First Beta of iOS 11 Now Available for Developers

[johngordon]

Haven’t read the whole thread, so apologies if this has been spotted already.

Something I’d wished was possible but wasn’t, was the ability to change which frame from a live photo is the main still you see. Wel, now you can choose the key photo from a scrubber.

Really happy about that as I had a few photos of people where there are more natural smiles near the end where people are relaxing after the photo is taken, but still captured in a live photo.

 

[alexgowers]

Very disappointed with iOS 11 for iPhone (although it looks better on iPad). Basically the same cumbersome notification system, widgets only on the 1st screen (any new animated ones?) and the same grid/folder layout since the first iPhone. Photos and Maps may be an improved, but now only match what Google has been offering in Android. It may be time to give Android a try.

There is definitely a feeling that a home screen of apps is a misuse of space. Not only that but no widgets or options to arrange pages of apps in different ways make iOS feel clunky. I'm pretty happy to have 'Files' app as it was needed very badly. I don't like android for many reasons but the idea of a home screen you can customise until it is Zen is more apple than apple knows and should have been adopted years ago, they kinda did it with the lock screen, that's very zen in comparison to staring at apps on unlock.

Ironically the iPad is where it should be going, a task bar of apps with a clear home screen!

 

[karolynaz]

If somebody still thinking about installing iOS 11 on device that they will use everyday – iOS 11 works slow, animations lag and battery life is terrible Only 4 hours at work, and my battery already at 63%
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There is definitely a feeling that a home screen of apps is a misuse of space. Not only that but no widgets or options to arrange pages of apps in different ways make iOS feel clunky. I'm pretty happy to have 'Files' app as it was needed very badly. I don't like android for many reasons but the idea of a home screen you can customise until it is Zen is more apple than apple knows and should have been adopted years ago, they kinda did it with the lock screen, that's very zen in comparison to staring at apps on unlock.

Ironically the iPad is where it should be going, a task bar of apps with a clear home screen!

You can put widgets in lock screen. Why would you need them on home screen? It will duplicate... Even with Android, majority of people don't use widgets, 'cause they aren't so practical. The only thing would be great if app icons can change, like clock do. So for example weather app would show temperature. But I think they avoid that, because if there's no connection or update of weather service wasn't success – they will be providing bad info for customers. And stupid people will go outside without umbrella thinking it's sunshine, and will be hit by the car and sue Apple.

 

[kmsanthosh]

I downloaded the profile and now it wants to go to iOS 10.3.3 Dev Beta 2 instead of iOS 11 :/

Edit: Naturally I had the wrong profile... Downloading iOS 11 beta now.

Me too facing the same problem. Could you share me the link to IOS 11 profile
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I downloaded the profile and now it wants to go to iOS 10.3.3 Dev Beta 2 instead of iOS 11 :/

Edit: Naturally I had the wrong profile... Downloading iOS 11 beta now.

me to facing the same problem. Could you share me link to iOS 11 profile?

 

[flausen]

Bug/Problem: Can't open Notifications on the lock-screen. iphone6 tries to unlock by pressing the notification, wich, of course doesen't work. --> hint for touch-sensor integrated in the screen on an new iPhone???

 

[nvarga]

There are many bugs, overall I can work with new IOS. In contrary High Sierra is not usable at all.
IOS look nicer than 10 and I cannot believe that Files can open zip file downladed with Safari.

 

[FasterQuieter]

Broke Plex, broke Safari content blockers then when I rebooted my 12.9 iPad Pro it got stuck on the boot screen. Back to iOS 10 for me. Must learn patience. I did like what I saw though. Looking forward to September.

 

[cwwilson]

Got iOS 11 installed. Hate that ad blockers are broken but remember y’all this is a beta... things are going to be glitchy/incompatible for a while. Things will smoothen out over the coming weeks and months to follow.

 

[pbateman]

Has anyone been able to test iOS 11 with Car Play yet? If so is it working with current versions of Car Play?

For me the on screen guidance is not working, there are supposed ot be 2 'settings', you tap once for detailed guidance and then again for minimal guidance, when i tap for detailed guidance i just get a small black bar on top but no directions, which makes it pretty much unusable in that sense.
Other things like the speed markings mostly work. Can anyone else confirm if the on screen guidance works for them?

 

[rockisdead]

I have had multitasking split screen on my S7 and I can tell you it isn't very useful. Sometimes I load a video, but then there isn't enough room to really do anything. Even chrome feels crowded.

I see your point, but the fact is if I need to check email or news while I'm watching youtube video, the video stopped, it's kind of annoying for me, it's useful feature IMO, especially when doing copy & paste, I think at least apple should offer this feature in plus version as it has 5.5 inches screen.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Got iOS 11 installed. Hate that ad blockers are broken but remember y’all this is a beta... things are going to be glitchy/incompatible for a while. Things will smoothen out over the coming weeks and months to follow.

There's roughly 13 pages of bugs listed in the release notes.

 

[jdoll021]

It all depends on what you consider 'aesthetically pleasing'.

I'll concede the point that aesthetics are in the eye of the beholder, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find many people who agree that the 10 year old "grid of apps" layout on the home screen is aesthetically pleasing. I think you'd also find many, if not most, would find the Android OS home screen layout more functional as well. There may be other reasons why people may prefer an Android OS home screen layout but stick to Apple: embedded in the Apple Ecosystem, security, etc.

For my part, it's Apple's commitment to privacy and security that keeps me with them. But everyone has their breaking point, and I'm fast approaching mine. You, or someone else, might be tempted to just flippantly say "ok, buh bye," but it would be arrogant presumption to just assume that myself and those others who say "that's it, I'm leaving!" (or getting close to it) are just "one offs." How many "one offs" does it take before Apple starts saying "oh, shiite, we're not making products people love anymore!"?

 

[Moneoa]

You know we all suffer from
#firstworld problems when people say they are at a breaking point because no dark mode or widgets or app drawers or big UI changes. There is tech for every segment of the population. If you don’t like a brand because of their design philosophies then its pretty simple, go get a handset that checks the boxes for you. For the fraction of people who say they don’t like apple but apparently for some reason feel like their phone holds them prisoner their is another segment who enjoys it. Sales numbers don’t lie...apple is far from a dud

 

[Moneoa]

For my part, it's Apple's commitment to How many "one offs" does it take before Apple starts saying "oh, shiite, we're not making products people love anymore!"?

No, products you and some other don’t love anymore. Millions of others disagree with that and show that by buying apple products consistently

 

[jdoll021]

No, products you and some other don’t love anymore. Millions of others disagree with that and show that by buying apple products consistently

No, you apparently missed my point (or, maybe I didn't make it well enough). Millions may still be buying Apple products and most may still like it (or think they do), but a sizable portion may have other reasons (like myself) for staying in the Apple ecosystem for the time being. The question is, how many more profit motivated bonehead decisions will they make before the footsteps of customers running away starts becoming louder? It may be true, today, that Millions are still buying Apple. However, if Apple continues as they are, will it remain true? I don't know, but I doubt it. Microsoft was once considered a great company, then their lust for profit made them pull some boneheaded moves and now they're really only riding on their past successes. That's unsustainable.

Edit: I'll take my coupon now for the tangent below.
Personally, I think Microsoft should have been broken up over a decade ago, but it wasn't. That's what happens when you have a weak and cowed government with politicians owned by the elite and the same corporations they're supposed to be keeping an eye on. The fox watching the hen house.
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If you don’t like a brand because of their design philosophies then its pretty simple, go get a handset that checks the boxes for you.

Here's a question for you...what do you do when all of the handset designs out there do NOT check all of the boxes? The closest UI design I saw that was still secure was Ubuntu Touch. But then Canonical had to go and drop development of it! I will not go Android OS because it's a great UI design with a bunch of jerks who view me as a commodity sell-able to the highest bidder. I do not like iOS's UI design but at least Apple makes money off of hardware and has no incentive to turn me into a sell-able commodity, for now. Windows Mobile is Windows, 'nuff said.

Face it, companies aren't interested in making or designing things that tailor to an individuals unique tastes. They would much rather force fit everyone into one or two product categories because then they can "consolidate" i.e. cut production costs, increase margins and maximize profit all at the expense of real choices for real people. What's so ironic about this is that when I was growing up in the 80's, we were taught that this was how the Soviets lived and only Communist Russia limited choice to a very few specific products in any industry (i.e. no real choice for which kind of car you could buy, you get your POS Russian made car and that's it). Now the shoe is on the other foot.

 

[FangRock]

Does it record the audio that is playing or through the microphone?

It looks like app audio, not external but I've seen other say you can set to mic

 

[potentmf]

that is one of the reasons I miss my Note 5. Having two screens up at once is so handy.

So there is not multitasking or split screen on iOS11 for iPhone? I really want this feature as sometime I need to copy some content from one app to the other, not one time but multiple times.

 

[4jasontv]

I see your point, but the fact is if I need to check email or news while I'm watching youtube video, the video stopped, it's kind of annoying for me, it's useful feature IMO, especially when doing copy & paste, I think at least apple should offer this feature in plus version as it has 5.5 inches screen.

No doubt that its annoying. It's so annoying Google sells a premium service that allows audio in the background so you can leave the app to do something else for a moment. There is a problem here that is begging to be solved, but based on how Samsung did split screen I am not so sure it's the way to go about it. I really like the way the ipad handles this, but it has a lot more screen to share. The S7 does have a setting that lets you use an app as a floating, resizable video by making a gesture, but the window isn't really that easy to manipulate. I don't know how they could do it better, but I have no doubt that Apple can solve it.

 

[Moneoa]

No, you apparently missed my point (or, maybe I didn't make it well enough). Millions may still be buying Apple products and most may still like it (or think they do), but a sizable portion may have other reasons (like myself) for staying in the Apple ecosystem for the time being. The question is, how many more profit motivated bonehead decisions will they make before the footsteps of customers running away starts becoming louder? It may be true, today, that Millions are still buying Apple. However, if Apple continues as they are, will it remain true? I don't know, but I doubt it. Microsoft was once considered a great company, then their lust for profit made them pull some boneheaded moves and now they're really only riding on their past successes. That's unsustainable.

Edit: I'll take my coupon now for the tangent below.
Personally, I think Microsoft should have been broken up over a decade ago, but it wasn't. That's what happens when you have a weak and cowed government with politicians owned by the elite and the same corporations they're supposed to be keeping an eye on. The fox watching the hen house.
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Here's a question for you...what do you do when all of the handset designs out there do NOT check all of the boxes? The closest UI design I saw that was still secure was Ubuntu Touch. But then Canonical had to go and drop development of it! I will not go Android OS because it's a great UI design with a bunch of jerks who view me as a commodity sell-able to the highest bidder. I do not like iOS's UI design but at least Apple makes money off of hardware and has no incentive to turn me into a sell-able commodity, for now. Windows Mobile is Windows, 'nuff said.

Face it, companies aren't interested in making or designing things that tailor to an individuals unique tastes. They would much rather force fit everyone into one or two product categories because then they can "consolidate" i.e. cut production costs, increase margins and maximize profit all at the expense of real choices for real people. What's so ironic about this is that when I was growing up in the 80's, we were taught that this was how the Soviets lived and only Communist Russia limited choice to a very few specific products in any industry (i.e. no real choice for which kind of car you could buy, you get your POS Russian made car and that's it). Now the shoe is on the other foot.

If none check the boxes you become Andy Rubin and make it from scratch LOL

 

[AppleInLVX]

Apple doesn't want third parties to compete with the watch. This has resulted in me hardly ever wearing my Apple watch and giving up on the platform for the most part. The stand data is especially infuriating.

Compete? This gaping hole in usability makes the competition a heck of a lot more appealing. If they don't want competition, they should at least aim for feature parity with the most basic functionality!
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Yes - it works fine on my iPad Pro - can use the pencil to navigate almost everything - including home-screen icons, safari links, etc. The only thing you need to use a finger for are gestures - eg. swipe up to display the control centre, etc.

Thank you for this. I'd already ordered one, but this makes me feel better about it. My iPad Air is getting a little long in the tooth. Time for an upgrade.

 

[biel]

So, does this mean that the iPhone will have Apple Pencil support???

 

[ovo6]

This year I'm not gonna install iOS 11 when it comes out I'm just gonna experience it first on the iPhone 8 well I did it with my last two iPhone's 6s and 7

 

[jdoll021]

If none check the boxes you become Andy Rubin and make it from scratch LOL

Lol, yes! Well, wish I had the time to code my own OS.

 

[Marshall73]

It's the first developer beta. The sooner you report the bugs, the sooner they'll get fixed.

Yup, goes without saying.

 

[XxAnonymousxX]

Bugs I’ve noticed are toggle for Bluetooth in control center doesn’t work. Also when you’re playing music or a video from any source, even after it’s over, the player does not disappear from the lock screen. Notes app is very buggy. When hitting the home button twice for app switcher, the screen goes black before it switches to the other app. When sending someone a iMessage with animated background, when hitting the replay button it does not work