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Apple Seeds Fifth Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the fifth betas of upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming a little over a week after Apple released the fourth developer betas. The new beta has a build number of 20A5339d.

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Registered developers can download the iOS and iPadOS 16 profiles from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the betas will be available over the air.

iOS 16 introduces a revamped Lock Screen that offers a new level of personalization and customization through widgets, a notification redesign, and adjustable fonts and colors for the time. Multiple Lock Screens are supported, similar to watch faces, and can be associated with Focus modes.

Focus is easier to set up than before and more customizable, with Focus filters available to cut out distracting content within apps. The Messages app now features tools for editing a iMessage, unsending an iMessage, and marking messages as unread, plus it supports SharePlay, much like FaceTime.

The Mail app has improved search and tools that include undo send, schedule send, and follow up so you can get a reminder to check up on an email if you haven't gotten a response. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working to replace passwords with Passkeys, a more biometrically secure way to log in to accounts.

iCloud Photo Library allows users to more easily share photos with family members, and Live Text is supported in video. There's a neat new feature for lifting the subject from a background with a tap, which is part of Visual Lookup.

Dictation has improved, Maps now supports multi-stop routing, Apple Pay Later lets you split up purchase payments, and the Home app has been entirely overhauled with a new look. On the iPad, the update adds a new Stage Manager feature for more Mac-like multitasking, but it's limited to M1 iPads.

There are tons of other new features in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, with a full rundown on everything available in our dedicated roundup.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fifth Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers
 
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Beta 4 has been a sluggish mess, hopefully there’s a lot of improvement here.
And before anyone asks, yes, I know it’s a beta, yes, I know it’s not going to be 100% stable, and yes I have been reporting everything to Apple.
Even still, this thing should be feeling more and more stable the closer we get to public release, and they just have not.
Constant Safari crashes, random reSprings, Siri using a different sound effect Every time I enable it, and the voice being extremely low quality, dictation picking up what I’m saying only like half of the time, random, freezes and flashes back to the Lock Screen.
Beta 4 feels like a standard Beta 1, not what we should be expecting only about a month away from the release candidate.
 
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Agreeing with some other comments here, my 13PM definitely warmed up faster on this beta. Another thing I noticed was tap to wake being delayed or unresponsive altogether. Fingers crossed beta 5 works better, installing...
 
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Agreeing with some other comments here, my 13PM definitely warmed up faster on this beta. Another thing I noticed was tap to wake being delayed or unresponsive altogether. Fingers crossed beta 5 works better, installing...
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Yeah the whole tap to wake delay is driving me nuts, hopefully this is addressed in this version.
 
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Accessibility​

Known Issues​

  • The pointer won’t behave correctly on the external display if the Assistive Touch accessibility feature is enabled. (92302190)
    Workaround: Disable it while using an external display.

CoreGraphics​

Deprecations​

  • To improve security, CGImageCreate enforces parameter correctness on macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16. Passing an incorrect CGImageByteOrderInfo is no longer supported, and will result in images failing to load. (94855401)

DeviceDiscoveryUI​

Known Issues​

  • Devices running beta 4 or later aren’t backwards compatible with devices running earlier beta versions. (95233878)

Emoji​

Known Issues​

  • The search field for the emoji Lock Screen editor is missing. (88603664)

Home​

Known Issues​

  • The device that initiates the pairing needs to use the same iCloud account as the home hub. Only the owner of a home, not an invited user, can pair Matter accessories. (76012945)

Home Screen​

Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 16 beta 5​

  • Fixed: Camera on iPad currently only supports FaceTime when using the external display. (93877953)

iCloud​

Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 16 beta 5​

  • Fixed: After purchasing a new custom domain, it might not appear in the domain list. (94008426)

Known Issues​

  • After purchasing a new domain and creating a custom email address, you might be offered to purchase the domain again. (93820872)
    Workaround: Tap Not Now if offered to purchase again.

Mail​

Known Issues​

  • Moving a Remind Me message to another mailbox doesn’t remove the Remind Me banner. (93671992)

Maps​

Deprecations​

Metal​

Known Issues​

  • When using the new Metal mesh shaders feature, render pipeline state objects (PSOs) created with a mesh shader stage but without a object shader stage can fail to compile or fail to work correctly on some devices. (89836551)
    Workaround: When creating render PSOs with a mesh shader stage, also include a (potentially trivial pass-through) object shader stage.

Deprecations​

  • The MTLResource.gpuHandle is deprecated. Use gpuResourceID instead, which functions as a replacement. (92862429)

Metal Offline Compiler​

Known Issues​

  • MetalFX effect outputs aren’t designed to be consumed by the CPU. Outputting to a texture that is read only by the CPU might result in synchronization issues. (91515075)
    Workaround: If a CPU reading of the MetalFX output is desired, instead of encoding the MetalFX effect as the last item in a command buffer, encode a dummy blit that consumes the MetalFX output texture (a 1-pixel region blit is fine) in the command buffer. After the command buffer with the dummy blit is finished, reading of the MetalFX effect output texture with CPU synchronizes correctly.
  • App Store TestFlight distribution of apps with Metal Offline Compiler GPU binaries fails and results in validation errors. (95140728)
    Workaround: Clients with source access can build app project locally.

Networking​

Deprecations​

  • FTP is deprecated for URLSession and related APIs. Please adopt modern secure networking protocols such as HTTPS. (92623659)

StoreKit​

Deprecations​

  • Deprecated the SKDownload API and removed the option to upload nonconsumable in-app purchase assets for Apple to host. In addition, support for managing these assets in App Store Connect is no longer available as of April 2022. (89764253)

SwiftUI​

Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 16 beta 5​

  • Fixed: A view-based NavigationLink in a List fails to update the visible selection of the list. (92193873)
  • Fixed: Selection-driven, three-column NavigationSplitView sometimes fails to push when collapsed to a single column. (93673059)

Known Issues​

  • Providing actions to a navigationTitle modifier has been deprecated. Use the toolbarTitleActions()modifier or ToolbarTitleActions type in a toolbar modifier instead. (93658035)
  • Lists and tables might not clear their selection when exiting Edit Mode. (94093589)

UIKit​

Deprecations​

  • [UIViewController shouldAutorotate] has been deprecated is no longer supported. [UIViewController attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation] has been deprecated and replaced with [UIViewController setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterfaceOrientations].
    Workaround: Apps relying on shouldAutorotate should reflect their preferences using the view controllers supportedInterfaceOrientations. If the supported orientations change, use `-[UIViewController setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterface

Wallpapers​

Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 16 beta 5​

  • Fixed: You must be authenticated to switch Lock Screens on all devices. (92643569)

WeatherKit​

Known Issues​

  • When running in the simulator, WeatherService requests intermittently fail. (96101505)
    Workaround: Retry failed requests.

Whats released today
  • iOS 16 beta 5 (20A5339d) - - August 8, 2022
  • iPadOS 16 beta 5 (20A5339d) - August 8, 2022
  • macOS 13 beta 5 (22A5321d) - August 8, 2022
  • watchOS 9 beta 5 (20R5343e) - August 8, 2022
  • tvOS 16 beta 5 (20J5355f) - August 8, 2022
 
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