iOS 14 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Banglazed]

iOS 14 Beta 4

Release Date ― August 4, 2020
Build Number ― 18A5342e
Darwin Kernel Version ― 20.0.0: Mon Jul 27 02:45:29 PDT 2020; root:xnu-7195.0.8.0.1~21

iOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes

New Features & Changes

• Apple TV widget now available in this build
• Exposure Notifications dedicated menu in Settings (also functionality re-enabled)
• New 2x2 widget for shortcuts

New Issues

• After upgrading, playlists synced to iPadOS devices are gone. Playlists synced to iOS devices are still present. This only happens to non-Apple music subscriber.
• “Show Apple Music” toggle no longer works for non-Apple Music subscriber on iOS devices. Still works on iPadOS devices.
• Attachments from files.app not working with iMessage
• YouTube app on iPad loses a lot of feeds and recommendations except Breaking news and Mix. Youtube on Safari often throws error during playback or attempt to start Playing a video. Reinstalling YouTube app does not fix the Youtube app problem.
• Instagram app crashes frequently
• Keyboard disappears more often than previous betas
• Receiving phone call with AirPods Pro connected is not possible. Specifically, receiver cant hear caller’s voice and vice versa.
• After charging on wireless charger sometimes the phone slows down significantly and may not sound the alarms.
• Artwork embedded into songs using iTunes may not be displayed properly, especially when artwork files are PNG and TIFF, even if the file size is less than 10MB.

Remaining Issues

• Clock widget not updating/time incorrect compared to clock app icon
• Share sheet shows blank photos for suggested contacts from apps like Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger
• Shortcuts app unable to create QR codes
• Shortcuts app fails to activate Airplay 2 (e.g. Sonos) devices when activated in Siri
• Favourites widget is missing (could be by design)
• Refreshing App Store updates after updating apps causes the refresh to hang
• iTunes Store Genius page layout broken
• Shortcuts app unable to turn WiFi off. ( „Could not run set Wi-Fi - there was a problem communicating with the app“ )

Resolved Issues

• 3D Touch Restored
• Weather widget updates to match Weather app

Additional Notes

• Developers and testers can still report bugs using the hidden Feedback app by entering the following in Safari URL:

  applefeedback://

• iOS Release Notes
• iOS Beta Release Notes
• Deleting built-in app can affect system functionalities and Settings app. To restore affected functionalities, download the deleted built-in app back to your device.

Spoiler: Modem Firmware

• Intel iPhone 11/Pro/Max/SE 2020: 1.50.23
• Intel iPhone XR/XS/Max: 2.50.07
• Qualcomm iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 6.03.01
• Intel iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 3.50.04
• Qualcomm iPhone 7/7 Plus: 7.10.01
• Intel iPhone 7/7 Plus: 4.01.02
• iPhone SE: 9.60.00
• iPhone 6S/6S Plus: 7.70.00

Spoiler: Carrier Version

United States

• Verizon - 41.7.59 (iPhone 11 Pro)
• Visible (MVNO Verizon) 34.0
• Verizon (iPad) - 41.0
• T-Mobile - 41.7.30
• T-Mobile (iPad) - 34.5
• AT&T - 41.7.54
• AT&T (iPad) - 37.0 (b6)
• FirstNet - 41.7.1
• FirstNet (iPad) - 41.7.5
• Cricket - 40.5.2
• MetroPCS -
• U.S. Cellular - 32.5.9
• Sprint - 40.0
• TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 41.7.15
• Xfinity Mobile 41.7.11

United Kingdom

• EE - 41.0
• BT-UK MVNO on EE- 41.0
• Three - 41.7.9
• iD Mobile MVNO on Three - 36.5.4
• O2-UK - 36.0
• Vodafone UK - 40.0
• Virgin Mobile MVNO on EE- 39.5

Germany

• Vodafone.de - 39.5.2 (downgraded) - 41.7.8 (on 11 max pro)
• Telekom.de - 40.0
• O2-DE - 40.0

Australia

• Optus -
• Telstra - 41.7.10
• Vodafone AU - 41.7.5

Belgium

• Orange B - 32.5.7
• BASE - 33.0
• Telenet - 38.0
• Proximus - 41.7.2

Canada

• Videotron - 41.7.4
• Rogers - 41.0
• Fido - 38.0
• Bell - 41.7.10
• Telus - 32.5.12
• Freedom Mobile - 34.0
• Fizz - 41.7.4
• Virgin Mobile - 41.7.10

France

• Bouygues Telecom - 40.0
• Orange France - 31.5.1
• Orange Morocco - 31.5

Netherlands

• KPN -

Southeast Asia

• Singapore Singtel -
• Philippines Globe - 41.7.9
• Philippines Globe (iPad) - 38.0
• Philippines Smart - 40.0
• Thailand AIS -
• Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
• Malaysia Maxis -33.0
• Malaysia Digi -
• Malaysia celcom -
• Hong Kong - 32.0

Sweden

• Comviq -
• Tre - 31.0

Switzerland

• Salt - 41.7.4
• Swisscom - 41.0

Ireland

• Eir - 33.5
• Vodafone IE - 38.0

Turkey

• Turkcell (Lifecell) - 36.5.5
• Vodafone TR - 32.0
• Turk Telekom - 32.0

Poland

• T-Mobile -
• Orange - 32.0
• Play - 31.0

Portugal

• Vodafone P - 40.0

Greece:

• Cosmote - 38.0

India

• Airtel - 41.7.11
• Jio - 41.7.11
• Vodafone Idea - 41.7.5
• Idea Cellular - 40.0

Mexico

• Mexico - Telcel - 35.0

Guatemala

• TIGO GT - 41.7.5

Other

• Docomo - 32.5.10
• AlwaysOnline -

 

[ediks]

good to know

 

[dk001]

Nice. Also hopeful ....

Pro Max OTA 624.6MB

 

[Enjoylife1788]

Very Surprising that nobody has gotten it installed yet.

 

[yass31]

Can someone see it on the dev center?

 

[HeyKatie]

When does the public beta usually come out?

 

[Cobold]

Very Surprising that nobody has gotten it installed yet.

It‘s out for about 10 minutes. Installation takes some time.

 

[Banglazed]

Can someone see it on the dev center?

Dev center lags behind. The release note was out before the beta

 

[brar.arsh]

When does the public beta usually come out?

 

[DimaVR]

Installing it now 680 MB 10XS max

 

[yass31]

Dev center lags behind. The release note was out before the beta

Okay thanks!
I'll wait as I want the ipsw to update.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

good to know

Updating from any version, including previous iOS 14 betas, takes significantly longer (namely the "preparing" phase) than any previous version. Not a huge deal since the device is still usable during this phase but I hope it's something they can resolve at some point.

 

[Banglazed]

Okay thanks!
I'll wait as I want the ipsw to update.

Up on Dev now

 

[cmChimera]

When does the public beta usually come out?

It will likely be later today, or tomorrow. For iOS 14, it has been posted the next day so far.

 

[Ansath]

When does the public beta usually come out?

either later today, or tomorrow, depending.

 

[HeyKatie]

It will likely be later today, or tomorrow. For iOS 14, it has been posted the next day so far.

Thanks! I had a Dev profile for Beta 1&2 but then switched over for 3. I figured that was best since some stuff was going down with the beta profile website that I got it from.

 

[dk001]

IPP 11 G2 OTA 556.4MB

 

[Ansath]

My DB4 was labelled correctly on my iPad, but as PB4 on my iPhone, same profile used on each though. The naming is still borked 🙄

 

[hutzi20]

At my 6th gen iPad it’s showing Public a Beta 4...

 

[DimaVR]

Updating from any version, including previous iOS 14 betas, takes significantly longer (namely the "preparing" phase) than any previous version. Not a huge deal since the device is still usable during this phase but I hope it's something they can resolve at some point.

i can use the device while it’sdoing this phase

 

[jsmith189]

good to know

All I care about honestly. This has been unexpectedly hellish lol.

 

[DimaVR]

At my 6th gen iPad it’s showing Public a Beta 4...
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That happens all the time

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

i can use the device while it’sdoing this phase

You and everybody else (you must have misread my post).

Aaaaaand we're back up. Looks like the Music widget issue that I never told anybody about has been resolved (song at the top never updating no matter what I played).

 

[Shirasaki]

Not really a bug but kinda fun, so I post it here.

 

[WaruiKoohii]

New iPhone 11 modem firmware, new AT&T carrier version, updated in first post.

Pokemon Go still crashes unfortunately.