Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements

[skwood]

Shift fixed

Shift key now has a line underneath to show when active

 

[MisakixMikasa]

do you have a 4S by chance? Beta 4 was very unstable for me as well.

I have iPod Touch 5G, iPad Mini 1st and iPhone 4S... Did not install betas on iPhone 4S since I give it to my parents. Beta 4 was very unstable on iPod Touch... Pretty good on iPad mini 1, very unstable on iPad mini retina...

 

[Ron21]

Caps lock thing? :s

There is a new caps lock button in this beta

 

[c0LdFire]

Has anybody tried this beta on an iPhone 4? I know the performance is abhorrent on the 4 but I'm wondering if this update makes it tolerable ...

...it's been out for all of 15 minutes. No one with an iPhone 4 even has it installed yet (or, if they do, they haven't for long enough to pass judgement).

 

[RebornProphet]

The new natural voice for Siri will be the same one some users reported seeing all of a sudden on Beta 4. I woke up one morning and it had changed without any notice.

 

[P1otr]

Any visual changes/tweaks ?

 

[Patriot24]

New Caps Lock Key:

 

[Intelligent]

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Apple today released the fifth beta of iOS 7.1 to registered developers for testing purposes, following the release of the fourth iOS 7.1 beta on January 20. The update has a build number of 11D5145e and is available via an over-the-air update and through Apple's developer center website.

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According to the release notes, iOS 7.1 beta 5 includes new natural-sounding Siri voices for English (Australia), English (United Kingdom), Japanese, and Chinese (Mandarin - China). It also notes that a compact version of Siri is bundled with the release for the new languages, but can be expanded to the more natural voice after install.Earlier betas of iOS 7.1 have introduced a number of features, including "Button Shapes" in Accessibility, more prominence for Touch ID and Passcode options, a new look for several aspects of the Phone dialer and shutdown screen, a new animation for "Slide to Unlock" and a slightly revamped color for the Phone, FaceTime, and Messages app icons.

Details on features in past beta releases can be found in our previous beta posts: Beta 1, Beta 2, Beta 3, Beta 4.

Today's update also includes Xcode 5.1 Developer Preview 5 and a new version of the Apple TV beta software.

Update: iOS 7.1 beta 5 includes redesigned shift and caps lock keys on the keyboard.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers

Anyone that has gotten it yet?

 

[leebroath]

a question that is always asked

I there only a fifth beta then we receive the GM version or could it drag on for a bit longer

 

[Thierry ba]

Do I have to have beta4 to update to beta5 OTA? One of my devices with beta3 doesnt see the update.

 

[finalcut]

oh WOW, a new caplock button design!

 

[irfaanfaki]

Previous beta said something like

"motionn/off"

 

[kwokaaron]

New Caps Lock Key:

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I like it Much clearer to see that shift is enabled, especially on the dark keyboard.

 

[Patriot24]

I like it Much clearer to see that shift is enabled, especially on the dark keyboard.

To be clear, Shift is still a white button with a black arrow. The images I posted are Caps Lock (double-tap for all caps).

 

[Cougarcat]

a question that is always asked

I there only a fifth beta then we receive the GM version or could it drag on for a bit longer

Nobody knows except for Apple. But the build number is not that much bigger than the previous beta, suggesting that we are getting close.

 

[Mascots]

THANK YOU.
They fixed the caps/shift key. It was impossible to determine, even after using for an extended chunk of time, which was which when autocaps was enabled and you fudged up a capitalized word.

 

[Primejimbo]

New Caps Lock Key:

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Why can't they just make it that all the letters on the keybaord are lower case and when you click on the shift key they all show capitalized?

 

[jmann]

New Caps Lock Key:

Thank god. I hated the other caps lock key. I could never tell if it was on.

 

[madsci954]

Any info on iOS in the Car?

 

[vcao]

Why can't they just make it that all the letters on the keybaord are lower case and when you click on the shift key they all show capitalized?

Theres a JB tweak for that

 

[Patriot24]

Why can't they just make it that all the letters on the keybaord are lower case and when you click on the shift key they all show capitalized?

Because that would make too much sense.

 

[Orlandoech]

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haha love this!

 

[sniffies]

Why can't they just make it that all the letters on the keybaord are lower case and when you click on the shift key they all show capitalized?

+1

Common sense!

 

[kwokaaron]

To be clear, Shift is still a white button with a black arrow. The images I posted are Caps Lock (double-tap for all caps).

omg i didn't know caps lock existed until now, lol. I used to just hold onto the shift button for the desired effect. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Primejimbo]

Theres a JB tweak for that

I don't JB, but thanks!

Because that would make too much sense.

Figures haha. Like most companies "this makes sense, so lets not do this..."