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Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS and iPadOS 13.4 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.4 updates to developers, two weeks after the release of the first betas and two weeks after the release of iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1.

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iOS and ??iPadOS?? 13.4 can be downloaded from the Apple Developer center or over the air once the proper developer profile has been installed. On the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max, Apple requires the beta to be installed over the air using the configuration profile.

iOS and iPadOS 13.4 are major updates, bringing several major new features to the iPhone and the iPad. There's a new toolbar in the Mail app that's available when viewing an email, featuring a more logical design to address complaints about the Mail layout in iOS 13.

The update design moves the reply icon away from the delete icon, making it much harder to accidentally delete an email, and it re-adds Folder and Flag icons.

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iCloud Folder Sharing, designed to let users share folders in iCloud Drive with other people, is available as of iOS 13.4. iCloud Folder Sharing was first announced at WWDC last year, but it has taken Apple several months to implement it. The feature shows real-time updates so file changes will sync across the devices of all people with access to a specific folder.

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There are nine new Memoji and Animoji stickers included in the update, featuring emoji-style poses like shocked face, face with hearts, eyes rolling, and more.

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There are hints of a new CarKey API in iOS 13.4, which would allow the iPhone to be used to lock, unlock, and start a car that has NFC capabilities. This functionality hasn't been announced by Apple as of yet, but it will iPhone owners to use their devices in lieu of a car key. Sharing features will also be available for assigning keys to friends and family members.

Though not an iOS specific feature, Apple with iOS 13.4, macOS 10.15.4, tvOS 13.4, and Xcode 11.4 is allowing developers to create apps with universal purchase support, which means Apple device users will be able to purchase one app that works across multiple platforms.

There are new controls for calls and third-party navigation apps in CarPlay, along with keyboard shortcuts for the Photos app, changes to location requests for apps requesting user location, a new Shazam Shortcuts action, options for remapping hardware keys of a keyboard connected to the iPad, and more.

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For a full list of all the new features that have been found in iOS and iPadOS 13.4 so far, make sure to check out our dedicated what's new article.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS and iPadOS 13.4 to Developers
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/19/apple-seeds-ios-13-4-beta-to-developers/
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Hope this fixes the TV app issue I have been getting, so annoying that I Have had to revert to VLC to watch my films
 
Has 13.4 (with iCloud folder sharing) caused any of the iCloud data loss problems that came with the early 13.0 betas?
 
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Has 13.4 (with iCloud folder sharing) caused any of the iCloud data loss problems that came with the early 13.0 betas?
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I have only shared one folder for testing and have not seen any issues.
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I'm having an issue on my iPhone where the update is telling me it cannot verify the update because I am no longer connected to the internet. I have disconnected wifi, reconnected, airplane mode, remove airplane mode, restart iPhone .... all still the same message. iPad update worked fine.
 

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13.4 b1 was finally the 13 solid release I was looking for ... it took 8 minutes for the LTE on my IPX to register on sprints network, but since then, I've been solid (going into and out of LTE/wifi connections) ... all other sub 13.4 releases just sucked the big baloney sandwhich

hopefully b2 is just as good
 
With 13.4 being released so early seems like a good chance there could be a 13.5. iOS 12.4 wasn't released until July 22nd last year.
 
kycophpd said:
I have only shared one folder for testing and have not seen any issues.
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I'm having an issue on my iPhone where the update is telling me it cannot verify the update because I am no longer connected to the internet. I have disconnected wifi, reconnected, airplane mode, remove airplane mode, restart iPhone .... all still the same message. iPad update worked fine.
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Just removed the profile, reinstalled restarted, re downloaded and now installing fine
 
If anyone is still having the update verification issue, go to Settings, General, iPhone Storage, and delete the Beta 2 update and redownload. Fixed mine (Or Apple fixed the verification issue while I was downloading it)
 
kycophpd said:
If anyone is still having the update verification issue, go to Settings, General, iPhone Storage, and delete the Beta 2 update and redownload. Fixed mine (Or Apple fixed the verification issue while I was downloading it)
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I was just able to update no problem.
 
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Anyone else excited for iCloud folder sharing? We haven't heard much about it since it was announced at WWDC last year, but I'm excited it's finally almost here.
 
Tv app was constantly crashing on launch even after reload, reinstall. Wouldn’t allow me to run the app or its contents
 
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