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Apple Releases Second iOS 10.2.1 Beta for Public Beta Testers

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Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 10.2.1 update to public beta testers for testing purposes, one week after releasing the first iOS 10.2.1 public beta and one day after providing the second beta to developers.

Beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program will receive the new iOS 10.2.1 beta update over-the-air after installing the proper certificate on their iOS device.

Those who want to be a part of Apple's beta testing program can sign up to participate through the beta testing website, which gives users access to both iOS and macOS Sierra betas. Betas are not stable and include many bugs, so they should be installed on a secondary device.

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It isn't known what features are included in iOS 10.2.1, but as a minor 10.2.x update, it appears to focus on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than major outward-facing changes.

No new features were discovered in the first two developer iOS 10.2.1 betas, and we likely won't know the full extent of the changes until the update is released with full release notes.

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They should quit calling these beta releases, they are just weekly build releases. Who knows if anything actually changed. Hey guys, just automate the process and assign those engineers to work on Macs.
 
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twocents said:
Are some people here just so petty that they feel obligated to complain about anything including how Apple's software engineers are actively working to squish bugs (and introduce openings for new ones)? Before you answer, keep in mind this is rhetorical
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You do appear to be offering a penny for our thoughts though! ;-)
 
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Are any of these updates going to stop Safari on my iPad Air 2 from blanking out my most recently used tab every so often? Anybody else have that happen to them?
 
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jwm said:
That would be great if it does fix that issue. None of my devices across macOS and iOS sync.
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Mine works between iPad mini (on 10.2), iPhone 6s (10.2.1 b2) and iCloud. Almost instantly. Then again I don't recall it not working but its working fine currently. Just tested it. You do have notes enabled in iCloud settings yes? And creating the note in iCloud folder not "on my phone" folder.
 
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jwm said:
That would be great if it does fix that issue. None of my devices across macOS and iOS sync.
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It's been 1.5 months since my just stopped syncing. After numerous calls with the same senior and sending diagnostic logs, they acknowledge that a growing number of users are suffering from this issue and that it will like be a fix rolled into a software update instead of an account by account basis
 
sbailey4 said:
Mine works between iPad mini (on 10.2), iPhone 6s (10.2.1 b2) and iCloud. Almost instantly. Then again I don't recall it not working but its working fine currently. Just tested it. You do have notes enabled in iCloud settings yes? And creating the note in iCloud folder not "on my phone" folder.
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Yes, all my settings are fine. I did have my phone and MBP working fine until Apple asked me to sign out of iCloud and sign back in. Since then the only way I can use iCloud is via Safari.
 
twocents said:
Are some people here just so petty that they feel obligated to complain about anything including how Apple's software engineers are actively working to squish bugs (and introduce openings for new ones)? Before you answer, keep in mind this is rhetorical
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Bigsk8r said:
You do appear to be offering a penny for our thoughts though! ;-)
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More like 2 pennies since he shares his 2 cents :p ;-)

One of the best usernames here by the way
 
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GoodWheaties said:
Are any of these updates going to stop Safari on my iPad Air 2 from blanking out my most recently used tab every so often? Anybody else have that happen to them?
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I have (Had? Seems it was solved in 10.1 or so) it on iPhone 6 when I open a new tab from a link. It loads blank and no reloading or picking a bookmark results in an image.
 
twocents said:
Are some people here just so petty that they feel obligated to complain about anything including how Apple's software engineers are actively working to squish bugs (and introduce openings for new ones)? Before you answer, keep in mind this is rhetorical
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Rhetorically speaking, did anyone complain about anything in this thread related to the updates before you rhetorically asked this question?
 
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Robert.Walter said:
I have (Had? Seems it was solved in 10.1 or so) it on iPhone 6 when I open a new tab from a link. It loads blank and no reloading or picking a bookmark results in an image.
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I'm currently on 10.1.1 but I think I've had it happen on all the iOS 10 versions. I usually have about 4 tabs open and sometimes when I come back to Safari the latest one is blank like a new tab. I don't know if it's some sort of RAM management glitch or what.
 
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