whether they will be deleted if i do restore back to 10.3.2

Technically speaking, you’re not supposed to even close anything unless an app isn’t behaving properly. It is still a bug though.

Regarding downgrading, there are many problems with that at the moment (i.e. Losing content, soft bricks, etc), so I wouldn’t downgrade if I were you.