iOS 9.3 Beta 7 Bug Fixes, Improvements, and Changes

[Bezares]

Quick reply is still not working for whatsapp messages. But I guess an update of the app itself will fix it.....

It's been working for me in all betas, no problems.
iPhone 6s plus.
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It's averaging the month not giving you totals in the yearly view. If you look in the monthly view it says you walked an average of 4.6 miles in the last month. In yearly view, the bar is approximately 4.6 miles long for the last month. Then it does this average for every month of the year.

As simple as that. 9.2 versions and earlier worked counting the total in the month (steps, miles, flights climbed), 9.3 makes an average of that particular month.

 

[roncito]

I wonder why they didn't release watchOS 2.2 beta yesterday, maybe today?

 

[gwhizkids]

I wonder why they didn't release watchOS 2.2 beta yesterday, maybe today?

My suspicion is that there won't be one. I think perhaps iOS 9.3 beta 7 was to clean up issues one last time before the general release. I'd take it as a good sign if no WatchOS beta is released.

 

[LordQ]

I've been reading that beta 3 was actually the best, what do you guys think?

 

[roncito]

My suspicion is that there won't be one. I think perhaps iOS 9.3 beta 7 was to clean up issues one last time before the general release. I'd take it as a good sign if no WatchOS beta is released.

But I'm sure they're releasing them together and from using the watchOS beta it is not quite there yet, no major issues but the battery is not like 2.1.

 

[roncito]

I've been reading that beta 3 was actually the best, what do you guys think?

Beta 7 is def the best. It's back to normal, everything works no slow downs and battery life is back if not better.

 

[gwhizkids]

But I'm sure they're releasing them together and from using the watchOS beta it is not quite there yet, no major issues but the battery is not like 2.1.

But it is a beta. It won't necessarily be in final form until general release.

 

[ma.con]

third-party app,
If anyone uses the Mi Fit app from Xiaomi, its not working with this new beta. (app does not open).
-iPhone 6s Plus.

I had to delete and reinstall, but now it's working fine (MiFit version 2.0.0, iP6S+).

 

[Kevsurf]

I am sick of the crying when iOS 9.3 Comes out. I will come out when Apple thinks it is ready. When they rush it out, you will cry again because of all the bugs...

PS: I have an iPhone 6s and I don't like iOS 9.2.1...however, I want to have a stable phone...so I don't care about a 9th or 10th beta...

 

[Ashin]

Most annoying bug is still there -

Open any app.
Invoke app switcher whilst in app.
Immediately slide the app up, but don't let go (ie, don't swipe it up, but just hold it in place).
It'll snap back to where it was - this is due to the animation I presume "completing", and basically causing it to bug out.

It's annoying, because although the above instructions can replicate it 100%, I found there is a small window when the animation completes that basically makes the entire screen not be interacted with. Occasionally you can invoke the app switcher and attempt to swipe an app out, but as the animation completed just as you touch the screen it does nothing at all. This happens far more than you'd expect.

This was apparently "fixed" 2 betas ago... the same behaviour does not happen if you invoke the app switcher from the home screen.

PS - this happens on 9.2.1, but instead of snapping back, the app will slide back gracefully...

 

[roncito]

Most annoying bug is still there -

Open any app.
Invoke app switcher whilst in app.
Immediately slide the app up, but don't let go (ie, don't swipe it up, but just hold it in place).
It'll snap back to where it was - this is due to the animation I presume "completing", and basically causing it to bug out.

It's annoying, because although the above instructions can replicate it 100%, I found there is a small window when the animation completes that basically makes the entire screen not be interacted with. Occasionally you can invoke the app switcher and attempt to swipe an app out, but as the animation completed just as you touch the screen it does nothing at all. This happens far more than you'd expect.

This was apparently "fixed" 2 betas ago... the same behaviour does not happen if you invoke the app switcher from the home screen.

PS - this happens on 9.2.1, but instead of snapping back, the app will slide back gracefully...

Doesn't happen to me on iPhone 6s

 

[richwoodrocket]

Yes beta 6 was horrible. I can tell in the little bit that I've had beta 7 and can say that battery is back to normal. But we will see tomorrow on a whole day.

I had amazing battery life on beta 6. I was getting around 3 hours of usage compared to the normal 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours

 

[roncito]

I had amazing battery life on beta 6. I was getting around 3 hours of usage compared to the normal 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours

I was getting over 3 hrs of usage but that was not normal. I used to get over 9hrs on 9.2.1. Since the first beta battery had been horrible, at least for me. I think it's back in beta 7.

 

[Ashin]

Doesn't happen to me on iPhone 6s

You obviously followed my instructions wrong then - it happens on every single Apple Store device on 9.2.1. My wife's 6S on 9.2.1, my 5S on 9.3, my iPad Mini on 9.3.

Or they for whatever reason fixed on on the 6S... I can test that myself on release.

You need to start sliding the app immediately after double tapping the home button, and already be inside an app (any).

 

[C DM]

You obviously followed my instructions wrong then - it happens on every single Apple Store device on 9.2.1. My wife's 6S on 9.2.1, my 5S on 9.3, my iPad Mini on 9.3.

You need to start sliding the app immediately after double tapping the home button, and already be inside an app (any).

I can reproduce it if I actually try that but after trying it a number of times I haven't gotten anything stuck or locked up. Under normal use I would never encounter that, which likely applies to many others as well.

 

[Ashin]

I can reproduce it if I actually try that but after trying it a number of times I haven't gotten anything stuck or locked up. Under normal use I would never encounter that, which likely applies to many others as well.

Nothing should get "locked up". It's just annoying as it means you have to remove your finger from the screen and swipe again.

Since it doesn't ever do this invoking the app switcher from the home screen it is obviously not working as intended. Just because you may never have it happen naturally, doesn't mean it should't be fixed. For me, and I bet loads of others, this does happen a lot under normal usage.

 

[C DM]

Nothing should get "locked up". It's just annoying as it means you have to remove your finger from the screen and swipe again.

Since it doesn't ever do this invoking the app switcher from the home screen it is obviously not working as intended. Just because you may never have it happen naturally, doesn't mean it should't be fixed. For me, and I bet loads of others, this does happen a lot under normal usage.

And I simply pointed out that nothing really consequential seemed to have happened and that it doesn't seem like something many would encounter. Nothing whatsoever was said about something not being a bug or something that shouldn't be fixed.

 

[Ashin]

And I simply pointed out that nothing really consequential seemed to have happened and that it doesn't seem like something many would encounter. Nothing whatsoever was said about something not being a bug or something that shouldn't be fixed.

It's actually very easy to catch the window where the app switcher animation ends. I can almost guarantee this affects a lot of people without them really knowing it, but simply dismiss it as the screen not responding.

 

[Bezares]

You obviously followed my instructions wrong then - it happens on every single Apple Store device on 9.2.1. My wife's 6S on 9.2.1, my 5S on 9.3, my iPad Mini on 9.3.

Or they for whatever reason fixed on on the 6S... I can test that myself on release.

You need to start sliding the app immediately after double tapping the home button, and already be inside an app (any).

I coudn't reproduce it neither, iPhone 6s plus. Maybe 6s/6s+ won't be able to reproduce it because the builds are different for these devices and as you said, they fixed it.

 

[HoustonSpurs]

Still not fixed the bugs caused by 9.3 Beta 3 on mine.

• No GPS
• Spotty wifi reception. Need to be much closer to an access point to pick the signal up.
• Bluetooth accessory literally has to be next to the iPhone to connect.

More and more people suffering from it now too:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7391972?start=0&tstart=0

 

[jaybarns]

Same here on 6S, reported this to Apple via Feedback app

Is the weather in your today summary, the complete today summary, or the tomorrow summary missing from your Notification Center? I'm thinking these issues are somehow related. All of these were missing from my IP6S+, but reappeared when I reset all settings.

 

[nwmtnbiker]

After update 2 AppStore apps needed updating, after updating the AppStore still has 2 badges to update? Tried a reboot but still there... Anyone else?

***Deleted 1 app then reinstalled and badge went away maybe just a glitch with update?

 

[Chris in DC]

WORST IOS EVAH. When, in Mail, I hold the phone up at a precisely 35.43 degree angle, at exactly 3:13 when the moon is waxing crescent, and I double-click the home button then within a hundredth of a second press the volume down button, the animations in the app switcher have SUCH OBVIOUS STUTTER.

Get it together, Apple!!!!1!

 

[Jayderek]

WORST IOS EVAH. When, in Mail, I hold the phone up at a precisely 35.43 degree angle, at exactly 3:13 when the moon is waxing crescent, and I double-click the home button then within a hundredth of a second press the volume down button, the animations in the app switcher have SUCH OBVIOUS STUTTER.

Get it together, Apple!!!!1!

love this

 

[vertsix]

Beta 7 is def the best. It's back to normal, everything works no slow downs and battery life is back if not better.

Betas 2-7 have all been the same here. Same performance, same stability, same great battery life. I guess I'm just lucky.

6s here.