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Truly; I often report-back to AAPL.
There are times, I do not.
We all have multiple hills we climb--at any one time--and we have to choose which to die-upon.
Every issue I check twice for repeatability, then post to Apple and then post there (as it should be) with report ID in place where some people cry that’s it’s first beta 🤦♂️
Naturally some bugs I don’t report there - if they are security related, and they also not go to Feedback but on:
security.apple.com
Naturally some bugs I don’t report there - if they are security related, and they also not go to Feedback but on:
Bounty - Apple Security Research
Your security research may be eligible for a reward through the Apple Security Bounty. We welcome reports from anyone.
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Reporting to Apple especially with new major-versions like 17.0, 18.0 - feedback to those has the most impact and chance of really beeing fixed/implemented.
In the later betas like 17.5 or so, I feel the feedback does often get ignored by Apple as they're already focusing on next major release. Nevertheless, I keep on reporting. I mean, that is the purpose of providing beta software to customers. 👍
In the later betas like 17.5 or so, I feel the feedback does often get ignored by Apple as they're already focusing on next major release. Nevertheless, I keep on reporting. I mean, that is the purpose of providing beta software to customers. 👍
To address your last point, when I say to someone that it’s a beta, it is almost invariably in response to a post from someone complaining that a feature doesn’t work like they want it to as if this were final software. If someone does what you suggest in terms of reporting, you’ll never get the “it’s a beta” comment from me.Every issue I check twice for repeatability, then post to Apple and then post there (as it should be) with report ID in place where some people cry that’s it’s first beta 🤦♂️
Naturally some bugs I don’t report there - if they are security related, and they also not go to Feedback but on:
Bounty - Apple Security Research
Your security research may be eligible for a reward through the Apple Security Bounty. We welcome reports from anyone.
Yeah big difference from finding a bug, reporting it and the people who seem shocked beta software let alone a beta 1 is buggy and then go on a rant about how Apple is slipping, their software is getting worse etc.
A lot of the bugs will be known about, wouldn’t surprise me if some if not a lot of beta releases are about testing mass deployment of a build or design feedback e.g UX and UI design.
Most betas it’s the UI and UX that gets tweaked the most over the couple of months a major release is tested.
A lot of the bugs will be known about, wouldn’t surprise me if some if not a lot of beta releases are about testing mass deployment of a build or design feedback e.g UX and UI design.
Most betas it’s the UI and UX that gets tweaked the most over the couple of months a major release is tested.
I report them. I didn't bother with iOS 17 betas as it seems Apple never read most of them, but I'm doing it for 18 and Sequoia as a type of "thanks" for letting me, who isn't a registered developer, access to these betas.
Plus, the one time I believe Apple takes time to read a lot of the feedbacks is during the first beta. After that, they kind of just run to their own timetable.
Plus, the one time I believe Apple takes time to read a lot of the feedbacks is during the first beta. After that, they kind of just run to their own timetable.
I work for a different but large company. But for work stuff, No one, zero people, read comments from people on miscellaneous forums or Reddit or twitter. Not that we don’t think it’s valuable, but there isn’t enough time in the day for this.
Use the official formal channels.
Use the official formal channels.
MacRumors is a place to chat, not an official bug reporting to Apple, who will never read anything here as they have enough to read.
By all means, share a bug, a woe, see if others have the same issues or workaround but if you want a fix, report to Apple directly and then pray