Apple Releases Fifth Public Betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS

[afawcett]

Do they have an API for websites for desktop apps/ websites to know if they OS is set to dark mode? I've seen dark mode supported by more and more apps/sites, but you have to toggle it manually. It's nice Apple Apps adjust automagically, and I would like to see the same done by 3rd parties.

 

[scooter mcapple]

Do you guys recommend downloading iPadOS 13 beta on my iPad pro? Or does it still have a ton of bugs?

I have both my iPad in beta using IPadOS and the 5th version of iPhone beta 13. Not really buggy where you can’t use. Mail defaults to a blank page but that’s easy enough to go back to all inboxes

 

[Xirian]

I have both my iPad in beta using IPadOS and the 5th version of iPhone beta 13. Not really buggy where you can’t use. Mail defaults to a blank page but that’s easy enough to go back to all inboxes

So it's safe to use if all I really do on my iPad is Reddit using the Apollo app and play the game of Life with my nieces?

 

[Shirasaki]

Of course. After all, you have backups and aren't running a beta on a production device. Right?

You automatically assume this? Ok.
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I honestly don't know if someone has asked this yet but, where is Spotlight on iPad OS? I swear I can't find it! Thanks in advance.

There is effectively no spotlight in iPadOS besides swiping down from home screen or press command + space key for keyboard to invoke spotlight anywhere, thanks to that confusingly changed widget design. Basically, if you don’t have keyboard of any kind, good luck using spotlight within an app.

 

[jwm]

Has anybody run into any eSIM issues upgrading, specifically losing eSIM if you're a postpaid T-Mobile customer?

I’m on the EE network in the UK. I tried to convert to an esim from a SIM card and the camera would not recognise the QR code. It would scan for the code, but would chop off part of the code and not be able to read it correctly. That was on Beta 4, so maybe it’s fixed in this one.

 

[einsteinbqat]

Sorry for the dumb question, but how do you do delete the mail app and reinstall while preserving your accounts? I only have 2 POP accounts in Mail so will those accounts be preserved?

Not a stupid question at all.

The accounts live on a server, which is why you can access them from multiple devices. The Mail app is just a portal to the accounts on the server. Deleting the Mail app will not and can not delete the accounts.

POP? Not IMAP?

Do keep in mind that emails downloaded from a POP account are removed from the server. IMAP leaves a copy of the email on the server, allowing you to download the same emails on multiple devices.

 

[posguy99]

You automatically assume this? Ok.

No, I was pointing out yet another idiot who experiences data loss when running beta software on production devices. Sarcasm is wasted on most people.

 

[bn-7bc]

Hope they fixed the Mail app

Hmm what is wrong with the mail app, works for me (I must be lucky or something), or eas this bug an incamaribility with a cartain mail service, well at keast gmail works, I know my use case is notbevrybodys thsts why I ask.

 

[Northgrove]

Hope it fixes my watch battery.

Someone one the Facebook page has commented they did.

"I woke up this morning and my battery was at 91% on my watch, as opposed to 49%. Looks like it is fixed with this beta release."

 

[Northgrove]

This beta is really weird. Dynamic wallpapers don’t show in the selection screen, darkening of the current wallpaper doesn’t work, folder transparency is off...

Welcome to the new kind of folder transparency in iOS 13

 

[iShater]

I'm curious if there is any information about performance on older hardware. iPhone 6 range.

 

[ivanpasic]

How is the battery time on this beta? I went back to iOS 12 after the fifth beta as I found that my phone was driving very fast, particularly when streaming music to AirPlay devices...

 

[DuckSoup]

Hope they fixed the Mail app

Well, I don’t know what issues you had with PB4, but 5 really nuked my mail bad. Very slow and very unresponsive. It’ painful.