iOS 14 Beta 5 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[uandme72]

"Clock widget not updating/time incorrect compared to clock app icon (whilst much better than B4, clocks still go out of sync after a while)"

Widgets not updating and being out of sync with reality has been a problem ever since widgets were first introduced. Hopefully now that they're more front and center they're finally going to fix this issue.

It's especially frustrating for the Weather widget. It would update about half the time, so I ended up removing it, since having no weather information is far better than wrong information.

Reported?

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

B5 feels quicker than B4.
And Fudget works again!

Has anyone had any random networking drops? I imagine it was just a fluke, but I did have to restart.

 

[s2mike]

 

[twisted-pixel]

Santander UK app still not working for me. Doesn’t crash to home anymore but just hangs with a red screen

 

[s2mike]

Does going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services end up freezing your phone?

I have to force quit the Settings app.

 

[Enygmatic]

Has anyone been able to get the “universal search” working within apps? I can do it with any hardware keyboard using the cmd+Space shortcut, but with the tablet only I haven’t been able to figure it out. Maybe I missed it?

 

[gwang73]

Does going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services end up freezing your phone?

I have to force quit the Settings app.

Nope, doesn't freeze my phone.

 

[s2mike]

Nope, doesn't freeze my phone.

Odd. Freezes every time on my iPhone 11 Pro.

 

[WildstarBR2020]

Been running it on my DD ip11 pro its buggy but those bugs have not stopped me from doing most of the things i need to on a daily basis just more annoying bugs than anything for me.

Same here. I like to use the iOS betas from time to time to remember how it is to use Android. 😂

 

[gwang73]

Odd. Freezes every time on my iPhone 11 Pro.

Very odd, 11Pro here too.

 

[gusnyc]

Those that have the DEXCOM app and the transmitter disconnects and won’t reconnect: not one but two hard resets did the trick. Waited an hour after the first one.

Thanks for the suggestion. As you may know, the dexcom is quite important.

 

[yogeewan]

Looks like it... worked fine on beta 4

Yep, instagram stories are broken, any picture you choose becomes a black image in a second.

 

[thadoggfather]

Dark mode widgets.. ah

I knew something was off previously.

 

[gank41]

Does going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services end up freezing your phone?

I have to force quit the Settings app.

Yeah, same here. Freezes the settings app

 

[dk001]

Anyone having trouble sending photos using the Photos app in the Messages app drawer?

I can copy/paste a photo from the Photos app and then send it fine in Messages...but when I use the Photos app in the Messages app drawer, they don’t seem to send.

Have been doing some testing like this in regards to the b4 vanishing keyboard.
No issue so far sending to an iDevice but am still seeing slow send issues with MMS.
Been seeing that problem off and on in 14 on my ProMax

 

[dk001]

Does going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services end up freezing your phone?

I have to force quit the Settings app.

No issue for me.

 

[dk001]

Crazy one ...
Pro Max
Weather widget says “Locations services is off” and the widget is blank.
But they aren’t.
Tried off, on Services, kill and readd widget but to no avail ...

Reported.

 

[dk001]

Widgets: Stock.
Widget never matches app even after end of day or after hours.

Reported.

 

[dor2201]

The new wallpaper

 

[dk001]

Anyone notice anything new / different on App Library?

ProMax:
New
Order of folders changed after install of b5

Unchanged issues
The larger icons seldom represent the apps most frequently used,
Some apps missing from app library

 

[deef]

It is a very smooth experience. I don’t feel any slowdowns on account of the new OS.

I ran the 1st public beta on an old iPhone 6S. It ran great, no lag.

 

[dbrewood]

It’s the British English spelling.

I know I'm British
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It’s frustrating they ca’t just push a minor update to allow it. They’re gonna need to at some point anyway.

Tell me about it, yet again shows how less they care for the players....

 

[iGeneo]

Nope, doesn't freeze my phone.

Ditto

 

[iGeneo]

I know I'm British
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Tell me about it, yet again shows how less they care for the players....

If you were REALLY British, you’d say “I’m Bri ish” (My wife is a northerner)

 

[TechieGeek]

Please submit feedback for the alarm-setting process so that Apple hears us loud and clear. Setting the sleep/wake alarm is very intuitive, but setting other alarms is not intuitive at all.

It’s difficult to understand whether the alarm is set to AM or PM. The input field is tiny. The new “scroll” mechanism in this beta is tiny.

The process of setting an alarm needs to be far easier. It was nice snd simple to understand in iOS 13, we shouldn’t be taking a step back in usability. It’s concerning to me that there are no similar reports filed.