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Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.2 Beta to Developers

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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 8.2 to developers, nearly a month after seeding the third beta and more than two months after releasing the first iOS 8.2 beta.

The beta, build 12D5461b, is available immediately to registered developers as an over-the-air update and it can also be downloaded from the iOS Developer Center. Today's update also includes Xcode 6.2 beta 4 with WatchKit.

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iOS 8.2 includes the WatchKit SDK, allowing developers to create apps, Glances, and notifications for Apple's upcoming wearable device ahead of its 2015 launch. The first iOS 8.2 beta, with WatchKit SDK and developer documentation, revealed several new details about the Apple Watch, including its heavy reliance on the iPhone and the different types of content developers can create for the device.

The iOS 8.2 update has been widely expected to be released in conjunction with the launch of the Apple Watch and the fourth iOS 8.2 beta adds new evidence to support that theory.

In the Bluetooth section of the Settings menu on the iPhone, there's now a mention of the Apple Watch, advising users to open the "Apple Watch app" to pair an iPhone with an Apple Watch. The Apple Watch iPhone app will likely be used to allow Apple Watch wearers to control settings on the device from their iPhones.

Along with iOS 8.2, Apple is also working on a minor iOS 8.1.3 update which is in testing and could come later this week.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.2 Beta to Developers
 
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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 8.2 to developers, nearly a month after seeding the third beta and more than two months after releasing the first iOS 8.2 beta.

The beta, build 12D5461b, is available immediately to registered developers as an over-the-air update and it can also be downloaded from the iOS Developer Center. Today's update also includes Xcode 6.2 beta 4 with WatchKit.

iOS 8.2 includes the WatchKit SDK, allowing developers to create apps, Glances, and notifications for Apple's upcoming wearable device ahead of its 2015 launch. The first iOS 8.2 beta, with WatchKit SDK and developer documentation, revealed several new details about the Apple Watch, including its heavy reliance on the iPhone and the different types of content developers can create for the device.

Along with iOS 8.2, Apple is also working on a minor iOS 8.1.3 update which is in testing and could come later this week.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.2 Beta to Developers
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I was wondering when this would crop up. I figured the betas for 8.2 and the betas for 10.10.2 were on a similar schedule.
 
Hopefully for the sake of all iOS 8 users they start squashing more bugs and give it some priority (..while plucking away at Watch integration)
 
Can someone confirm if the lock screen still causes slight lag with control center and Notification Center?
 
Any new features or improvements in iOS 8.2 besides WatchKit / Apple Watch and a snappier Safari?
 
Hopefully this fixes Bluetooth controller issues. Work fine with 8.1.2 but on 8.2 beta 3 they would show as connected but simply not work.

Edit: showing as 294mb on my 5s.
 
Hoping Safari isn't broken for me on this build. In beta 3, after using Safari for a few minutes, it just completely froze up and required me to force-close and re-open (which still sometimes did not get it to work properly). Saw this on both iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6 Plus. Did not happen in beta 2 or beta 1. Will update this post later after I've checked it out.
 
My Air 1 wouldn't do an iCloud back up on beta 3, either automatically or manually. And the gestures were still buggy; I had to turn gestures off and on again to get them working. Downloading on my 6 Plus now.
 
Not seeing anything drastically changed. My 3rd Party Keyboard (SwiftKey) still won't come up from when sliding to reply from the lock screen. Will update if I see anything major.
 
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