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iOS 14.2 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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I did a hard reboot like someone else suggested and will see if it fixes the issue. I have just been randomly calling my number and checking the old fashion way. I have also reported to Apple in case it is a larger issue.
Exactly the info I needed, thank you.I forgot I had the beta on it when I first tried to transfer. Duh!
Fun times using my AirPods Pro.
Auto Switching between my IPP and PM, lets just say it doesn’t work.
Issues so far on b4:
Listening to YT Music on IPP, swiping through Pinterest or Twitter on PM and you run into an autoplay video - BAM you are connected to the PM. You kill PM and IPP says APP connected to to iPad. But they aren’t. They are kind of in limbo and won’t play. If I kill the app on the PM and give it a few seconds it will pick up.
They can’t seem to decide just what they should be playing on. but they seem to have a predilection for ad video.
Worked better on b3.
Reported.
Auto Switching between my IPP and PM, lets just say it doesn’t work.
Issues so far on b4:
Listening to YT Music on IPP, swiping through Pinterest or Twitter on PM and you run into an autoplay video - BAM you are connected to the PM. You kill PM and IPP says APP connected to to iPad. But they aren’t. They are kind of in limbo and won’t play. If I kill the app on the PM and give it a few seconds it will pick up.
They can’t seem to decide just what they should be playing on. but they seem to have a predilection for ad video.
Worked better on b3.
Reported.
Do NOT do this if you don’t know what is being done. Just be patient and wait for the official version. Archive your current backup 14.2 backup so you’ll be able to pick up where you left off (if not archived and you get an iPhone 12 on 14.1, the 14.1 backup will overwrite your 14.2 backup unless you archive it first)
Not sure if 14.2 beta 4 is available OTA for iPhone 12. It is not available on the Apple Developer site.
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Not sure of this is a new bug but I’m unable to open/use any widget on the widgets page without going to home screen first. Before I just turned the screen on, made sure that the padlock opened, swiped to widgets page and ran a shortcut for example.
And editing the widgets page is pretty buggy. When editing/adding widgets they turn invisible for example.
And editing the widgets page is pretty buggy. When editing/adding widgets they turn invisible for example.
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I updated my iPhone 12 pro to 14.2 b4 just fine OTA. As mentioned in previous posts, do this first by setting up your 12 as a new phone, install beta profile, update, reset phone erasing all content and settings, and then set the new phone up from your 11 pro backup. Not exactly the funnest thing to do when you first power on your new toy, but it’s not so bad.
This was for an iPhone 12 Pro though, not 100% sure about an OTA for iPhone 12.
The Public beta profile worked fine on my 12 Pro. I updated, reset, and then did a phone to phone transfer with no issues.
Do both devices need to be on the same version using the direct xfer? Documentation does not specifically state so.
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Set up your new iOS device automatically using an iPhone or iPad.
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Do both devices need to be on the same version using the direct xfer? Documentation does not specifically state so.
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Set up your new iOS device automatically using an iPhone or iPad.support.apple.com
They don't have to be the same version but the device you are transferring from can't be on a newer version than the device it's transferring to. Same with restoring backups.
So if the original device is on 14.2, it can only transfer or restore to a device on 14.2 or higher but it won't transfer to a device on an older version.
14.1 to 14.2 is ok. 14.2 to 14.1 won't work.
Yeah what I meant was newer to older not same version like I wrote. I know restore of backups work that way but the direct data transfer I would think wouldn't matter since its made to transfer your data/apps to a new device. I can see times where you could get a new device and it be on an older iOS version than what you currently have so that quick start option would be great, especially for non-technical folks who don't really backup and restore etc but simply use their phones.
11 ProMax db4
One thing I have been noticing the last few days, “simple” apps like Kindle, Proton Mail, PingID, Blink, System Status, and others are using a good bit more battery than they previously did. Example - reading a book on Kindle for about 5 hours sucked about 56% of the battery use (I was down to 10% total).
I am starting to keep a closer watch on my IPP 11 2020 to see if exhibits the same.
Reported.
One thing I have been noticing the last few days, “simple” apps like Kindle, Proton Mail, PingID, Blink, System Status, and others are using a good bit more battery than they previously did. Example - reading a book on Kindle for about 5 hours sucked about 56% of the battery use (I was down to 10% total).
I am starting to keep a closer watch on my IPP 11 2020 to see if exhibits the same.
Reported.
As far as I know direct transfer works the same way and makes sense to me. It is transferring all the settings from the old phone to the new phone along with apps, app data, etc.
Doesn't matter the method that you try to use. You can't put a newer version backup on to a phone with an older version of software. You will get a message that you need a newer version of firmware on your new phone.
I'm having no issues with notifications from Whatsapp on 14.2 b4.
Maybe try doing the "reset notification settings" thing within Whatsapp. I had to do that regularly on iOS 13 betas
I'm having no issues with notifications from Whatsapp on 14.2 b4.
Maybe try doing the "reset notification settings" thing within Whatsapp. I had to do that regularly on iOS 13 betas
I have done this but unfortunately no joy with either.
Cheers
Airpods auto-switching is horrible. It switches between iOS and macOS randomly, so, if I want to use my AirPods, I have to disable the Bluetooth either on the Mac or on the iPhone. It's disastrous.