Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 12.1 to Developers With Group FaceTime

[aardwolf]

For those receiving a new phone or watch on Friday, you may want to wait until you receive your new device if you want to restore from a backup. You won't be able to restore a backup from iOS 12.1 or watchOS 5.1 to a device on iOS 12 or watchOS 5. If you update your current device now, you'll have to set up the new devices on Friday as a new device, install the beta profiles, update, reset the device, and then restore from a backup.

This... I've done that before, and it was not fun.

 

[chucker23n1]

During the ECG presentation the small print said it was done using iOS 12.1 so they've been working on it for a while

Came here to say this. Thus, ECG is a plausible candidate for 12.1/5.1 (but may ship even later than that).

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Multiple timer support, ala HomePod? One can dream.

You know alarms can work the same way, right?

Siri, set an alarm for 20 minutes. Siri, set alarm for 30 minutes. Siri set an alarm for 15 minutes.

Works exactly like setting multiple timers.

 

[x-evil-x]

Some hints:

Exploits available to security researchers in the iOS 12 betas were not patched for the final release, and it has already been jailbroken along with a fully untethered jailbreak by a security team in China. This likely patches that.

This also probably patches the exploit that triggers device reboot.

Feature-wise someone will have to try it out to see what it adds.
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If you just updated, you're likely seeing the indexing process take its effect. New iOS releases typically get better after a couple days.

hopefully my xs max ships with 12 and can be jailbroken day one. that would be a first haha

 

[FelixDerKater]

Needed for XS Max, no?

 

[pnoyblazed]

2.6gb OTA iphone 7+

 

[Eduardo75890]

Still not able to to see release notes on dev site.

 

[Will.O.Bie]

Beta testers: please submit a problem with Apple Music. It keeps cutting off while playing or skips the next track without reason.

 

[Bornee35]

Beta testers: please submit a problem with Apple Music. It keeps cutting off while playing or skips the next track without reason.

not for me

 

[ButteryScrollin]

release notes still not up.

 

[tdar]

2.1GB on iPhone X. "1 hour remaining?" Update: now showing 2 hours remaining. Apple servers getting slammed!

 

[mercybelcher]

I’m hoping Group FaceTime in IOS 12.1!!!!

 

[famoussasjohn]

But 12 still hasn’t dropped for my IPad Pro

It should. I'd probably suggest rebooting or seeing if you have any other profiles that may be preventing the update from being available. I downloaded it on my iPad Pro 10.5 inch last night just fine.

 

[bizack]

Unless you're a glutton for punishment, don't update until you've received and setup your new iPhone if you pre-ordered one. Otherwise your backup (if you use backups) won't work until you update your new device to iOS 12.1, which might not be the best idea just yet.

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[Eduardo75890]

Beta testers: please submit a problem with Apple Music. It keeps cutting off while playing or skips the next track without reason.

What iPhone? I'm not having issue at a all but I can submit a bug on the dev site.

 

[Eduardo75890]

Unless you're a glutton for punishment, don't update until you've received and setup your new iPhone if you pre-ordered one. Otherwise your backup (if you use backups) won't work until you update your new device to iOS 12.1, which might not be the best idea just yet.

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It would work unless you download 12.1 on the new iPhone with a dev profile.

 

[Nvrendr]

It should. I'd probably suggest rebooting or seeing if you have any other profiles that may be preventing the update from being available. I downloaded it on my iPad Pro 10.5 inch last night just fine.

Son of a biscuit, I did have a profile on there! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Eorlas]

hopefully my xs max ships with 12 and can be jailbroken day one. that would be a first haha

As of right now the only people that have made it possible are security researchers that typically do not release to public.

coolstar did claim to also have an iOS 12 0day back at 11.3.1 electra release, so we'll see if he puts one out.

i too would love to have a jailbroken xs max. no home indicator and reduce the call interface to callbar...dark mode messages, volume indicator in the top left notch...

 

[tdar]

still not Mojave GM candidate but we have an iOS 12.1 when we already had iOS 12 release yesterday
so right day is the clue
apple doesn't work or care about Mac OS so much
but I mean I already knew that
Mac OS is not their priority
can't wait for Tim to go

Sorry. But I don't think that's Tim. I think it's reality.

 

[nikhsub1]

Must. Wait. Til. Friday.

So much this.

 

[scrapesleon]

well back to work I guess

 

[SixSlinger]

For those receiving a new phone or watch on Friday, you may want to wait until you receive your new device if you want to restore from a backup. You won't be able to restore a backup from iOS 12.1 or watchOS 5.1 to a device on iOS 12 or watchOS 5. If you update your current device now, you'll have to set up the new devices on Friday as a new device, install the beta profiles, update, reset the device, and then restore from a backup.

 

[Cougarcat]

You know alarms can work the same way, right?

Siri, set an alarm for 20 minutes. Siri, set alarm for 30 minutes. Siri set an alarm for 15 minutes.

Works exactly like setting multiple timers.

Not exactly. You get entries in your alarms that don’t go away unless you manually delete them. They also don’t appear on the home screen. It’s better than nothing, but it’s a band aid for a problem that shouldn’t exist. If they weren’t needed HomePod wouldn’t have gotten them.

 

[spazzcat]

Multiple timer support, ala HomePod? One can dream.

The HomePod has multiple timer support now, or do you mean on the phone?

 

[SixSlinger]

What you are saying is excellent advice. Unfortunately it also requires patience and self-control, neither of which I have ever claimed to possess in regards to my Apple addiction. Update, here we come!