iOS 15.3 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Banglazed]

iOS 15.3 Beta 1

Release Date ― December 17, 2021
Build Number ― 19D5026g
Darwin Kernel Version ― 21.3.0: Sat Dec 4 02:01:22 PST 2021; root:xnu-8019.80.11~18

iOS 15.3 Beta 1 Release Notes

New Features & Changes
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues

Additional Notes

• Developers and testers can still report bugs using the hidden Feedback app by entering the following in Safari URL:
  

  applefeedback://

• iOS Release Notes
• iOS Beta Release Notes
• iOS Security Updates

Spoiler: Modem Firmware

• iPhone 13/Mini/Pro/Max: 1.31.01
• iPhone 12/Mini/Pro/Max: 2.22.02
• iPhone 11/Pro/Max/SE 2020: 3.01.01
• iPhone XR/XS/Max: 4.02.01
• Qualcomm iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 7.01.02
• Intel iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 5.01.00
• Qualcomm iPhone 7/7 Plus: 9.00.02
• Intel iPhone 7/7 Plus: 6.01.01
• iPhone SE (1st gen): 11.00.00
• iPhone SE (2nd gen): 3.01.02
• iPhone 6S/6S Plus: 9.00.02
• iPad Air 4th gen: 3.01.01

Spoiler: Carrier Version

United States

• Verizon - 49.0
• Visible (MVNO Verizon) 46.0
• Verizon (iPad) - 41.0
• T-Mobile - 49.0
• AT&T - 49.0.1
• FirstNet - 46.0
• FirstNet (iPad) - 41.7.6
• Cricket - 40.5.2
• MetroPCS -
• U.S. Cellular - 46.7.24
• Sprint - 40.0
• TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 49.0
• Xfinity Mobile 45

Australia

• Optus - 49.0
• Telstra - 49.0
• Vodafone AU - 49.0

Belgium

• BASE - 33.0
• Orange B - 32.5.7
• Proximus - 45.0
• Telenet - 44.1

Canada

• Videotron - 49.0
• Rogers - 41.0
• Fido - 49.0
• Bell - 48.5
• Telus - 48.5
• Freedom/Shaw Mobile - 49.0
• Fizz - 49.0
• Virgin Mobile - 49.0

Denmark

• 3 DK - 46.7.11

France

• Bouygues Telecom - 40.0
• Orange France - 47.0

Germany

• Vodafone.de - 48.5
• Telekom.de - 47.0
• O2-DE - 48.5.1

Greece:

• Cosmote - 38.0

Guatemala

• TIGO GT - 49.0

India

• Airtel - 48.0
• Jio - 48.0
• Vi India (Vodafone Idea) - 47.0

Ireland

• Eir - 33.5
• Vodafone IE - 38.0

Mexico

• Mexico - Telcel - 35.0

Morocco

• Orange - 44.0

Netherlands

• KPN - 49.0
• Vodafone NL - 45.0

Poland

• T-Mobile -
• Orange - 47.0
• Play - 31.0

Portugal

• Vodafone P - 40.0

Southeast Asia

• Singapore Singtel -
• Philippines Globe - 46.0
• Philippines Globe (iPad) - 38.0
• Philippines Smart - 44.0
• Thailand AIS -
• Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
• Malaysia Maxis -33.0
• Malaysia Digi -
• Malaysia celcom -
• Hong Kong - 32.0
• Taiwan -

Sweden

• Comviq -
• Tre - 31.0

Switzerland

• Salt - 45.0
• Swisscom - 45.0

Turkey

• Turkcell (Lifecell) - 36.5.5
• Vodafone TR - 32.0
• Turk Telekom - 32.0

United Kingdom

• EE - 49.0
• BT-UK (MVNO on EE)- 46.7.11
• Three - 49.0
• iD Mobile (MVNO on Three) - 36.5.4
• O2-UK - 44.0
• Giffgaff (O2 MVNO) - 41.0
• Vodafone UK - 40.0
• Virgin Mobile (EE MVNO) - 39.5
• Lebara (Vodafone MVNO) - 49.0

Other

• Docomo - 32.5.10
• AlwaysOnline -
• TDC (Denmark) 46.0

 

[Paddle1]

Wow, surprise timing.

 

[Pearsey]

Feels good on my 12.
App Store lag seems fixed on app page as you scroll
firmware gone backwards to 2.22.02 though ?

 

[Pearsey]

Thanks @Banglazed

 

[furbzv1]

just as I had finished downloading the ipsw, lol. Thanks @Banglazed

 

[nortonandreev]

just as I had finished downloading the ipsw, lol. Thanks @Banglazed

Same here. At least it's the same build so you can use it (unlike me, who was stupid enough to cancel the download at the end).

 

[Banglazed]

IPSW is available

 

[nortonandreev]

IPSW is available

Has been, for the past 24 hours 🤣

 

[blueeyes2die4]

Has been, for the past 24 hours 🤣

It was removed. So technically is is now available

 

[tosbsas]

Not mentioning the music app bug. Any Info on that

 

[SpecMode]

Not mentioning the music app bug. Any Info on that

We don't know what causes it to begin with, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If anyone has ever been able to reproduce it on 15.2, let us know if it happens again on 15.3.

 

[Jumpie]

Feels good on my 12.
App Store lag seems fixed on app page as you scroll
firmware gone backwards to 2.22.02 though 😳

App Store doesn't lag however tapping on an app and seeing it's contents and scrolling through the page stuttered on 15.2 RC. I'm downloading now so I can't check that yet.

 

[dannyyankou]

Not mentioning the music app bug. Any Info on that

Yeah it's been quite buggy. Sometimes it crashes, sometimes I open the app and "now playing" is something that I was playing hours ago.

 

[adrianlondon]

Since the second iOS 14 beta, the default Calendar widget has removed events from view once they're 15 or more minutes past their start time. I've been using the free readdle calendar app to get around this problem.

As I do after each beta, although I always assume it'll never be fixed, I just did a quick test and ... the event still shows! I'm in shock. I'm scared to reboot.

Edit: MacOS 12.2 also has the fix. I hope it doesn't get re-fixed.

EDIT 2: It's not working

 

[pizzzle]

Still can’t view a PDF in safari without massive lag on iPhone 13 Pro…

 

[roncron]

It'll probably be 3 1/2 weeks until beta 2. Proceed with caution, friends.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

I have to ask… any new emojis??!! ??

 

[nortonandreev]

I have to ask… any new emojis??!! ??

Next year. I read somewhere they were delayed by Unicode.

 

[fer_schez]

Since the second iOS 14 beta, the default Calendar widget has removed events from view once they're 15 or more minutes past their start time. I've been using the free readdle calendar app to get around this problem.

As I do after each beta, although I always assume it'll never be fixed, I just did a quick test and ... the event still shows! I'm in shock. I'm scared to reboot.

Edit: MacOS 12.2 also has the fix. I hope it doesn't get re-fixed.

Not for me.

 

[papbot]

App Store doesn't lag however tapping on an app and seeing it's contents and scrolling through the page stuttered on 15.2 RC. I'm downloading now so I can't check that yet.

App Store has had significant lag for some time, especially pronounced when scrolling through reviews and then trying to back to the previous main screen for the app. They improved quite a bit at one point behind the scenes, didn’t seem to be related to ios version. But just recently it got bad again on all versions, beta and general release.

 

[dk001]

ipsw install commencing - 13ProMax

???

 

[blueeyes2die4]

ipsw install commencing - 13ProMax

???

Please let us know how it runs.

 

[Kylo83]

For a point release what exactly is new, I understand it’s not a big update but this is more like 15.2.1

 

[john991]

For a point release what exactly is new, I understand it’s not a big update but this is more like 15.2.1

Performance and bug fixes. Leave it to Apple should have been 15.2.1 not 15.3…

 

[Populus]

I’m really hoping this is just a bug fix and stability/performance/battery improvement update.

iOS 15.2 looks amazing with the privacy report, but the bugs like the streaming Music app draining the battery, or the Messages app draining the battery… I think they should fix all those bugs and focus on stability and reliability.