iOS 11 Beta 3: Changes, Bug Fixes, Enhancements, etc.

[H3LL5P4WN]

Ugh, so here's some new ones (for me). I noticed that either there were gaps in my activity data (which also does not appear to be syncing across devices) or I'm illiterate. So I attempted to restore my 7+ on 11.

It took 3 tries. It'd always get to the last little sliver of the progress bar and seem to hang. Finally, I unplugged it from my PC and suddenly, it worked.

Only, it didn't.

I plugged it back in so it'd receive it's apps from my local copies, but they were mostly all either grayed out with Waiting... or grayed out with their name. If I tapped on the ones with their names, they'd appear properly. I could even open and use the app. Then I noticed, all my apps were graying themselves back out to Waiting... I eventually solved this by 3D Touching on all of them and hitting Cancel Download. After this, they worked. Or so I thought.

My apps will not updated. I even tried the Reset Settings method. This worked for a little while, but now we're back to apps not updating. My apps are also not updating on my Pro 9.7.

Additionally, my 7+ does not have my SE's hotspot "on speed dial." I have to manually turn it on on the SE and manually connect to it.

I'm at the point that I'm thinking I'm going to restore back to 10.3.3 via my SE's back up (which itself was started from my 7+ when it was on 10) and sitting out the 11 betas (at least on my iPhone).

Any suggestions?

 

[Grayburn]

I haven't no not sure what I'm gonna do

Just got off the phone to them. They're sending packaging for my watch to send to them, they'll downgrade it and send it back to me.

 

[MachCrit]

Never noticed before, but in Safari, you can long press on a bookmarks list from the bookmarks menu bar and rearrange the bookmarks. Don’t think you can even do that in Sierra.

Long time coming for something that was available in Windows 95.

 

[Alhagar]

Probably problems with the appstore, I have the same problem on 10.3.3

“Reset all settings” solved it for me
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Just got off the phone to them. They're sending packaging for my watch to send to them, they'll downgrade it and send it back to me.

I did the same. Couldn’t stand the betas any more (though iOS db 3 is quite stable on my 10.5 iPad Pro)

I talked to them Thursday, received my box Friday and my watch just delivered back to them now (Monday morning). I hope to get the watch back soon.

 

[gwhizkids]

“Reset all settings” solved it for me
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I did the same. Couldn’t stand the betas any more (though iOS db 3 is quite stable on my 10.5 iPad Pro)

I talked to them Thursday, received my box Friday and my watch just delivered back to them now (Monday morning). I hope to get the watch back soon.

Just out of curiosity: do you have AppleCare+ or are under warranty? If not, did they charge you for this service?

 

[MozMan68]

For me it is repeating the same song forever when I play from playlist.
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So...the "fixed" points on the first page say that "music no longer shuffles on its own"....

Ummmm...yes it does....

 

[Alhagar]

Just out of curiosity: do you have AppleCare+ or are under warranty? If not, did they charge you for this service?

Good question. I arranged everything through a phone call to Apple Care, and as soon as I hung up I received a service confirmation email asking me to click on a "pay securely" link. That link has now expired but it was approximately $250!. I then contacted customer service via chat and they were able to have an exception made since my series 0 watch is no longer covered by Apple Care. I just checked the the status of my "repair" and it now says "Your replacement product will be shipped to you soon." All this at no cost to me. We may complain from time to time about Apple's customer service but compared to other companies they really stand out.

 

[gwhizkids]

We may complain from time to time about Apple's customer service but compared to other companies they really stand out.

You've got that right. When they replaced my iPad 2 after I dented the corner by dropping it, they had a customer for life.

 

[VSMacOne]

Beta 3 has been a bit of a doozie for me. All kinds of issues with iCloud Photo Library and resprings. Phone running hotter than usual and battery life getting worse in recent days. Ready for beta 4.

 

[tazinlwfl]

I'm sure it's been said before, but...
My iPhone 6s Plus is nearly unusable. Almost every time I go to do something (if the phone decides to wake and unlock - sometimes taking a while just to do that) I get "locked" in an app, buttons and hardware unresponsive (no rotate, lock, home, etc), sometimes for 2 minutes. Battery is actually reasonable, but only because I can't really use it.
And since this beta, my AirPods are dropping audio on most of my devices. Almost like static due to being out of range.

12.9" IPP (2017) seems okay, though, oddly enough.

 

[gwhizkids]

I'm sure it's been said before, but...
My iPhone 6s Plus is nearly unusable. Almost every time I go to do something (if the phone decides to wake and unlock - sometimes taking a while just to do that) I get "locked" in an app, buttons and hardware unresponsive (no rotate, lock, home, etc), sometimes for 2 minutes. Battery is actually reasonable, but only because I can't really use it.
And since this beta, my AirPods are dropping audio on most of my devices. Almost like static due to being out of range.

12.9" IPP (2017) seems okay, though, oddly enough.

What seems to be working for people (and I wish I had tried it before reverting to 10.3.3 and then back to 11 b 3) is to Reset All Settings. You'll have to re-enable notifications and location awareness, but otherwise, its not too bad. Give that a try and see if it helps.

 

[planetf1]

Same hang here too so interesting. Think you need to redo apple pay setup too

 

[planetf1]

I have a problem with the beta, when I turn my iPad Pro 12.9 to landscape mode, it freezes. Anyone else?

I get some freezes on ip7+ where rotation may be a factor

 

[gwhizkids]

Same hang here too so interesting. Think you need to redo apple pay setup too

yeah, pretty much everything needs to be turned back on (iCloud, ApplePay, etc...), but your data and apps remain in place. Its a pain, but not as bad as reverting and losing all the data from between your last 10.3.3/10.3.2 backup and today.

 

[Banglazed]

Cellular usuage is actually correct!

 

[planetf1]

Settings reset. Had first hang/respring within 15 mins. Annoyingly now every time I go into an app it defaults to apple keyboard with a reminder about third party keyboards

 

[Shirasaki]

So...the "fixed" points on the first page say that "music no longer shuffles on its own"....

Ummmm...yes it does....

Yes, it shuffles the song itself. Pretty much like playing a playlist with only a single song.

 

[gwhizkids]

Settings reset. Had first hang/respring within 15 mins. Annoyingly now every time I go into an app it defaults to apple keyboard with a reminder about third party keyboards

yeah, on my iPad Air 2, I get reminded to use the slide down characters everytime I attempt to switch to number lock.

 

[macintoshmac]

Out of the blue bug. I think Apple could make a minimalist “iPhone Face” this way.

 

[lvanness7690]

Has anyone gotten handoff to work on the lock screen? It works fine between my iPhone and iPad, shows up in the app switcher and on the right side of the dock on my iPad. However nothing shows up in the bottom left corner on the lock screen like in previous versions. Under the setting for Handoff it states:

"Handoff lets you start something on one device and instantly pick it up on other devises using your iCloud account. The app you need appears in the lock screen, app switcher, and the Dock on a Mac."

Please let me know if I am doing something wrong or if this feature was removed or if it is a bug.

Thanks!

 

[Feenician]

Has anyone gotten handoff to work on the lock screen? It works fine between my iPhone and iPad, shows up in the app switcher and on the right side of the dock on my iPad. However nothing shows up in the bottom left corner on the lock screen like in previous versions. Under the setting for Handoff it states:

"Handoff lets you start something on one device and instantly pick it up on other devises using your iCloud account. The app you need appears in the lock screen, app switcher, and the Dock on a Mac."

Please let me know if I am doing something wrong or if this feature was removed or if it is a bug.

Thanks!

They haven’t updated the text but the situation now is that on the iPad, it appears on the dock. The dock si visible in multitasking, the way the old bottom notification was. On iPhone that little notification is still there.

 

[lvanness7690]

They haven’t updated the text but the situation now is that on the iPad, it appears on the dock. The dock si visible in multitasking, the way the old bottom notification was. On iPhone that little notification is still there.

It works fine in the app switcher. I am having the issue on the lock screen on the iPhone and the iPad. In previous versions the small icon appeared in the bottom left corner. Where is the icon on the lock screen now?

 

[macintoshmac]

Has anyone gotten handoff to work on the lock screen? However nothing shows up in the bottom left corner on the lock screen like in previous versions.

On iPhone that little notification is still there.

Where is the icon on the lock screen now?

This. Handoff works in App Switcher on the iPhone, every single time, perfectly. I have not seen any icon ever on the lock screen where it is supposed to be. I do not know if this is a bug, because when I got my iPhone some days ago, I immediately updated the iOS 10.2 install to iOS 11 beta and only then did I begin installing anything on it and using it.

 

[lvanness7690]

This. Handoff works in App Switcher on the iPhone, every single time, perfectly. I have not seen any icon ever on the lock screen where it is supposed to be. I do not know if this is a bug, because when I got my iPhone some days ago, I immediately updated the iOS 10.2 install to iOS 11 beta and only then did I begin installing anything on it and using it.

Yes it's working great for me in the app switcher. I normally use handoff on a device that is locked, so if the icon does not show up on the lock screen it is a waste for me. Hopefully this is not by design and they bring it back in the next beta.

 

[MozMan68]

Yes, it shuffles the song itself. Pretty much like playing a playlist with only a single song.

Mine shuffles playlists even though I don't want it to...and nothing helps..