Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of iOS 11 to Developers, Removes iCloud Messages for Now

[Northgrove]

Yay! Now release PB same day. COME ON APPLE. You can do this!

But you are asking for the impossible! Search your soul and you know this.

 

[csurfr]

Had a same issue ! Downloaded iOS 11 beta 5 ipsw and did dfu mode recovery. All works fine now.

Thanks for the tip. Just downloaded the IPSW. . . .Were you able to use an iTunes backup to restore for phone doing it this way (so you didn't lose data)?

 

[GIZBUG]

Yay! Now release PB same day. COME ON APPLE. You can do this!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patience

Definition of patience

1. 1: the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient
   

 

[TrueBlou]

I'm surprised and unimpressed that it has taken them this many years to devise a solution for such an obvious feature.

Amen to that. I’ve thought for years it’s something that should have been included. For the life of me I can’t think of a good reason for it not to have existed, beyond having the server capacity to cope with it and I mean, c’mon they surely have that.

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

No, but that I can cope with better than them still not putting the 3D Touch app switcher back. Yeah, beta, blah blah. But for Christ’s sake that shouldn’t be left out, there was bugger all wrong with it in the first place.

Unless they’re planning some awesome new variation on it. In which case, get yer arses in gear and get it in the beta

Supposedly Apple responded to someone that removing the 3D touch app switcher was not a bug. It's possible for it to get re-added, but seems like Apple is intentionally moving away from that. My guess is iPhone 8 will use a different app switcher (since it won't have a home button) and so Apple is removing the 3D touch method to avoid confusion. I'm also guessing that they have statistics on how many people actually use it, and it's probably close to nil...

 

[dogslobber]

iOS 11 is available for both registered developers and public beta testers and will see another month of testing ahead of a prospective September release date alongside new iPhones.

Has it been release to public beta testers? Not showing up on my iPad 2.

 

[NightFox]

Has the camera always had a spirit level when you hold it horizontally (i.e. as if you're taking a photo of a document laid out flat on a table) or is this something new in iOS 11?

 

[TheUninvited]

Has the camera always had a spirit level when you hold it horizontally (i.e. as if you're taking a photo of a document laid out flat on a table) or is this something new in iOS 11?

I think it was introduced in Beta 4.

 

[writevli]

Has anyone been running iOS 11 on an SE? Curious how it runs. I have it on my iPP and have been tempted to do my phone as well, but I was waiting for some of the bugs to be ironed out.

I do have a Watch if it makes any difference, I think I read the first few beta had Watch connectivity issues. But i wouldn't want to put the Beta on my watch.

Yes I'm running it on SE. Aside random restarts, works pretty well. What's up with the iCloud messages removed though?

 

[576316]

Has it been release to public beta testers? Not showing up on my iPad 2.

I think they were just saying that iOS 11 is available to both developers and public. Unfortunately, there was no public beta update today. I'm sure we'll get it tomorrow, but it would have been nice to switch to a same-day release cycle...maybe next time, eh.

 

[csurfr]

Had a same issue ! Downloaded iOS 11 beta 5 ipsw and did dfu mode recovery. All works fine now.

That worked for the most part... The only App that doesn't seem to download still is Activity. I guess I can get by without that for the time being.

 

[jmh363905]

I’m unable to install Apple's own non-mandatory apps on both iPhone 7 and iPad Pro 10.5”. The iPhone is restoring a back-up as I wanted to free up space taken by the 'System' storage bug that has carried over from Beta 4, but this is worse because I now can’t access the majority of the stock apps.

I tried downloading an Apple app I don’t have (Home) on the iPad and it states that it is unable to install, so it doesn’t seem as though it’s isolated to the iPhone, and as far as I can tell, it looks like the only way around it for the time being is by setting up as new.

That's because the App Store will always only ever have the public released versions on them. For example you won't find Facebook's beta app they're crafting for release day of iOS 11, you'll find the latest version published (designed for iOS 10). And that isn't a problem except when it comes to Apple's apps. They are the iOS 10 versions that you're trying to install on iOS 11, and that just won't work. :-/

 

[sebastiann01]

just got apple iPhone after I downloaded new update. Apple Watch app won't download or it appears on screen as shaded, won't install in App Store, please help

 

[jmh363905]

That worked for the most part... The only App that doesn't seem to download still is Activity. I guess I can get by without that for the time being.

That one shows up after you pair an Apple Watch if I'm not mistaken.

 

[-Ray-]

Anyone elses keep unlocking by itself and requiring a pin even though its disabled?

 

[jmh363905]

just got apple iPhone after I downloaded new update. Apple Watch app won't download or it appears on screen as shaded, won't install in App Store, please help

If you're trying to get back the Apple Watch app from the App Store because you previously deleted it, you won't be able to. Reset and setup as new phone is only way to get those back. The Apple stock apps in the App Store are the iOS 10 variants, not the pre-release ones. If you delete stock apps on iOS 11, only way to recover is full reset and new setup.

 

[csurfr]

That one shows up after you pair an Apple Watch if I'm not mistaken.

It does, but the problem is that it didn't update with the restore, so it won't run, nor will the download from the App Store download.

 

[andybno1]

Cool feature but it's been there for a while.

Really? I’ve done a clean install of each beta and this is first time that’s popped up ever

 

[jmh363905]

It does, but the problem is that it didn't update with the restore, so it won't run, nor will the download from the App Store download.

Tried unpairing watch and re-pairing it to see if it comes back?

 

[Apple4everr]

View attachment 711959 New icons for Settings and Camera.

Looks the exact same lol

 

[csurfr]

Tried unpairing watch and re-pairing it to see if it comes back?

I’ll try that again now that I have deleted the app.

 

[576316]

Looks the exact same lol

Okay but they're not. The last beta, Apple moved the pin on the Safari icon buy like the width of a speck of dust. You should be grateful for more significant changes.

 

[cambookpro]

Anybody having the phone just completely lock up? Have to hold power and volume down to restart.

Using a 7 Plus, happened twice this evening.

 

[footballcop18]

Wonder if they have fixed the DONE button when you have taken a screenshot on the 7p

not fixed

 

[McTool]

As someone who uses BT audio all day switching between my iMac at work, iPhone, and iPad Pro at home—I'm really glad they took my suggestion of making it faster to switch audio sources in Control Center. In this new update, it looks like there's a little icon on the corner of the now playing panel that you can tap to change audio sources.

That was in the previous one too.