Everything New in iOS 13 Beta 5: iPad Home Screen Options, New Volume Levels, Updated Share Sheet and More

[greg624]

I think they only rebranded it over here. It used to just be called “Car-Net” but now it’s “We Connect”. It was renamed alongside a total overhaul of the app. Even shows the correct color of your specific car too. Just a shame it’s broken on iOS 13 so far!

I actually don't have carnet active anymore so I wouldn't be able to tell you about that

 

[twistedpixel8]

I actually don't have carnet active anymore so I wouldn't be able to tell you about that

It’s stupidly expensive for what little it offers anyway, I don’t blame you. I won’t be renewing after the 3 years free subscription.

 

[heretiq]

none of the betas have worked for me!

I spoke too soon. A day after installing beta 5, CarPlay started to give me trouble. The old problems were there plus CarPlay started dropping and the Maps app refused to work. Resetting and disconnecting the phone didn’t help; but I discovered that switching Maps from full screen and toggling my car’s smartphone interface to select CarPlay via the vehicle controls (Audi MMI) helped.

 

[MuGeN PoWeR]

I spoke too soon. A day after installing beta 5, CarPlay started to give me trouble. The old problems were there plus CarPlay started dropping and the Maps app refused to work. Resetting and disconnecting the phone didn’t help; but I discovered that switching Maps from full screen and toggling my car’s smartphone interface to select CarPlay via the vehicle controls (Audi MMI) helped.

i havent tried the latest build yet. will be trying it over the weekend! Hopefully it works!

 

[greg624]

It’s stupidly expensive for what little it offers anyway, I don’t blame you. I won’t be renewing after the 3 years free subscription.

Only thing I like is tracking location. It’s nice if my roommate or a friend borrows a car and I want to see where they’re going. Or if I forget to lock the doors or leave a window open. Should be cheaper definitely.

 

[thefourthpope]

Still can't just put the desktop icons where you want them.
Still no haptic/taptic feedback in the keyboard.
Still have to slide down control center in order to see the battery percentage.
Still Notifications need a complete redesign.

I’d love haptic feedback on the keyboard, but battery percentage is shown.

 

[rmariboe]

I spoke too soon. A day after installing beta 5, CarPlay started to give me trouble. The old problems were there plus CarPlay started dropping and the Maps app refused to work. Resetting and disconnecting the phone didn’t help; but I discovered that switching Maps from full screen and toggling my car’s smartphone interface to select CarPlay via the vehicle controls (Audi MMI) helped.

Huh, I’ve only had betas .2, .3 and .4 so far, but all have worked with CarPlay in my Golf GTE (mid tier head unit - the one below Discover Pro - without navigation). Better than with iOS 12 actually...

 

[ZeitGeist]

... they are bending the knee to the true winners of the war.

ROTFLOL. suuuuuure....

 

[ZeitGeist]

I don't like the More layout because when the iPad is vertical, I can't stand the empty space on top and bottom. Is that considered a bug or am I missing something here. It's absolutely hideous.

Report it using the feedback app and let Apple know - they can’t fix something if you don’t tell them.

 

[bent00]

Lol, if you think there’s something “common” about an 8 person family... not wanting to share a few photos, but literally wanting the EXACT same camera roll on all devices... ummm, I hate to break it to you; but the 1st thing I thought (or can imagine anyone else thinking), is “wow, that is super weird”.

Like there’s either some severe next-level co-dependency issues, deep knit into the entire family (very unhealthy), or... (probably a lot more likely), you’re an extreme control freak that imagines your family enjoys total lack of privacy, choice, & wants an identical camera roll on all 8 devices.
I can assure you... they do NOT.
If nobody has let you know that yet:
Work on communication too.
Maybe they’re scared to tell you?
There’s WAY too much to unpack in your story than to worry about iCloud storage!
I’m trying to imagine a world where an entire family has zero individual experiences & literally every single thing any of them experience is 100% communal with the entire family...
I guess cult members, living on a compound, that are disallowed communication with the outside world springs to mind... but I hardly think this could be “common”.

ha! yes, we're a cult! Who wouldn't want to join with our strict no-privacy edict!
actually we're a family of 4, 2 devices each (I'll let your vivid imagination run wild with what devices we must all have), my wife wants all pictures on her iPhone & iPad, and so do the kids who have no desire to manage their own photo libraries, but sometimes want to call up their 4 year old little league photos, etc. As soon as anyone in the family expresses a desire for more privacy or manage their own library, I will have no problems with it. I'd rather not have to put everyone on google photos to solve this issue, so why not just allow the option to log into your photos app per appleID like you can with messages?

 

[bent00]

Why would you want to share an entire photo library instead of setting up shared albums?

I mean, I live in a family, and can’t imagine I’d want my photo library cluttered with my kid’s screen shots of Kawaii fruits and vegetables, nor would my wife be interested in my screenshots of Xcode windows.

You say it’s a common problem, but I can’t imagine ANY family that would be interested in such a feature - it sounds horrifying.

Lots of families, both online in forums and in person with friends & neighbors. It is much easier, when I sit down to do my weekly 15-minute culling of the family photo library, to remove the kid's pics of the ground & my no longer needed screenshots than it would be to set up a massive operation managing & paying for iCloud storage for the libraries of 4 family members. One library - shared. Kids can have their own albums if they want. What's so odd about that?

 

[cmaier]

Lots of families, both online in forums and in person with friends & neighbors. It is much easier, when I sit down to do my weekly 15-minute culling of the family photo library, to remove the kid's pics of the ground & my no longer needed screenshots than it would be to set up a massive operation managing & paying for iCloud storage for the libraries of 4 family members. One library - shared. Kids can have their own albums if they want. What's so odd about that?

I think you are confusing libraries and folders. If you are sharing a library then every photo anyone takes shows up in all of your camera rolls.

 

[bent00]

I concede that there are problems with sharing ONE camera roll ALL the time, but in my family of six we have 20 years worth of childhood photos and videos that EVERY member of the family would appreciate.

Is there a way to share these aside from copying them to each account 6 times? That is a LOT of storage. Once the kids come of age and move out that problem is solved, but until then...

FWIW, I haven't attempted to investigate this recently. Several years ago I just put all the family photos in a shared directory, but it's a PITA to keep updated so I quit trying.

My hack is the only easy way I know of: all devices logged in the same (family) appleID thereby sharing the same photos library. This also solves the shared contacts problem. But it causes crosstalk in other apps like phone log (we see a mixture of each other's calls even though we have separate numbers of course) and other "it's not my own private icloud account" issues. Many suggestions of family sharing/shared albums, but the limit is 5,000 photos which sounds like plenty, but like you said, 20 years of family photos easily puts you well into the 10's of thousands.
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I think you are confusing libraries and folders. If you are sharing a library then every photo anyone takes shows up in all of your camera rolls.

I'm aware of the difference. Just saying that the kids can create folders to put their own pics into if they want to be able to only have to look at their own stuff.

 

[bent00]

I see, yes you would have some initial work to get all current photos there. But you can also share iCloud space when you get the larger version (200gb or greater) with the family as shared storage. Not that this will resolve your issue with Apple doing what you want, but you may want to look into OneDrive. That functions automatically too when photos are taken they automatically upload and you could share the ID with family so all photos would go there. Actually works pretty well. Just an option you may want to look at.

I'm fine with paying apple $3/mo for 200GB (not really, but hey - you gotta pay something). Would prefer not to pay $10/mo to do the multi library setup of what would basically amount to identical copies of the same library.
Looking at OneDrive - it says only one account can auto-upload when the photo is taken. I think you are suggesting that you can log into the OneDrive app with the same credentials on multiple devices and they all will still auto-upload when the photo is taken. Has this been your experience?