Apple Seeds Third Beta of iOS 11.1 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

[WhiteHawk]

7 devices at home without issues. 20 fellow employees at work without any issues either.

Guess that encompasses the majority of iOS 11 users then.

Personally I’ve seen quite a few visual glitches, battery drain on 11.0 (now fixed) and a major bug for me is the fact my smart playlists don’t update automatically anymore, if 11.1 doesn’t fix that I might have to try setting up my phone as new, not something I should need to do and haven’t done in quite a few years.

Anyone who has been following the beta process for 11 knows that it’s had a lot more bugs not fixed by the time release arrived compared to some recent iOS releases, at least the last few for me where pretty uneventful.

 

[C DM]

Except FaceID is much better as it’s literally as simple as picking up your phone to look at it. No action (putting a finger on the Home button) required.

On the other hand Touch ID can be seen as simpler as it doesn't even require picking up or holding the phone.
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Guess that encompasses the majority of iOS 11 users then.

Personally I’ve seen quite a few visual glitches, battery drain on 11.0 (now fixed) and a major bug for me is the fact my smart playlists don’t update automatically anymore, if 11.1 doesn’t fix that I might have to try setting up my phone as new, not something I should need to do and haven’t done in quite a few years.

Anyone who has been following the beta process for 11 knows that it’s had a lot more bugs not fixed by the time release arrived compared to some recent iOS releases, at least the last few for me where pretty uneventful.

While for various others the last few were quite eventful.

 

[WilliamG]

Can anyone confirm you can no longer go into Photos, select a photo and Message it in this beta? Making me crazy.

 

[rworne]

7 devices at home without issues. 20 fellow employees at work without any issues either.

iPhone 6+

Apply Pay: 8-10 seconds before ready for fingerprint
Siri: 15+seconds from home button click until ready to accept queries. "Hey Siri" can take up to 20 seconds.
Messages: 5 seconds to load and refresh screen
Mail: 5-8 seconds

I'm quite displeased with the performance.

 

[deanthedev]

I stand by my claim iOS 11 is fine based on my experiences, the experiences of my friends, family and co-workers and the general lack of issues in Apples official support forums (the only truly reliable source to see what problems people are having).

Is iOS 11 perfect? No. I’ve had a couple text alignment issues and the odd stutter. Hasn’t caused me any issues with any of my Apps or disrupted my daily usage at work in any way.

 

[omihek]

iMac design was not updated in the last 9 years.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[r-k-f]

Can anyone confirm you can no longer go into Photos, select a photo and Message it in this beta? Making me crazy.

In this very beta, I can go into Photos, select a photo and Message it.

 

[Neryus]

In this very beta, I can go into Photos, select a photo and Message it.

Thank god. I didn't understand how Apple could remove it in the first place. Even if it had a technical constraint, not allowing people to share pictures to the messaging app they are pushing so hardly as a premium feature of iOS is a big no-go.

 

[WilliamG]

In this very beta, I can go into Photos, select a photo and Message it.

For me when I select the photo and then hit the share button and select Messages, the screen just flashes and nothing happens.
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Thank god. I didn't understand how Apple could remove it in the first place. Even if it had a technical constraint, not allowing people to share pictures to the messaging app they are pushing so hardly as a premium feature of iOS is a big no-go.

It wasn’t removed. For me it just...well - see my above post.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Dark mode?!!

I have a feeling that it will come even if only for the X model since pixels that are off for OLED/ AMOLED screens are black not white like in LCDs.

 

[patjem]

It's a complete mess. Apps crashing, Notes app not responding for 3 seconds when I use the pencil to add something to a note, pushing home button 3 times during FaceTime audio call to get to my home screen or another app, camera hangings, not responding, search not working. Both on iPad Pro 10, iPhone8 en iPhone 7Plus. I'm seriously considering getting an Android phone. I cannot rely on these devices anymore.

Oh did I add my Apple Watch is already empty by 18:00 and not 22:00? And my Macbook Pro Touch Bar has random wifi issues, looks connected, but internet stops for 2 mins)

Apple fix your ****! WHO CARES ABOUT EMOJIS??

 

[meady100]

I don't have anything against emoji per se, but there more there are, the less useful they become. I don't want to sift through page after page of microscopic pictures. And yes, they come up automatically if you type the word, but then why do I need the emoji, I typed the proper word already. I just don't get the motivation from Apple to keep churning them out, it leaves me utterly nonplussed.

 

[66gonzo]

The real question is: will 11.1 beta 3 be compatible with the official Xcode? I had to downgrade back to 11.0.3 to test.

 

[Return Zero]

I’m also have the same issues with Bluetooth dropping out. Did you report it in the feeedback app

Yes. Still happening on beta 3.
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Dark mode?!!

I have a feeling that it will come even if only for the X model since pixels that are off for OLED/ AMOLED screens are black not white like in LCDs.

Try smart color invert as your accessibility shortcut. It's not a true dark mode but it's much more useful than the old color invert.

 

[JC0913]

11 is absolute hot mess on a shingle. I have stuttering. I have poor battery life. I have black screens when I move from app to app. The whole thing feels like a solid beta 4.

Since updating to 11.0.3, I have been having great battery life and most of the problems have been fixed on my 8 plus.

 

[C DM]

I don't have anything against emoji per se, but there more there are, the less useful they become. I don't want to sift through page after page of microscopic pictures. And yes, they come up automatically if you type the word, but then why do I need the emoji, I typed the proper word already. I just don't get the motivation from Apple to keep churning them out, it leaves me utterly nonplussed.

Unicode Consortium

 

[forerunnerg34]

OS only works kind of ok with the device shipped on the same year (iOS11 may break this rule), it will slow down everything else.

This became part of their practices, slow down older devices, focus on new consumers. Software is garbage even on new devices. So many betas, and fixes that make evident that Apple software is garbage. Good for them (and us) to the use of digital downloads, in the past they would have been force to ship quality software in a disc, now we got use to software that is partially working, to spend the rest of the year updating it until is kind of what should be shipped since the beginning and to be part of they QA process which doesn't work because. They may talk about privacy, but in the other hand they slow down your devices so you buy a new one, that is another way to show lack of respect for consumers. And give the person who wrote the article an iPhone and then ask the person to update to iOS and keep using it, then write that article.

I have an iPad Pro 2gen, with iOS10 the performance was really great, after a clean install of iOS11 is suddenly slow. None of my Apple devices is working properly anymore (iPhone 5s, iPad Pro 12.9 2nd gen, and iPad Air 2), this is ridiculous, they don't know how to sell more devices that their latest innovation is to make the keyboard and performance so bad and laggy to push consumers to the point that is easier to buy a new devices instead.

And if your answers to all of this is "just get and android", "don't buy Apple", "software is like that, they will fix the bugs", let me tell you respectfully that you are right in giving those advices even if you don't get to tell other people what to do. You are right except in the last part, software is not like that.

 

[0958400]

Couldn't those lovely designers who design those emojis please redesign the screwed-up GUI?

 

[DeepIn2U]

Yes. Still happening on beta 3.
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Try smart color invert as your accessibility shortcut. It's not a true dark mode but it's much more useful than the old color invert.

Ewwww. For those of us with no colour blindness or retina colour issues ... the smart color invert feature, although close unfortunately is nothing like the Dark Mode many dream of. This inverts pictures as well (unless their within an iMessage) and harsh on the eyes. Great suggestion but Ill do without or hold on to hope Apple will bring a true Dark Mode.

 

[john123]

Couldn't those lovely designers who design those emojis please redesign the screwed-up GUI?

Amen to this. Everyone keeps talking about how there are "different teams," and while that's definitely true, the aesthetics and lack of attention to detail in the GUI are straight up bad. That team desperately needs some good designers.

Also, unrelated, I love your signature.

 

[C DM]

Couldn't those lovely designers who design those emojis please redesign the screwed-up GUI?

Amen to this. Everyone keeps talking about how there are "different teams," and while that's definitely true, the aesthetics and lack of attention to detail in the GUI are straight up bad. That team desperately needs some good designers.

Also, unrelated, I love your signature.

Quite a bit more than just designers involved in all of that.

 

[EddyNZ]

Upgraded from stock 11.0 to 11.1 PB 3 on my iPhone 8 and there's a noticeable crackle when using my AirPods.

The same songs sound fine when listening on my AirPods via my MacBook or iPod.

Anyone else having this issue?

 

[john123]

Quite a bit more than just designers involved in all of that.

No one suggested otherwise. The point was that more good designers on the GUI would be useful.

 

[C DM]

No one suggested otherwise. The point was that more good designers on the GUI would be useful.

But that might not change much (and might even already be the case to one degree or another), given that more people are involved in the overall process that can have differences of opinion and override and/or guide the design.

 

[john123]

But that might not change much (and might even already be the case to one degree or another), given that more people are involved in the overall process that can have differences of opinion and override and/or guide the design.

And that's where good leadership comes in. Apple used to have that vision and leadership, which is why the UI was so heralded. Every little bit was thought out--as was the way in which the pieces would fit together.

Nowadays, it's a hodgepodge of inconsistency. A lot of people have written on this extensively, so I won't repeat their work here. Suffice it to say that Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave right now--both with regard to the aesthetics and the functionality of the features. The iOS settings menu is a great example. The amount of nested and, worse, oddly placed bits (ever taken a tour through the "Accessibility" menu? yeech...) reminds me of Windows back in the day--when it deserved the ridicule it got.

So perhaps you're right. More hands on deck might not help. But given the overall direction of things, I seriously doubt some good hands would hurt.