Apple Releases Second Beta of iOS 11.2 for Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 11.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the first beta of iOS 11.2 and a little under a week after releasing the iOS 11.1 update.

Registered developers can download the iOS 11.2 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. Apple already released beta 2 for the iPhone X, but this new beta will be available for all devices.

iOS 11.2 addresses an animation bug in the Calculator app that caused some numbers and symbols to be ignored when entered in rapid succession. The update removes the animations from the calculator app so calculations can be done quickly with no need to pause between entering numbers to obtain the correct result.

In addition to the Calculator bug, iOS 11.2 introduces a new Now Playing option for controlling content on the Apple TV in Control Center, redesigned camera emoji, and a new loading animation for Live Photos effects, and it appears to introduce the TV app for Sweden and Norway.

Several other promised iOS 11 features have not yet shown up in the current beta but could be added ahead of the update's release, including AirPlay 2, peer-to-peer Apple Pay, and iCloud support for iMessages.

Update: According to Apple's release notes, iOS 11.2 beta 2 adds a feature that lets developers offer new customers discounted introductory pricing for auto-renewable subscriptions on the App Store.

Article Link: Apple Releases Second Beta of iOS 11.2 for Developers

 

[ronno]

Let's see if the battery percentage indicator comes back...

 

[Geert76]

Let's see if the battery percentage indicator comes back...

hope so! rather have the % there then the battery symbol (iPhone X)

 

[Eorlas]

Fingers crossed they shrink the keyboard for the X...

 

[gabriellefunk]

Is the capital I/A within a box bug fixed in 11.2?

 

[dan9700]

is this same build as beta 2 for the X the other day

 

[otternonsense]

There's a strange bug on the 6S where TouchID does not respond when the phone is charging. I was hoping 11.1 would resolve it but no luck. It's happened to me on two devices so I rule out the chance of a faulty handset. Hope 11.2 does the trick. #smh

 

[joro]

is this same build as beta 2 for the X the other day

Yep, update not available for iPhone X but downloading right now on my iPad Pro. Build numbers should confirm.

Edit - build numbers are the same as the one released for the X on Friday (15C5097d).

 

[maziar.d]

ok. after having HORRIBLE battery life for most of my time with the iphone 7 (i think it started with 10.3 or 10.2), the beta 2 of 11.2 finally made it better, to the point that i can charge my phone once daily and get away with it. i don't what i should do, update to this and risk it getting back to being bad, or just keep beta 1

 

[ronno]

ok. after having HORRIBLE battery life for most of my time with the iphone 7 (i think it started with 10.3 or 10.2), the beta one of 11.2 finally made it better, to the point that i can charge my phone once daily and get away with it. i don't what i should do, update to this and risk it getting back to being bad, or just keep beta 1

Agreed. My 7 now gets 6 hours screen on time - way better than ever before.

Still assessing the battery life on my X though.

 

[maziar.d]

Agreed. My 7 now gets 6 hours screen on time - way better than ever before.

Still assessing the battery life on my X though.

that's exactly what i'm getting, i was so frustrated before, always fearing like my phone was broken or something. now it's finally like the day i bought it a year ago.

 

[sbailey4]

Yep. Perhaps beta 2 for the rest of the iOS world could be 15C5097x potentially. Not a huge jump but if released Monday then only a week later than b1 so a big jump may not be expected. That would also sync things up so b3 could be released across the board at the same time in another week or two.

Yep, update not available for iPhone X but downloading right now on my iPad Pro. Build numbers should confirm.

Edit - build numbers are the same as the one released for the X on Friday (15C5097d).

Cool deal thx
(as I pat myself on the back LOL)

 

[itsmilo]

and yet 6 hours is nothing to be happy about.

I hope it fixed the annoying update available pop up

 

[maziar.d]

and yet 6 hours is nothing to be happy about.

I hope it fixed the annoying update available pop up

how much does a recent android flagship (pixel 2, galaxy s8, etc) get of screen-on time?

 

[itsmilo]

how much does a recent android flagship (pixel 2, galaxy s8, etc) get of screen-on time?

Dunno but isnt the iPhone Plus supposed to get like 10 hours

 

[calzon65]

In about 6 months, when they finally get to IOS 11.3.3, we might see most of the bugs fixed.

 

[maziar.d]

Dunno but isnt the iPhone Plus supposed to get like 10 hours

yeah but the plus models always have better battery. at the end of the day if i can get through the day with a single charge i'll be fine. i'll charge the phone every night anyway, whether it has 5% remaining or 75%.

 

[Vashetti]

I hope it resolves the annoying prompt in the App Store to turn Bluetooth on.

 

[maziar.d]

In about 6 months, when they finally get to IOS 11.3.3, we might see most of the bugs fixed.

you would have thought that these long beta cycles for developers and the public would have led them to release bug-free updates, but for some weird reason things have gotten way worse.

I hope it resolves the annoying prompt in the App Store to turn Bluetooth on.

and the one that constantly pops up and tells me there's a new ios update. did you guys get that or was it just me?

 

[cocky jeremy]

Let's see if the battery percentage indicator comes back...

One thing that’s slightly better than having to view % in Control Center is adding a battery widget. A little easier than swiping in the top right corner. Not a great fix, but a decent temporary fix.

 

[KevinPeterson]

My favorite bug is where now playing completely disappears. It’s gotta be related to AirPlay 2, which looks so cool, whenever we have a second device to play things on.

 

[itsmilo]

you would have thought that these long beta cycles for developers and the public would have led them to release bug-free updates, but for some weird reason things have gotten way worse.


and the one that constantly pops up and tells me there's a new ios update. did you guys get that or was it just me?

i got that one yesterday all day long but not after i rebooted the phone

 

[C DM]

you would have thought that these long beta cycles for developers and the public would have led them to release bug-free updates, but for some weird reason things have gotten way worse.


and the one that constantly pops up and tells me there's a new ios update. did you guys get that or was it just me?

Bug-free updates/software doesn't really exist.

 

[maziar.d]

Bug-free updates/software doesn't really exist.

yeah but there has to be some standard, right? specially with a huge company like apple. something ridiculous like the calculator bug, the "i" autocorrect bug in 11.1, the constant battery drainage that randomly pops up for people, i'm not sure if these are acceptable.

 

[noraa]

Landscape keyboard on iPhone is still nothing more than a rotated portrait keyboard. I really miss the landscape keyboard from iOS 10. It's about the only thing in iOS 11 that really bugs me, and I'm not sure why the change happened. I've submitted it as a bug report, but I'm not sure if it is even classified as a bug.