Apple Seeds First iOS 9.2 Beta to Developers

[Lexdexia]

The reason doesn't matter and is not worth discussing, imo.

We know for a fact that the iPhone 6 and 5s perform worse with iOS 9.1 than 8.4.1. If this is deliberate, that is worrisome. If it's not deliberate, it means Apple is somehow incapable of improving or maintaining performance of older devices, which is worrisome as well. Either way, it's bad.

Same feelings here, I expected iOS 9.1 to either maintain or improve on the speed of iOS 8.4.1. But it turns out that's not the case. All of my devices updated to iOS 9.1 are obviously slower than before. It's strange how the world's most valuable company can't assure their software quality matches their top notch hardware industrial design.

 

[bushido]

we can already reload page as desktop or without content blockers tho? whats new about it? also how stupid is that implementation anyway? so not straight forward. i randomly read about it. who is ever going to be like "oh lets long press the refresh button"

 

[Jack Delgado]

Not the same, I believe this is in reference to apps that utilize the safari view within their apps. These views can now leverage additional abilities. The "Safari" app already has this, as you've shown.

Same with 9.1

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[kacper1703]

Any news reagarding new Siri languages? Polish maybe?

That's the only thing that would make me update the software from jailbreakable 9.0.2...

 

[LordQ]

try submitting the bugs you experience here:
https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/

the chance of getting a bug fix is much higher if you post it there instead of here.

Been doing it since 9.1 beta 1.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Can anyone supply a link to the full release notes?

http://adcdownload.apple.com/iOS/iOS_9.2_beta/iOS_9.2_beta_Release_Notes.pdf

 

[EricHvk]

Hoping it will turn my space grey into the rose gold model!

 

[obitow]

Same with 9.1

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Is this Safari or Safari View Controller?

 

[dannyyankou]

Not the same, I believe this is in reference to apps that utilize the safari view within their apps. These views can now leverage additional abilities. The "Safari" app already has this, as you've shown.

Oh, ok

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Means the

I wonder if this release has anything specific for iPad Pro?

It is. 9.2 will ship with the iPad Pro. Expect it to go on sale in LATE November as this beta still needs plenty of testing time.

 

[EricHvk]

Hoping it will turn my space grey into the rose gold model!

Yep it did! Score!

 

[kingpushup]

The reason doesn't matter and is not worth discussing, imo.

We know for a fact that the iPhone 6 and 5s perform worse with iOS 9.1 than 8.4.1. If this is deliberate, that is worrisome. If it's not deliberate, it means Apple is somehow incapable of improving or maintaining performance of older devices, which is worrisome as well. Either way, it's bad.

My iPhone 6 Plus was slightly quicker on 9.1 beta, before I got home and found my 6s plus waiting for me. Quicker in video loads, Safari and rotate operations. Just my experience, but I recall similar in prior posts. 9 was step back for prior models but added functionality. 9.1 was what consensus wished had been 9 originally and even 8.4.1 so I read anyway.

I appreciate your sentiment 100%, Apple keeps adding functionality to users of prior hardware models. Of course you could avoid updating, because new functionality will by definition require better hardware to be as zippy. Or go the route of Android, so choice is not available - simply do without until we can buy the new model.

 

[TC03]

Confirmed: iOS 9.2 is still laggy.

Boost your game, Apple.

 

[teknishn]

Juli, if it hasn't been mentioned already, long pressing the refresh icon in Safari with options for request desktop site and reload without content blockers is not an iOS 9.2 feature. This feature has been present since iOS 9.0.

 

[naeS1Sean]

I had no idea you could long press the reload button...(mind blown)

 

[Zorn]

So this means content blockers in in-app Safari sessions?

Content blockers are already working within in-app Safari sessions as long as the developer is using SFSafariViewController to render the browser view.

we can already reload page as desktop or without content blockers tho? whats new about it? also how stupid is that implementation anyway? so not straight forward. i randomly read about it. who is ever going to be like "oh lets long press the refresh button"

What it's saying is that with 9.2, you'll also be able to do this when an app pops up a Safari window, as long as the developer is using SFSafariViewController to make that window.

Means the


It is. 9.2 will ship with the iPad Pro. Expect it to go on sale in LATE November as this beta still needs plenty of testing time.

Highly doubtful. If this were the case, Apple would have to have it finished and ready to load onto iPad Pro's at the factory well before the release date.

 

[jclo]

Juli, if it hasn't been mentioned already, long pressing the refresh icon in Safari with options for request desktop site and reload without content blockers is not an iOS 9.2 feature. This feature has been present since iOS 9.0.

Yes, this has existed in the Safari app. The option is new in the Safari browser within apps where a developer uses SFSafariViewController. Same for the third-party extensions.

 

[Swift]

Leo Laporte had a funny bit on the weekend. He read out the comments on MacRumors when they announced the original iPod. Most didn't think it would go anywhere, OMG! Plus ça change.

 

[ButteryScrollin]

Leo Laporte had a funny bit on the weekend. He read out the comments on MacRumors when they announced the original iPod. Most didn't think it would go anywhere, OMG! Plus ça change.

How is this relevant to the topic?

 

[Keirasplace]

Same feelings here, I expected iOS 9.1 to either maintain or improve on the speed of iOS 8.4.1. But it turns out that's not the case. All of my devices updated to iOS 9.1 are obviously slower than before. It's strange how the world's most valuable company can't assure their software quality matches their top notch hardware industrial design.

Another over the top "how the word's most valuable company" comment, like it has any bearing on software bugs that may only apply to them. Good grief... I'm so tired of those comments!

 

[Keirasplace]

Confirmed: iOS 9.2 is still laggy.

Boost your game, Apple.

Well, It's not for many others; you, are not everyone.
Solution.... Go work for Apple and "help" them...

 

[skwood]

DO I dare ask if the Settings screen bug has been fixed??

Fixed

 

[Demovx]

Confirmed: iOS 9.2 is still laggy.

Boost your game, Apple.

rly ... ;/?

 

[Goatllama]

Hoping it will turn my space grey into the rose gold model!

Those sorta changes only happen in those Japanese animes!

 

[mmomega]

I don't see any update on my phone. Now downloading the full version from the developer center 2.39 GB (ZIP file) for 6s Plus. At least the download is fast with more than 2 MB/s.

You won't get 9.x releases OTA. You download the .x from dev center then you get the incremental build updates OTA until that particular final 9.x build then you repeat from dev center with the next.