Continuing the tradition from previous betas....
Post any bugs, new features, or changes in iOS 9 beta 1 that you notice compared to iOS 8.3 or 8.4 betas. This is a wikipost so anyone can edit in their findings.
As always, be sure to report any and all bugs to bugreport.apple.com (a developer account is not required to do this)
Build #: 13A4254v
Issues:
- Downloading apps is buggy on iPhone 6
- Long bootup times on iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad Air 2 (probably all devices)
- "Updated June X, 2015" (App Store) is aligned with changelog in landscape, but seemingly random placement in portrait
- Searching in settings, following the link, going back, deleting the search term, following a setting and then going back to the main settings screen defaults back to last searched term
- Searching for Apps in Spotlight miss to show the folder
- No sound in phone calls on iPhone 6 Plus when call is not initiated via Bluetooth HFP
- Pressing "Use side switch to:" in settings gives footer text which reads ROTATE-FOOTER instead of the copy text (@JWalker1995 )
- Missed "delete all" in mail trash
- iCloud backup shows as 0kb and is inaccessible to download. (Must restore in iOS 8 to fix.)
- Muffled voice during calls on iPhone 5 (A1428) AT&T Carrier (Siri and Voice Memos works fine)
- Music Playlist duplicates when you sync with iTunes
- Music playback may randomly fail, showing "Fail to load asset".
- Music playback will fail immediately or shortly after first song when option to sync library for search by artist/song/album with Honda vehicle sound system is enabled, perhaps other similar scenarios. Disabling voice search in Honda Audio menu resolves this.
- Option to open a document in Pages from Safari does not exist
- Some notification banners stay until dismissed.
New features/changes:
- System wide - San Francisco font
- Proactivity
- News app (Not available yet)
- Wallet app
- Split-screen multitasking on iPad Air 2
- Picture in picture feature
- Notes app (drawing, text formatting, checklists, pictures)
- Note folders can be created from iOS app
- Notes can now be viewed in full screen (without divider) on iPad like on iPhone 6 Plus
- Touch ID can have a 6 digit passcode instead of 4
- Maps (Transit, Nearby)
- CarPlay improvements
- Slide Over feature on iPad
- Keyboard changes the letters to capitals or lowercase
- iCloud Drive app
- Option to change Mute switch to Rotation lock
- Find My Friends now a built-in app
- Find My iPhone now a built-in app
- Search in Settings
- New languages in Siri, including Norwegian, and new dialects for English, French, German and Dutch
- E-mail attachments
- Swipe cursor with two finger works also on iPhone
- Video camera resolution and FPS can be changed
- Notifications in Notification Center can be ungrouped
- Selection faster in photo app (like google photos, press and hold and select multiple photos)
- Podcast app redesign.
- Contact pictures now show in Messages on iPhone 6
- Siri can now use an accent (same language) which differs from your input language.
- Siri now no longer asks to confirm reminders that are created, but when deleting them, she now does.
- Keychain passwords have been moved to the first page of safari in settings
- Touch ID can be used to authenticate to view stored keychain info
- Contact picture and name centered in Contacts app, iPad Air 2
- Tapping on a notification will add a "return to previous app" button in the status bar of the app opened by the notification; this also works when clicking links or following other inter-app links.
- Contacts have Facetime/call buttons when searching with Spotlight
- "Use iPhone for cellular calls" has been relocated to FaceTime settings under "Calls from iPhone"
- New HDR selector in Camera
- New Widgets/Notifications section in landscape Notification Center for iPad
- Buttons in Assisstive Touch can be customized
- Reminders shows number of overdue items for each list next to title
- Double clicking the home button on the lock screen brings up Wallet/Apple Pay
- Pressing the "return" key sends messages in Messages app
- iBooks has a Safari extension to turn a webpage into a PDF and open it in iBooks
- You can now choose to mute Siri with the mute switch
- Swiping down on home screen opens Spotlight with cursor in search field and keyboard ready to type
- Auto fill in passwords gives you an option to chose between all saved passwords for the same website
- Exchange email - search in subjects of the mails
- Reminder prompts now offer options to remind in 15 minutes, 1 hour or tomorrow
- New Accessibility option to Show Lowercase Keys
- New option to hide character preview as you type
- QuickType bar has slightly different color
- New battery widget in Notification Center (only when connected to a Bluetooth device)
- Gesture to go forward in Safari is changed to not interfere with multitasking in iPad. You must to go left and then fast right to go forward.
- New cursor 2 finger move works also in custom keyboards, putting fingers on page and not on keyboard
- Safari Favorites now display five icons per row when accessing on a website.
- Option in alarm sound settings to disable vibration or choose a custom one.
- Safari has Content Blockers option
- Redesigned Safari "Close Tab" button
- Spotlight Search includes Calculator App support, now behaves like OSX.
- Spotlight animation changed to swipe in from the right when opening apps
- Safari "Find on page" and "Request Desktop Version" now accessed from Share Sheet, new UI
- Audiobooks can now be found in the iBooks app instead of the music app.
- Double tap and drag to select is working again (in some apps)
- New print preview screen. Allows you to view all pages, select which pages to print, and print in black and white.
- Markup feature for Mail which lets you annotate pictures and add signatures to documents just like OS X.
- Photos app lets you zoom in on videos.
- You can share visual voicemails.
- Photos app lets you leave full screen by swiping down on photo (similar to facebook app)
- "Trash All" feature in mail app now available in Inbox, Sent etc.
- In Calculator app, when the answer is the same as the previous number displayed (eg: 4-2=2) the answer will blink first.
- You can now tap and hold the address bar in Safari to copy the address.
Post any bugs, new features, or changes in iOS 9 beta 1 that you notice compared to iOS 8.3 or 8.4 betas. This is a wikipost so anyone can edit in their findings.
As always, be sure to report any and all bugs to bugreport.apple.com (a developer account is not required to do this)
Build #: 13A4254v
Issues:
- Downloading apps is buggy on iPhone 6
- Long bootup times on iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad Air 2 (probably all devices)
- "Updated June X, 2015" (App Store) is aligned with changelog in landscape, but seemingly random placement in portrait
- Searching in settings, following the link, going back, deleting the search term, following a setting and then going back to the main settings screen defaults back to last searched term
- Searching for Apps in Spotlight miss to show the folder
- No sound in phone calls on iPhone 6 Plus when call is not initiated via Bluetooth HFP
- Pressing "Use side switch to:" in settings gives footer text which reads ROTATE-FOOTER instead of the copy text (@JWalker1995 )
- Missed "delete all" in mail trash
- iCloud backup shows as 0kb and is inaccessible to download. (Must restore in iOS 8 to fix.)
- Muffled voice during calls on iPhone 5 (A1428) AT&T Carrier (Siri and Voice Memos works fine)
- Music Playlist duplicates when you sync with iTunes
- Music playback may randomly fail, showing "Fail to load asset".
- Music playback will fail immediately or shortly after first song when option to sync library for search by artist/song/album with Honda vehicle sound system is enabled, perhaps other similar scenarios. Disabling voice search in Honda Audio menu resolves this.
- Option to open a document in Pages from Safari does not exist
- Some notification banners stay until dismissed.
New features/changes:
- System wide - San Francisco font
- Proactivity
- News app (Not available yet)
- Wallet app
- Split-screen multitasking on iPad Air 2
- Picture in picture feature
- Notes app (drawing, text formatting, checklists, pictures)
- Note folders can be created from iOS app
- Notes can now be viewed in full screen (without divider) on iPad like on iPhone 6 Plus
- Touch ID can have a 6 digit passcode instead of 4
- Maps (Transit, Nearby)
- CarPlay improvements
- Slide Over feature on iPad
- Keyboard changes the letters to capitals or lowercase
- iCloud Drive app
- Option to change Mute switch to Rotation lock
- Find My Friends now a built-in app
- Find My iPhone now a built-in app
- Search in Settings
- New languages in Siri, including Norwegian, and new dialects for English, French, German and Dutch
- E-mail attachments
- Swipe cursor with two finger works also on iPhone
- Video camera resolution and FPS can be changed
- Notifications in Notification Center can be ungrouped
- Selection faster in photo app (like google photos, press and hold and select multiple photos)
- Podcast app redesign.
- Contact pictures now show in Messages on iPhone 6
- Siri can now use an accent (same language) which differs from your input language.
- Siri now no longer asks to confirm reminders that are created, but when deleting them, she now does.
- Keychain passwords have been moved to the first page of safari in settings
- Touch ID can be used to authenticate to view stored keychain info
- Contact picture and name centered in Contacts app, iPad Air 2
- Tapping on a notification will add a "return to previous app" button in the status bar of the app opened by the notification; this also works when clicking links or following other inter-app links.
- Contacts have Facetime/call buttons when searching with Spotlight
- "Use iPhone for cellular calls" has been relocated to FaceTime settings under "Calls from iPhone"
- New HDR selector in Camera
- New Widgets/Notifications section in landscape Notification Center for iPad
- Buttons in Assisstive Touch can be customized
- Reminders shows number of overdue items for each list next to title
- Double clicking the home button on the lock screen brings up Wallet/Apple Pay
- Pressing the "return" key sends messages in Messages app
- iBooks has a Safari extension to turn a webpage into a PDF and open it in iBooks
- You can now choose to mute Siri with the mute switch
- Swiping down on home screen opens Spotlight with cursor in search field and keyboard ready to type
- Auto fill in passwords gives you an option to chose between all saved passwords for the same website
- Exchange email - search in subjects of the mails
- Reminder prompts now offer options to remind in 15 minutes, 1 hour or tomorrow
- New Accessibility option to Show Lowercase Keys
- New option to hide character preview as you type
- QuickType bar has slightly different color
- New battery widget in Notification Center (only when connected to a Bluetooth device)
- Gesture to go forward in Safari is changed to not interfere with multitasking in iPad. You must to go left and then fast right to go forward.
- New cursor 2 finger move works also in custom keyboards, putting fingers on page and not on keyboard
- Safari Favorites now display five icons per row when accessing on a website.
- Option in alarm sound settings to disable vibration or choose a custom one.
- Safari has Content Blockers option
- Redesigned Safari "Close Tab" button
- Spotlight Search includes Calculator App support, now behaves like OSX.
- Spotlight animation changed to swipe in from the right when opening apps
- Safari "Find on page" and "Request Desktop Version" now accessed from Share Sheet, new UI
- Audiobooks can now be found in the iBooks app instead of the music app.
- Double tap and drag to select is working again (in some apps)
- New print preview screen. Allows you to view all pages, select which pages to print, and print in black and white.
- Markup feature for Mail which lets you annotate pictures and add signatures to documents just like OS X.
- Photos app lets you zoom in on videos.
- You can share visual voicemails.
- Photos app lets you leave full screen by swiping down on photo (similar to facebook app)
- "Trash All" feature in mail app now available in Inbox, Sent etc.
- In Calculator app, when the answer is the same as the previous number displayed (eg: 4-2=2) the answer will blink first.
- You can now tap and hold the address bar in Safari to copy the address.
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