Same for me, at least in New York. All of my devices are always running developer betas and there's never an issue with the Genius Bar or Apple Care.
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Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 11.4 for Public Beta Testers
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Same for me, at least in New York. All of my devices are always running developer betas and there's never an issue with the Genius Bar or Apple Care.
That’s not true. My 6 Plus’s touchscreen stopped working (had “touchscreen disease”) and I took it in and they diagnosed it, saw that I was on the 11.3 PB, asked how I liked it, and upgraded me to a 6S Plus since the system offered and Apple had redesigned that particular issue away. Hell yeah!
Of course it may depend on your particular Apple Store too. Mine gives out freebie upgrades when they can (I was upgraded for free from a 4 to a 4S at one point too).
I guess it could be a "Public Beta" thing, as it makes no sense for them to invalidate Apple Care for Developers when we're urged to update, so that we can make sure our programs are compatible in time for the next release. For the public it's not really an urging, it's more like "try it out if you'd like, at your own peril" kind of thing. But for some reason it doesn't seem like they'd do that to public beta users.
Ive never had an issue with apple care and betas... they've always honored it..
[doublepost=1522783523][/doublepost]That is absolutely incorrect. As a public beta tester you will not received technical support. The agreement you sign clearly states this fact.
As soon as I installed it, I get:
"Messages in iCloud not available" "Messages in iCloud is not available because iCloud and iMessage accounts are different". Before this beta, I didn't have a problem with messages in the cloud.
"Messages in iCloud not available" "Messages in iCloud is not available because iCloud and iMessage accounts are different". Before this beta, I didn't have a problem with messages in the cloud.
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I get this on my iPhone, but not on the iPad .... it's almost as if it objects to the phone number
This did not happen in the 11.3 beta's
I'm really looking forward to this - specifically for Airplay 2. Airplay 1 is still very flaky for me.
Took my X in a couple of weeks ago for a screen replacement (through AppleCare+), while it was running the public beta. They made zero comment about the beta software, replaced the screen but ended up giving me a new X as one of the sensors was not meeting specs and was a non-repairable sensor. I think back when I had a 4 or 5, I took my iPhone in for service and they couldn't run diagnostics, but my guess is that with their public beta testing in place they've made changes to their diagnostic program to accommodate people running beta software.
I’d love to figure out how to have my HomePod play the current news or some music when I walked into the house...
I have no problem with the betas.... like i said first betas are sometimes really bad. i don't wanna update and find out oh safari wont stay open and crashes... or i cant make a phone call or something along those lines.
New bugs coming soon
More stupid posts...
Exactly. I had thought the AppleTV acted a a hub where you could create scenes and such...I guess that’s coming in AirPlay 2?
I’m a public beta user and have never had an issue with AppleCare or out of warranty work when using a public iOS beta.
Here it is straight from Apple:
Will installing public beta software from the Apple Beta Software Program void my hardware warranty?
No, installing the public beta software does not void your hardware warranty
I had the same issue, in one place I was using an old version of iCloud email domain. I made use to use name@iCloud.com everywhere and I was ok.
It's fine, it's just that sometimes they won't be able to do something for you for fear the beta is causing the issue, not the hardware. I went in with a battery problem while I was running an iOS 10 beta, and they told me to go home and revert to iOS 9 if I was seeing battery life issues, since betas can cause excessive drain. When I brought the phone back with the old OS on it, they replaced it, because I was right that there was a battery issue.
How about Apple focus on working with DisplayLink to FIX ****ING EXTERNAL DOCKS ....Is that too much to ask?!?!?
When I used to install the betas, I'd call Apple with a technical question about my iPhone (under AppleCare warranty) and the person on the other end would say that since I installed the beta they couldn't help me (regardless of the problem). I would first have to reinstall the last sanctioned OS. Basically, once I installed the beta, any problem with my phone was MY problem, not theirs.
I'm no longer updating and probably wouldn't if Apple hadn't forced me to to 10.3.
My iPhone 5s hasn't worked properly since IOS 10.3.2 and probably never will again. 11.3 practically bricks it. Even the phone app crashes! If the most basic function doesn't work, what's the point Apple?
Someone needs to sue over Apple forcing IOS updates to phones that cannot realistically run them and destroy their capability. I wish there was a way to go back to IOS 10.3.2.
My iPhone 5s hasn't worked properly since IOS 10.3.2 and probably never will again. 11.3 practically bricks it. Even the phone app crashes! If the most basic function doesn't work, what's the point Apple?
Someone needs to sue over Apple forcing IOS updates to phones that cannot realistically run them and destroy their capability. I wish there was a way to go back to IOS 10.3.2.
Have you tried some troubleshooting like restoring the phone via iTunes? That definitely doesn't sound like intended behavior.I'm no longer updating and probably wouldn't if Apple hadn't forced me to to 10.3.
My iPhone 5s hasn't worked properly since IOS 10.3.2 and probably never will again. 11.3 practically bricks it. Even the phone app crashes! If the most basic function doesn't work, what's the point Apple?
Someone needs to sue over Apple forcing IOS updates to phones that cannot realistically run them and destroy their capability. I wish there was a way to go back to IOS 10.3.2.
Even if Apple has some kind of beta software clause for AppleCare+, people can, unless there is some kind of non-repairable damage, revert back to non-beta iOS.
Yep - this kind of thing is coming. It's what we've seen in movies of the future and what makes me more excited about where things are going - instead of the doom and gloom of AI and robots taking over the world.