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Apple Seeds First iOS 9.3 Beta to Public Beta Testers

AGH! Apple managed to reintroduce the most annoying bug ever: When you're on a phone call using a Bluetooth headset, you can no longer hit the power button to turn the screen off. It just ends the phone call. Gah!

Please, Apple, think of the children!
 
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WilliamG said:
AGH! Apple managed to reintroduce the most annoying bug ever: When you're on a phone call using a Bluetooth headset, you can no longer hit the power button to turn the screen off. It just ends the phone call. Gah!

Please, Apple, think of the children!
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Try transferring the call to the phone. Option gone for me.
 
I went back to 9.2.1 because of the bluetooth audio routing issue. Its a known issue so once that is fixed I will go back to 9.3.
 
Update has totally bricked my iPhone 4S. It is in a constant state of rebooting.

I have it in DFU mode and iTunes wants to restore to 9.2, I'm getting errors that the iPhone cannot be restored. Do I need the 9.3 public beta IPSW file? If so, where can I get it?
 
iPhone 6s , worked for a day, woke up to a boot up loop, tried to update software in recovery mode, didn't work, have to restore from back up now, no more betas for me
 
Update: something was constantly running in the background with my iPhone 6+. Standby and usage time were the same. Reset all settings and now everything is running normally.
 
Sounds like Apple is introducing this to Both devs and public too soon.
It's as if devs are employees of Appl but not compensated.
 
rexboe said:
I went back to 9.2.1 because of the bluetooth audio routing issue. Its a known issue so once that is fixed I will go back to 9.3.
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MikeTHIS said:
Try transferring the call to the phone. Option gone for me.
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Yikes, that's a bit of a screw-up. At least it's a really obvious bug, so Apple will fix it for the next BETA, but I find it surprising they messed with it in the first place...

But hey, at least 3D Touch on icons is smooth on the iPhone 6s Plus now! (except in landscape mode... still....)
 
WiFi Calling is gone with iOS 9.3?????

I can't find the option and it's not showing up anymore.... :(

(i'm on AT&T)
 
adam9c1 said:
YES it is BETA, but if it's BRICKING devices it should be Alpha.
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Doesn't seem like any devices were bricked, and those that did run into issues with installations (and that's only related to the developer preview that was released prior to the public beta) weren't exactly widespread and were addressed fairly quickly.
 
Amazing Iceman said:
I've tried it twice on an iPad 2 and can't activate. I wonder what the problem is...
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After restoring 9.2 with all my data I am now in the process of upgrading to 9.3 beta 1 again. Lets see what the activation does this time...

... now all is fine. ipad2 on 9.3 beta 1. No more new features. Shame it does not do night shift. should not need much resources...
 
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I needed to downgrade back to 9.2.1. 9.3 is slow and has Bluetooth (handsfree) static issues. Unlike some others, I found battery life worse with 9.3. But I do keep bluetooth on to pair with an Apple Watch. And since I have experienced Bluetooth issues, this may be why.

Remember if you do downgrade back to 9.2.1, be sure to turn off Find My iPhone. Otherwise the restore will hang.
 
Another update: Something is STILL running in the background. I did a hard reset and reset all settings but no luck. It's not eating away at my battery life all that much but knowing it's there is what is driving me a little crazy.
 
***** Public Beta users BEWARE! *****

I installed the Public Beta on my iPhone 6s and I have been experiencing massive battery drain. Did a full overnight charge with an official Apple charger, took it off the charger at 9am and just used it to view a few apps. Drained to 30% by 11am.

***BATTERY HOT***

The back of the iPhone is extremely hot now. I have reported the issue to Apple via the feedback and sent my reports. Downgrading and removing the public beta now.

BE WARNED!
 
Pairing multiple watches with a single phone is all well and good, but what about pairing a single watch with multiple phones? I have a personal phone and a work phone (a scenario many people will share), but only one watch.
 
BTW I have noticed and verified that the Battery Percentage feature does not appear to work only on my iPod Touch 6th Generation. All my other IOS devices with the same 9.3 version have no issues. iPad Air 2 no issues, iPhone 6 Plus no issues, but the iPod Touch has no option under Settings / Battery to enable the battery percentage - it simply does not exist. I have logged feedback for this via the Feedback App.
 
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