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Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of iOS 9.3 to Developers

Little stars showing up next to certain songs in Apple Music when I look at the album view. Haven't been able to notice a trend as to what they mean. They don't associate with songs I've "hearted". Pretty sure this is new to iOS 9.3 beta 4, just not quite sure what they signify.
 

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I'm assuming a Wednesday public beta. Been that way the whole time right for these three betas?

Also, how is this in iPad Air/mini 2/3/iPhone 6 plus? 9.3b2 wrecked those devices when it was good on beta 1. Beta 3 fixed. I'm scared of a beta 4 break lol, or even worse, a public release break.

Oh and any body else have issues with Verizon wifi calling and mms? Is that fixed? For me it fails to send, or sends two messages! Well that's what the recipient sees, I don't see any of that. Airplane mode + wifi calling is causing issues, I get messages where stuff fails, it says "Turn off airplane mode OR use wifi" but I'm using wifi.. Annoying.
luckydcxx said:
I think beta 3 was one of the worst in recent memory. Beta 1 ran smoother.

Hopefully the wifi dropping gets fixed.
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I had the opposite experience. 9.3 beta 3 has been by far the best experience for me, 9.3 beta 2 was horrendous, 9.3 beta 1 was good.
 
XTheLancerX said:
I'm assuming a Wednesday public beta. Been that way the whole time right for these three betas?

Also, how is this in iPad Air/mini 2/3/iPhone 6 plus? 9.3b2 wrecked those devices when it was good on beta 1. Beta 3 fixed. I'm scared of a beta 4 break lol, or even worse, a public release break.

Oh and any body else have issues with Verizon wifi calling and mms? Is that fixed? For me it fails to send, or sends two messages! Well that's what the recipient sees, I don't see any of that. Airplane mode + wifi calling is causing issues, I get messages where stuff fails, it says "Turn off airplane mode OR use wifi" but I'm using wifi.. Annoying.

I had the opposite experience. 9.3 beta 3 has been by far the best experience for me, 9.3 beta 2 was horrendous, 9.3 beta 1 was good.
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For me, beta 3 wasn't bad too. However, it certainly was not the best best I've ever had. More stuttering than with beta 2, and the status bar time not showing up after unlocking my iPhone. All of that is fixed in beta 4. Heck, even the wallpapers section of Settings feels almost 60 fps smooth. That's definitely something!

Having high hopes for this one. Just makes me wonder why it takes so long for Apple to do it right. I mean, they clearly have the knowledge and experience, considering the huge steps they've made with iOS 9.3 beta. Why can't they do it that way from day one? Really hope iOS 10 will be better from the start.
 
macintoshmac said:
About the only thing I would like to see is that the size of icons in the bottom row be increased. Submitted feedback, let's see.
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It would look weird though. Yeah they were bigger before, but they matched the size and position of app icons on the home screen. If there were still 5 icons, but bigger and scrunched together, not the same size as the top icons, not the same size as anything else like app icons on the homescreen like before... It would just be weird. Maybe I'm weird. I don't know.
 
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XTheLancerX said:
It would look weird though. Yeah they were bigger before, but they matched the size and position of app icons on the home screen. If there were still 5 icons, but bigger and scrunched together, not the same size as the top icons, not the same size as anything else like app icons on the homescreen like before... It would just be weird. Maybe I'm weird. I don't know.
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You are correct about the visual overlook part of it. However, the buttons now do look kinda puny. :p
 
On another note, my 4S experience has definitely improved, prima facie. The navigation is more fluid and less jerky overall, first time in a long time.
 
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You are correct about the visual overlook part of it. However, the buttons now do look kinda puny. :p
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Yeah they look puny but at least it matches.. Something? (The top row of icons) Now, the shape doesn't match the top row though which might be contributing to the weird look.
 
jeffmlovell said:
Little stars showing up next to certain songs in Apple Music when I look at the album view. Haven't been able to notice a trend as to what they mean. They don't associate with songs I've "hearted". Pretty sure this is new to iOS 9.3 beta 4, just not quite sure what they signify.
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In the previous iOS 9.3 betas, every song in an album had three bars on the right indicating their popularity. Apparently, they have been replaced with the star, which only seems to show up for the most popular song.
 
The new Night Shift icon is much worse. Now it looks like a solar eclipse, which gives no metaphorical clue as to what it does. The drowsy eye icon was much much better; even if you didn't like the old one aesthetically, its symbolism was at least appropriate to the task.
 
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In the previous iOS 9.3 betas, every song in an album had three bars on the right indicating their popularity. Apparently, they have been replaced with the star, which only seems to show up for the most popular song.
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Yep, didn't realize the bars were gone in place of this. That's got to be it.
 
petsounds said:
The new Night Shift icon is much worse. Now it looks like a solar eclipse, which gives no metaphorical clue as to what it does. The drowsy eye icon was much much better; even if you didn't like the old one aesthetically, its symbolism was at least appropriate to the task.
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I think it's pretty obvious. It matches the brightnes icons above it. I was happy with the old design too, though.
 
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Ooooh, so disappointed that scrolling still isn't back. I was really looking forward to this update.
 
jeffmlovell said:
Little stars showing up next to certain songs in Apple Music when I look at the album view. Haven't been able to notice a trend as to what they mean. They don't associate with songs I've "hearted". Pretty sure this is new to iOS 9.3 beta 4, just not quite sure what they signify.
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Have you rated that particular track in terms of stars on device/in iTunes?
 
The the app switcher fixed? It went back to pre iOS 9 behavior where it scrolled fast and wouldn't stop on an app when tapped.
 
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