iOS 15 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[sniffies]

They forgot to update the camera icon in Control Center

 

[ErikGrim]

Apple Music “Listen Now” section still causing Music app to force close

Works for me, but slow to load like always. Feels like they are still running Apple Music off webObjects

 

[sniffies]

I hope they speed up the animations in Safari for iPhone when going into tab overview, then swiping away tabs, and when the last tab flies into full view. It’s excruciatingly laggy.

 

[christian.terra]

Works for me, but slow to load like always. Feels like they are still running Apple Music off webObjects

Same here. Have to wonder how Spotify gets their UI to load so quickly

 

[ghostface147]

I seem to be refreshing a lot of pages. My average sized thumbs keep hitting refresh instead of the url to call up the address bar. Ugh.

 

[prithvi64]

"Does HSBC work?" is the new "Safari's snappier!"

Even Axis bank app is crashing.

 

[zakarhino]

I seem to be refreshing a lot of pages. My average sized thumbs keep hitting refresh instead of the url to call up the address bar. Ugh.

Yep. A lot of people are having this problem. This tweet really sums it up:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420084637926363136

There’s a total of *six* different touch targets in the iOS 15 beta 4 tab bar in Safari. These exclude the ability to long-press the tab bar, swipe across it to change tabs, and swipe it up to open the Tabs view. I’m…starting to think a single, small toolbar just won’t do.

And this response is seriously damning against Apple's own design principles:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420086381204934665

I really do appreciate the experimentation, but the new Safari feels like something I’d take to the UI Design Labs at WWDC and they’d push me to use native controls that users expect and already know, have better tap targets, & stop cramming too many things in a small space.

Look at how busy and cluttered it can get 😂 this was such an unnecessary design fail. There was little wrong with Safari prior to this.

 

[thingstoponder]

“full iOS UI” didn’t sound like Safari.

My mistake. I meant the new iOS specific version. They already reverted much of the iPadOS and macOS versions.

 

[avmsam]

The Plex audio issue is still here.

 

[LFC2020]

How is beta 4 for everyone overall? I know, expect some bugs and issues, but is it overall okay? Debating whether or not to update a production iphone, haha.

Get in there been rock solid since beta 1 😎

 

[jsmith189]

don't know why people are having so many issues with them moving the search bar to the bottom of Safari. yes, it took me a few weeks to adjust, but from the very beginning I knew that it was much better this way so the frustration re-learning it was worth it lmao. the less you have to reach all around the place, the better. I guess I'll know more in time re: the clutter, but I've been navigating since the beta came out and don't think I've mis-pressed yet. and I have very large hands/fingers lol. we'll see.

my main gripe was refresh and share, and that's been fixed now. very happy.

 

[LutzRFrank]

The new MagSafe battery started to show an animation reaching 90%

Edit: it pops up attaching it to the locked iPhone now

 

[Pearsey]

No home button here champ, only the revolutionary home bar ___ 🤢🤮😂

which now has a use in safari to hide the bar by tapping the bar. Meet you at the bar? 🍻

 

[swarlos]

Universal control. You have to turn off handoff and back on again.

 

[Pearsey]

Seeing some missing app icons in Health Sharing apps. Might have been present in previous beta but didn’t check till nowView attachment 1811856

Your not alone buddy.

 

[Pearsey]

How is beta 4 for everyone overall? I know, expect some bugs and issues, but is it overall okay? Debating whether or not to update a production iphone, haha.

pretty solid for me. The bugs that bothered me in my B3 comments with safari have been fixed.

connectivity with the new firmware change is now rapid on my 12. Finding Mail pops open and it’s checked mail, fast! Normally this lags randomly and I have to turn WiFi on/off when the phones been asleep.

no battery drain.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Universal control. You have to turn off handoff and back on again.

But disappears when you close Handoff and go back in again (and repeat the steps). No effect on the MacBook

 

[Pearsey]

GEEKBENCH just used as a barometer for performance on these betas, has been rock solid consistent on 15. Didn’t bore you with one on B3, but B4 coming in just as strong. Looking good 👍🏼

(on my 12 anyway)

 

[Pearsey]

Photos deleted I’ve got words playing up like it did with safari tabs words.

select

(reported)

 

[adrianlondon]

There’s a total of *six* different touch targets in the iOS 15 beta 4 tab bar in Safari. These exclude the ability to long-press the tab bar, swipe across it to change tabs, and swipe it up to open the Tabs view. I’m…starting to think a single, small toolbar just won’t do.

(I'm quoting your twitter quote.)

I've been using Firefox for a long time, mainly as that's what I use on my laptop and things sync well, but all this stuff I can now do using the new Safari address bar ... I've just had a play and I really like it!

 

[Pearsey]

(I'm quoting your twitter quote.)

I've been using Firefox for a long time, mainly as that's what I use on my laptop and things sync well, but all this stuff I can now do using the new Safari address bar ... I've just had a play and I really like it!

Gonna call my son…

Safari Tim Juicy Pears

😂😆😂

 

[Pearsey]

Feels really nice this beta. Silky, gliding around the iOS. Really impressed for a B4 in comparison. They went to town on Safari in those 2 weeks.

Love they’ve brought in-line the Apps update page stylistically. Been waiting for that since B1. 🥳

My Apps definitely loading faster, properly.

 

[MozMan68]

Maps route is acting weird. View attachment 1811918

Top secret tunnel?

Hard restart usually forces any weird updates/corrections for Maps since the data is server side with available features only tied to the beta releases.

 

[JPOWA]

Anyone receiving iCloud Private Relay not supported in your region?

Only started with beta 4.

 

[derTeHa]

They changed the „Known Places“ overview in settings -> location services. Now you‘re unable to see all of your recent places but only the last one. Used this as a timetable for time at the office, now it‘s not longer possible.