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Apple Seeds Second iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers

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Apple today seeded the second beta of iOS 8.3 to developers, two weeks after seeding the first iOS 8.3 beta. The initial iOS 8.3 beta came as a surprise because iOS 8.2 with the WatchKit SDK also remains in testing.

The beta is available through the iOS Developer Center. It includes Xcode 6.3 and a new version of Apple's programming language, Swift. Apple has also released a new Apple TV beta for third-generation Apple TVs.

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While iOS 8.2 appears to bring only minor bug fixes to the operating system along with the WatchKit SDK and support for the Apple Watch, the first beta of iOS 8.3 introduced several new features including support for wireless CarPlay connectivity, a new emoji picker, support for Google 2-step verification, and Apple Pay support for the China UnionPay network. It also removes the "beta" label from iCloud Photo Library.

iOS 8.3 will be released following iOS 8.2, which is expected in March, so it may be a few months yet before we see a public iOS 8.3 launch.

What's new in iOS 8.3 beta 2:

Release notes - According to iOS 8.3 release notes, the new beta is not compatible with LTE Voice on Verizon. Apple asks that customers using Verizon set LTE to data only. There's also been a fix to the dialog that appears when an iPhone is connected to a CarPlay-compatible car.

Emoji - iOS 8.3 beta 2 introduces all new diversified emoji and skin tone modifiers. There are also new country flags and updated emoji for the iPhone, iMac, and Apple Watch.

Siri - Siri has gained support for several new languages, including Danish, Dutch, English (India), English (New Zealand), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish.

Crash reporting - The new Xcode 6.3 beta 2 update includes a crash log reports service that collects and aggregates crash log data into crash reports that will be available in Xcode.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/23/apple-seeds-second-ios-8-3-beta-to-developers/
zed1291

zed1291

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I don't see the OTA update yet (in the eastern US), but am looking forward to updating. I only have the beta installed on one of my iPhones and it (Verizon iPhone 6) has had poor reception nearly everywhere since I installed iOS 8.3.
 
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jamesarm97

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Please tell me they fixed some BLE 4.0 bugs. I keep having to revert back to 8.2 because of pairing / connection issues with particular BLE devices on the iPhone 6 with the betas.
 
dlucks

dlucks

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zachkolk said:
I don't see the OTA update yet (in the eastern US), but am looking forward to updating. I only have the beta installed on one of my iPhones and it (Verizon iPhone 6) has had poor reception nearly everywhere since I installed iOS 8.3.
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Ditto to this! T-Mobile 6 Plus here and have had to reboot at least once a day to get the existing cellular or wifi connections to actually function. Here's to hoping at least THAT got some attention.
 
got556

got556

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zachkolk said:
I don't see the OTA update yet (in the eastern US), but am looking forward to updating. I only have the beta installed on one of my iPhones and it (Verizon iPhone 6) has had poor reception nearly everywhere since I installed iOS 8.3.
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Shoot, ever since they pushed the radio/carrier update when 8.1.3 dropped, I have been having terrible signal strength and speeds. I'm already in a fringe area inside my house and now the newest carrier update has made it much worse.

This is on a jailbroken 8.1.2 6+ with an Otterbox Commuter case. Not sure if any of that makes a difference.

ETA: Also noticed I drop down to 3G instead of holding LTE much more often now.
 
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oatman13

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Since there wasn't an 8.2 release does that mean it's dropping tomorrow or next week?
 
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BlendedFrog

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In case anyone is wondering:

Known issues section:

LTE Voice
Known Issue

LTE Voice does not work properly with Verizon.

Workaround: If you are using Verizon, please set LTE to Data Only for this seed.
 
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DeanL

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iPhone "bricked"

iPhone stuck at "updating firmware"

EDIT: It's fine. Just took longer than usual.
 
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I'm wondering at which time they'll release the iPhone Fitness app, the companion app for the Activity app on the Apple Watch. Since it belongs to Apple Watch it should be part of iOS 8.2 but there aren't any hints about it or am I missing something? Neither in the iOS 8.2 betas nor in the iOS 8.3 betas.
Perhaps it will be released in the App Store but for me that wouldn't make sense since Health and Fitness are a big part of Apple Watch.
 
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DeanL

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No longer "Enter Password" on Touch ID prompts

There is no longer a "Enter Password" button on Touch ID prompts

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