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iOS 12 Users Running Current Beta Plagued With Popup Prompting an Update
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Yes! Thanks for reporting on this. A few days ago it happened maybe twice, now it pops up every time I unlock the phone. I'm running the latest iOS version already, as always. It's very nerve-racking but it could be worse. Thought I was the only one ... I finally resorted to googling how to address it and this article popped up
And here is the solution to the problem:
1. Go to Settings - General - Date & Time
2. Toggle 'Set Automatically' Off
3. Change Date to Aug 27 or any previous date
4. And... Tadaaaaaa. It's Done!
YanJoy!!
Get someone else to do the testing or use two devices, one stable on iOS11 and a companion iOS12.
Not saying most people need to do this, but the user being responded to was talking about his situation being unsafe as a result of issues in a beta release. If safety is a concern then opt out of the testing, do so with redundancy or conduct that testing once iOS 12 is final and some immediate release issues are documented. Most people on the beta probably aren't risking their personal health by opting in and should probably just be advised to make a backup first.
Alternatively the person could pull his car over, unlock his phone, then resume travelling. That surely would be better than resolving your beta issues while driving.
Manually setting the date back a few weeks gets rid of the alert.
iPhone and iPad users who have installed the current iOS 12 beta are being plagued with a continual popup that suggests a new iOS update is available when it's not.
Affected users are seeing the following message: "A new iOS update is now available. Please update from the iOS 12 beta." The problem is users receiving this message are running the most recent version of iOS and there is no additional software to update to.
Beta testers have been seeing this popup since the latest beta was released on August 27, but over the course of the last day, the popups have become much more frequent.
Many users are now seeing the popup every time an iPhone or iPad running the beta is unlocked, and it is a popup that must be manually dismissed each and every time before an iOS device can be accessed.
Developer Guilherme Rambo has suggested that an error in the latest update causes the iOS beta to think that its expiration date is imminent, leading to the popup problem.
Complaints on Twitter and the MacRumors forums are picking up from users who are frustrated with having to continually dismiss the popup, and it's not clear when a fix will be available.
Article Link: iOS 12 Users Running Current Beta Plagued With Popup Prompting an Update
Its beta, its put out for users to test and find issues, You install and use knowing issues may happen,
report issues to apple and either revert back to 11 or press close and go about your day,
I'm sure an update will be forth coming.
report issues to apple and either revert back to 11 or press close and go about your day,
I'm sure an update will be forth coming.
I’m getting this pop up constantly. Apple needs to release a fix. Couldn’t be that hard to figure out. Very consistent repeatable problem
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I’m sure it’s been mentioned already, the solution is simple, roll back to the 11.4.1 general release.
Yes the pop up is annoying, but it comes with the territory. It seems each year as more people are trying the public beta there’s a sense of entitlement for the beta releases to work flawlessly. That’s not the intent of beta software and Apple tells users not to use it on non-testing devices.
Bottom line, if problems like this bother you, your not a good fit for the beta program.
Just my 2 cents.
Yes the pop up is annoying, but it comes with the territory. It seems each year as more people are trying the public beta there’s a sense of entitlement for the beta releases to work flawlessly. That’s not the intent of beta software and Apple tells users not to use it on non-testing devices.
Bottom line, if problems like this bother you, your not a good fit for the beta program.
Just my 2 cents.
I'm enjoying this thread....some funny comments coming in and the faux outrage that software released for testing isn't fully tested amuses me.
iOS12, even in its public release form after beta, will still have bugs in it. The code is millions of lines long and to expect it to be perfect is just bonkers.
I've got the issue and it's slightly annoying at worst.....adding all of a quarter second to me opening the phone. To say it's the demise of Apple is crazy.
iOS12, even in its public release form after beta, will still have bugs in it. The code is millions of lines long and to expect it to be perfect is just bonkers.
I've got the issue and it's slightly annoying at worst.....adding all of a quarter second to me opening the phone. To say it's the demise of Apple is crazy.
Love these responses.
"Work flawlessly".
Many people aren't expecting that so what you saying is just a straw man. People do however do expect them to be stable or else what's the point of providing these to the public and not just devs?
Complaints like this are 100% valid. People can be annoyed. People should be vocal about issues like this.
Plus, I would rather the testers using my apps not shift off the iOS 12 beta because of this; it's not ideal when you have two weeks to dev and your audience is being discouraged from actually testing. Both for me and Apple's sake in producing a good product.
Why did you download a BETA operating system knowing there was a very real risk of issues like this ? Like you didn’t even download the beta of a little app, but the actual operating system for the entire phone, you should have known that you’re not the kind of person to be able to deal with any arising problems so it’s so confusing why you did ?
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Nope your response isn’t valid. It is a beta. Full stop. You know the risks. They are made clear up front and you accepted them.
This is also happening to iOS 11 if you didn’t remove the developer profile.
iPhone and iPad users who have installed the current iOS 12 beta are being plagued with a continual popup that suggests a new iOS update is available when it's not.
Affected users are seeing the following message: "A new iOS update is now available. Please update from the iOS 12 beta." The problem is users receiving this message are running the most recent version of iOS and there is no additional software to update to.
Beta testers have been seeing this popup since the latest beta was released on August 27, but over the course of the last day, the popups have become much more frequent.
Many users are now seeing the popup every time an iPhone or iPad running the beta is unlocked, and it is a popup that must be manually dismissed each and every time before an iOS device can be accessed.
Developer Guilherme Rambo has suggested that an error in the latest update causes the iOS beta to think that its expiration date is imminent, leading to the popup problem.
Complaints on Twitter and the MacRumors forums are picking up from users who are frustrated with having to continually dismiss the popup, and it's not clear when a fix will be available.
Article Link: iOS 12 Users Running Current Beta Plagued With Popup Prompting an Update
iPhone and iPad users who have installed the current iOS 12 beta are being plagued with a continual popup that suggests a new iOS update is available when it's not.
Affected users are seeing the following message: "A new iOS update is now available. Please update from the iOS 12 beta." The problem is users receiving this message are running the most recent version of iOS and there is no additional software to update to.
Beta testers have been seeing this popup since the latest beta was released on August 27, but over the course of the last day, the popups have become much more frequent.
Many users are now seeing the popup every time an iPhone or iPad running the beta is unlocked, and it is a popup that must be manually dismissed each and every time before an iOS device can be accessed.
Developer Guilherme Rambo has suggested that an error in the latest update causes the iOS beta to think that its expiration date is imminent, leading to the popup problem.
Complaints on Twitter and the MacRumors forums are picking up from users who are frustrated with having to continually dismiss the popup, and it's not clear when a fix will be available.
Article Link: iOS 12 Users Running Current Beta Plagued With Popup Prompting an Update
Fwiw I'm not running the beta on my primary device, just my testing devices and it does not make this issue any less annoying while working...
Are my complaints that parts of the Siri Shortcuts API are still broken valid two weeks to launch? Where do YOU draw the line lol?
With pre-alpha idiosyncrasies - but keep appeasing
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Thx for testing our serverpark bandwidth with your responses.
We are currently shredding 1000 TB/sec - as only Apple can do
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tvOS beta profile?I'm still running iOS 10. Wish I could turn off the pop ups nagging me to update to 11....
UPDATING TO iOS 11.4.1 on the software update has FIXED the issue on iOS 11.
I'm getting the same message on IOS11.4.1 beta profile (but profile now removed manually), but I've just checked and there's a hefty 2.1GB software update. Not sure if that will fix the popup on iOS 11.4.1. although there's nothing in the notes.
I'm getting the same message on IOS11.4.1 beta profile (but profile now removed manually), but I've just checked and there's a hefty 2.1GB software update. Not sure if that will fix the popup on iOS 11.4.1. although there's nothing in the notes.
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First, your attitude this (and towards me, frankly) is horrible. Like I said earlier, this is LATE beta. Almost-released software. It's just silly that a bug like this is there. It happens every time I wake the phone up. So every day, until the final release comes out, I'll bee seeing this. Awful.
Second, I'm extremely well-versed in what a beta is. I've been developing software for over 20 years, and currently develop software for iOS. So, yeah, I'm not some silly inexperienced, user that has no idea what beta means. And from that vantage-point, I'm telling you, this is dumb and shouldn't even be there.
This is just alpha SW, by def.
Major features unfrozen (group facetime)
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Get educated about elementary UX usability perspectives of beta SW
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Shouldn't be obnoxious. If you are installing beta on a device you use regularly and rely on, this is YOUR FAULT.