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Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 11.4 for Public Beta Testers

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Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 11.4 update to its public beta testing group, one day after seeding the beta to developers and a little under a week after releasing iOS 11.3, the last major update to the iOS 11 operating system.

Beta testers who are members of Apple's beta testing program will receive the iOS 11.3 beta update over-the-air after installing the proper certificate on an iOS device.

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Those who want to join the beta testing program can sign up on Apple's beta testing website, which gives users access to iOS, macOS, and tvOS betas. iOS betas are not always stable and should not be installed on a primary device.

iOS 11.4 is going to look a lot like iOS 11.3 because several features that were removed from iOS 11.3 ahead of its release have been re-introduced in iOS 11.4.

The update includes support for AirPlay 2 features, allowing you to play the same song on multiple devices and adding the Apple TV to the Home app, plus it offers Messages on iCloud.

Messages on iCloud was present throughout the iOS 11.3 beta testing period, but it did not make it into release. The feature is designed to let you store your iMessages in iCloud, syncing them across devices and saving valuable storage space.

Stereo sound in HomePod is also an available feature, but it is not functional at this time as Apple has not provided the 11.4 HomePod software to developers or public beta testers.

Article Link: Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 11.4 for Public Beta Testers
 
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Based on the older modem firmware version in this beta, it's a fork from 11.3 Beta 4.
 
Ipod Touch 5 is still on ios7
Ipad Air is still on ios8

I've been wary of breaking existing software, but even more so, it just didn't seem worth it (even though they're all free updates) since many of the features were only applicable to Iphones (vs. Ipod Touches), while I'm not sure many of the updates will be really applicable for an Ipad 4 generations old.
 
well this is probably the last chance for Airplay 2 or iCloud Messaging to make it in before 12.0 in September. Hope they make the final 11.4 release!
 
Downloading now. Oddly enough it downloaded first as iOS 11.3 beta 6 and then as 11.4
 
Any update for homepod with this release? It wasn't in the developer released yesterday.
 
ackmondual said:
Ipod Touch 5 is still on ios7
Ipad Air is still on ios8

I've been wary of breaking existing software, but even more so, it just didn't seem worth it (even though they're all free updates) since many of the features were only applicable to Iphones (vs. Ipod Touches), while I'm not sure many of the updates will be really applicable for an Ipad 4 generations old.
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Well, hopefully you aren't doing any personal banking or keeping any other sensitive information on those old devices then - because there have been some major security holes discovered in iOS since the iOS 7 days.
 
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Waiting to hear how relatively stable this build is.

Of course, if the HomePod update comes, I'll install it regardless. ;)
 
jsplante said:
Anybody can confirm this? https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeKit/comments/7ssuiu/airplay_2_support_for_airport_express/
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Tested it. Doesn’t work. Maybe in later release. But for now, nope.
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canyonblue737 said:
well this is probably the last chance for Airplay 2 or iCloud Messaging to make it in before 12.0 in September. Hope they make the final 11.4 release!
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It’s all there.
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MarcMller said:
Someone let me know how it is... finally have a somewhat stable iOS with 11.3 and dont wanna run into more stupid issues.
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It’s awful. Not joking. 11.3 was good. First beta of 11.4 is disaster. HomeKit doesn’t work properly. Crashes, slow. Wait for it... Siri doesn’t even listen anymore. I’m Dutch speaking she hardly understands me and now she doesn’t listen at all.
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QuarterSwede said:
There’s a few fixes and known issues noted in the release notes and that’s it. Other than iCloud Messages and AirPlay 2 it looks to be a minor stability release so far.
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Stability release? It’s just the opposite. Really. Even the touch screen doesn’t work as it should.
 
I enjoyed checking out the betas until I discovered Apple basically invalidates AppleCare if you install one. I don't understand their reasoning, but I guess I'll just wait for the official releases.
 
jayducharme said:
I enjoyed checking out the betas until I discovered Apple basically invalidates AppleCare if you install one. I don't understand their reasoning, but I guess I'll just wait for the official releases.
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How come? Mind developing this a bit further? I’ve never had this problem and I use betas since the very beginning of the public beta program.
 
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