iOS 14.4 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[gank41]

This is the first time I've installed a beta. Are you saying that all of these submissions "disappear" once you install a newer beta? It doesn't keep an archive or running history of your submissions? And if an issue isn't resolved in the previous beta you have to re-create the submission from scratch? That's crazy, if so.

You can still trigger a sysdiagnose log file by pressing the up & down volume buttons along with the lock button, all at the same time. You’ll feel a quick Taptic vibration alert and it’ll take a screenshot.
That’s been the norm up until semi-recently, where now the appropriate log files are all gathered within the Feedback app itself. But it only does that when you first submit Feedback. If you wanted to add to existing feedback, you’d have to trigger the sysdiagnose log file manually and then upload it thru the Feedback app on your Mac. Easier to just submit new Feedback.

 

[dk001]

App Library.
Have two apps in the alphabetic list that are not in folders
The apps in “Recently Added” are not the ones recently added
Suggestions actually makes some sense
The big three in each folder do not always represent the most common used apps

Other than the items noted above, which I see some or all of with each beta update, no changes noted in the App Library.

12 ProMax.

 

[uandme72]

You can still trigger a sysdiagnose log file by pressing the up & down volume buttons along with the lock button, all at the same time. You’ll feel a quick Taptic vibration alert and it’ll take a screenshot.
That’s been the norm up until semi-recently, where now the appropriate log files are all gathered within the Feedback app itself. But it only does that when you first submit Feedback. If you wanted to add to existing feedback, you’d have to trigger the sysdiagnose log file manually and then upload it thru the Feedback app on your Mac. Easier to just submit new Feedback.

You can add sysdiagnose log files to an existing feedback too. Just click the Add more Information option under the three dots button at top right of screen.

 

[DougieS]

Yes, correct behavior if locked. But not correct behavior when unlocked and at the Home Screen and your wife texts you from her iPhone and it shows her phone number at the top instead of her name. This has been my experience in the last week+ or so. Maybe two. And I'm seeing this on my iPhone and iPad.

Ah okay fair enough, I’ve luckily not seen this bug so thought there was some confusion! Thanks for clearing it up

 

[twisted-pixel]

Are the notifications for incoming iMessages coming through as phone numbers instead of the sender’s name for anyone else?

yup...me too

 

[mrtose]

Anyone has problem with flickering camera at 60 fps? Only the room with led lightning.

 

[gank41]

You can add sysdiagnose log files to an existing feedback too. Just click the Add more Information option under the three dots button at top right of screen.

And this is done on the iPhone/iPad itself within the Feedback app? Do you still have to trigger the sysdiagnose or does it show gathering log files? I don't see any options other than browsing the Files app folders or my Photo Library.

 

[jonnyb098]

Swiping to go home and switch apps is kind of a key usability concern to be crippled still. Happens on my iPad Pro and iPhone 12. Also still get animation stutters on both devices. Funny how Apple brags about how powerful their chips are and its flagship devices cant render smooth system animations after 4 months of iOS 14.

 

[TheAustrianGuy]

Anyone has problem with flickering camera at 60 fps? Only the room with led lightning.

Could be related to 50Hz LED flicker.

 

[jpsmith76]

Has anyone seen contacts with Emergency Bypass turned on, not making a sound....like the feature is not turned on at all?

I turned it off and back on in an individual contact but waiting for that person to text me again to see if that fixed it.

Seems like there might have been some behind the scenes changes with contacts in this release, with the whole showing as numbers issue mentioned earlier.

 

[iamsikora]

I've had this issue since day one with my camera, when it is in 2.5x it does not focus well. I thought this was because of software but maybe I am wrong? Is anyone else having this issue?

 

[C DM]

I've had this issue since day one with my camera, when it is in 2.5x it does not focus well. I thought this was because of software but maybe I am wrong? Is anyone else having this issue?

If this is in relation to iPhone 12, it might be something related to what's discussed in another thread:

iPhone 12 Pro camera cannot focus up close

Just got my iPhone 12 Pro and noticed there is an issue focusing objects up close. The object up close doesn't focus with auto focus or when I tap on the object. It will eventually work after multiple tries. Sometimes it flips between focus to out of focus continuously. I've never had this issue...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[bilibug]

Anyone noticed that iPhone selectes android use contacts in blue who have android phones? Happens to my mother all the time and she has S9 phone and in my context 7 out 10 times in high lights in blue? I have to exit contacts several times before it turned green. Other wise the nesssge will fail to send. It think it’s an iPhone?

Had these individuals previously used an iPhone? I had a similar issue when I switched to an Android phone for a few years. My email address and maybe phone number were still linked to my Apple profile and (i)Messages as a valid address. I don't remember how I fixed it, but I think there may have been an Apple support article on it.

 

[dk001]

Looking into Widgets ...

First I noticed was Weather. Widget was 1 degree F more than the app. Both were off by 10 degreees F.
W = 79.
A = 78
Actual 69.

As I look at these, I am seeing no real changes to widgets with this beta.

 

[uandme72]

And this is done on the iPhone/iPad itself within the Feedback app? Do you still have to trigger the sysdiagnose or does it show gathering log files? I don't see any options other than browsing the Files app folders or my Photo Library.

Yes. Correct. It is to be done on the device itself within the Feedback app.
You don't have to trigger the sysdiagnose, rather the feedback app itself gathers the additional log files once you click the option for "Device Diagnostics" which shows up after the ... button is clicked within the feedback app.

 

[jpsmith76]

Has anyone seen contacts with Emergency Bypass turned on, not making a sound....like the feature is not turned on at all?

I turned it off and back on in an individual contact but waiting for that person to text me again to see if that fixed it.

Seems like there might have been some behind the scenes changes with contacts in this release, with the whole showing as numbers issue mentioned earlier.

Update: Turing off and back on Emergency Bypass for the individual contacts fixed it.

 

[DimaVR]

iPhone 10 xs max and so far on issues in the last 24 hours that would piss me off! Seems smooth and I like it a lot so far

 

[calibru_2good_4u]

YouTube app is not refreshing the feed ..

 

[iOSBry]

Swiping to go home and switch apps is kind of a key usability concern to be crippled still. Happens on my iPad Pro and iPhone 12. Also still get animation stutters on both devices. Funny how Apple brags about how powerful their chips are and its flagship devices cant render smooth system animations after 4 months of iOS 14.

You should see the stutterfest on the Apple TV 4K running tvOS 14.4 beta 2!

While it’s better than beta 1, it’s still bad.

 

[dk001]

More issues and bugs ...

IPP 11 2020
1. Messages - in landscape, if you select Edit then Select Messages (wanted to delete several threads), once you start selecting you cannot scroll down if the top selected thread is at the top.
2. Some Outgoing Messages are showing in the wrong color - blue instead of green. These fail 100% of the time
3. Some new threads are showing in the Senders phone number instead of Contact Name.
4. Messages forwarded from my 12 ProMax, when changed on the 12 (status) this does not forward for any non-iMessage items
5. Message Text Box may show normal, shortened, or absent. Selecting another thread then going back usually corrects the issue

Safari
1. Have had random freezing of a tab. Killing the Tab then reopening from History fixes the issue

Other
1. Apps are freezing at times forcing a kill and reload of the app. Heckfire, FF9, Word, Pages so far

12 ProMax
Messages
1. New messages in Notifications is not displaying the proper Contact id at times.

Mail
1. Had several deleted emails (Gmail) reappear in the Inbox as read.
2. Exchange Calendar invites (Apple Calendar) fail to create the event in Calendar. This is not all invites. Still investigating.

Reminders
1. These do not appear to be working.

All items except Echange Calendar Invites has been reported.

 

[jettie1767]

Has anyone seen contacts with Emergency Bypass turned on, not making a sound....like the feature is not turned on at all?

I turned it off and back on in an individual contact but waiting for that person to text me again to see if that fixed it.

Seems like there might have been some behind the scenes changes with contacts in this release, with the whole showing as numbers issue mentioned earlier.

It’s working fine for me.

 

[srbNYC]

Trying to gauge battery-life with new beta but not sure yet. Others?

 

[dk001]

Trying to gauge battery-life with new beta but not sure yet. Others?

Hard to tell. It is usually poor after an update till everything is settled - a couple of days.
Will know more by this weekend ...

Based on what I have seen so far, I do not expect much if any real change.
12 PM and IPP 11

 

[dk001]

12 ProMax and IPP 11

Mail - new bug. or maybe a new strain of an older bug.

Badge will state a number. On opening the app the number under Unread matched. So I manually refresh. Some numbers change, they usually double, then it mostly settles back to the original Unread number. So I open Unread. Sometime in the next 30 seconds or so I get a bunch of new Unreads on the screen screwing everything up.

But just now I have the opposite happen. Did the check, the manual refresh then opened Unread. Not a single email in it.

Mail contains Exchange (MS), iCloud, and 2 Gmail. Same accounts on both devices.

Reported via Feedback.

 

[Michael Clarke]

as of Xbox Series... it isn’t officially supported but it uses the same
Protocol as Xbox one controller so it should still work

Not quite... Check out this support article from Apple. It states:

Microsoft and Apple are working together to bring compatibility for the Xbox Series X controller to customers in a future update.

I guess it's not this update then.