Is beta 6 to that point yet (in your experience)? I'm thinking of going for it on my 7 Plus. Are there any deal breakers or is it pretty close to the final release?
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Beta 6 daily driver
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mind if I have some as well while we wait for this thread to get closed too?
Handing the bag over to you. Eyes glued on the drama to unfold.
no deal breakers for me but you need to be aware of the speak screen/selection workaround to the CC long press bug.
it's been the smoothest public beta for me on iPhone 6
Beta, no. If you have to ask, you shouldn't be running betas
Why another thread on this....
The amount of bugs a person will tolerate in a daily driver greatly varies from one user to another. Personally, I would recommend you hold off until the official release / GM.
However, if you are so inclined to generously offer feedback to better the GM, then please, install away!
However, if you are so inclined to generously offer feedback to better the GM, then please, install away!
Definitely still some issues but no show stoppers for me. It runs very smooth. Issues so far is that Carplay is a bit laggy and some issues with other apps. Maps are also a bit slow to load. Siri has crashed a few times as well.
I did notice this morning that Shuffling songs from my watch causes a few skips until a song is settled upon.
I did notice this morning that Shuffling songs from my watch causes a few skips until a song is settled upon.
To be honest, I felt like the first beta was suitable enough as a daily driver. But maybe that's because of my experience with previous betas. I've been doing this since the iOS 5 beta, and never had any major issues. Although, beta 1 of iOS 9 was a complete disaster in terms of battery life, but it was fixed with the second beta. Overall, it has never been an issue. And iOS 11 is no exception.
It was a bit more buggy compared to iOS 10 in the beginning, but the cool thing about being part of the beta process is that you get to experience everything getting faster, smoother and better. Noticing the same with iOS 11. First beta wasn't too bad at all, but compared to beta 6? Boy, we've come a long way, haven't we?
Anyway. My answer would be simple: I believe iOS 11 beta 6 is definitely stable enough to be used as a daily driver. Still, you might want to be cautious with all this, and try it out on any other iOS device that you aren't using as your primary device. If you have one, of course.
It was a bit more buggy compared to iOS 10 in the beginning, but the cool thing about being part of the beta process is that you get to experience everything getting faster, smoother and better. Noticing the same with iOS 11. First beta wasn't too bad at all, but compared to beta 6? Boy, we've come a long way, haven't we?
Anyway. My answer would be simple: I believe iOS 11 beta 6 is definitely stable enough to be used as a daily driver. Still, you might want to be cautious with all this, and try it out on any other iOS device that you aren't using as your primary device. If you have one, of course.
I don't think it's necessary to get all crabby about people asking this question. We all realize some people will tolerate more bugginess than others. We all know beta software isn't perfect. It's just a question to see what the general consensus is on the user experience at this point. We can make our own decisions based on the feedback. If enough people feel like the bugs are minor and it's reasonably stable for a beta, I might be inclined to go for it. If I hear multiple people saying a certain class of apps isn't working right, that apps are crashing, I'll likely hold off.
It's just difficult sometimes to wade through tons of posts about all sorts of things right after a beta release happens. So a thread like this is a nice summary.
It's just difficult sometimes to wade through tons of posts about all sorts of things right after a beta release happens. So a thread like this is a nice summary.
Haven't had to hard reset since Beta 4. Some apps still don't work though, so there's that.
i ran beta 4 as a daily driver for a few days before beta 5 dropped. heavier battery drains in both when compared to 10.3.3, but otherwise useable for daily use. some minor bugs, but nothing impacted me on a daily basis other that the app switcher bug in beta 5 and the battery drain. beta 6 fixed the app switcher issue and so far the battery life is much better. so far I'm pleased with the DD beta 6.
Yes, beta 6 is good enough to use on your main phone. I'm relying on it and haven't been let down. Much. Mail app froze but closing it and letting it repopulate took a couple of minutes (reported to Apple as a bug). Battery life, especially on standby, was a problem for me in earlier betas but seems OK now.
I'm actually surprised at how stable beta 6 has become. There's occasional UI hiccups like truncated widgets & a slight delay when opening apps, but besides that there have been 0 issues (surprisingly) at all. It feels like 10.3.3 with a little worse battery life and lacking a little optimization.
Just be patient. Next week we get the "Can I use beta 7 as a daily driver" thread!
I'm already drafting my "Can I use iOS 11.1 PB 3 on my daily driver?" thread ready
Same here, working very well. Animations seem to be pretty smooth here on a 7+. They have removed 3D Touch Multitasking intentionally. Idk why, I really liked that feature. Everything working well so far.
I hope it’s not because they’re adding a dedicated virtual button for multi tasking as an iPhone 8 specific feature.
