My iPhone is constantly using system based location services on this beta. Done hard reset etc.
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iOS 16.2 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Mine is too. I am going to watch my battery closely. Might have to downgrade if it becomes a battery hog
Im gonna try it again on the old timey XR and see if it still works for me on this beta. Hope it doesn't break it. (even though I don't really use it )
[Edit] Well I added the widget and it showed off even thou I had alarms set. Had to turn off alarms, reboot, then turn back on. It now shows my tomorrow AM alarm so will see if it updates to the afternoon alarm tomorrow after AM alarm completes. Will report back.
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Do you by chance have the toggle for “status bar icon” under location services>system settings set to on? If so, it will show when your location is used in the background for every system service toggle that you have on in that menu. The screenshot provided is on my iPad, but it’s similar on iPhone devices.
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Looked in Location Services and found it was constantly checking Compass Calibration and Networking & Wireless.
I turned off Compass.
Hard reboot and Networking & Wireless just keeps checking nonstop.
The recent 16.1.2 update included improved compatibility with wireless carriers. This could have also been included in the 16.2 beta 4 update and is what you might be experiencing with the constant checking since you recently updated. You also might check to see if the toggle for the “status bar icon” is on under system services in the location menu. I would not recommend turning off compass and calibration if you want accurate gps navigation when in use.
Status Bar icon is on.
Except for some testing I seldom use my iPhone for Nav.
Turned it back on and it went purple in a few seconds.
I'm just going to keep an eye on them for now.
Carrier is AT&T with good 5G signal.
Anyone having extremely low call volume? To the point of almost not being able to hear the person on the other end? This happened to this iP11 before and I remember reading it is sone kind of known glitch. I can’t remember the website I found where there was a trick to fix it, something about sliding the sound slider in settings back and forth very quickly or something, but it’s not working. And the solution is nothing you see when googling and get all the common things to try.
Here are a few items related that sounds like may help your issue. The Apple doc mentions sliding the sound slider.
If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker - Apple Support
If you can't hear a person's voice clearly, hear crackling, hear static, or have issues with sound quality, learn what to do.
A Complete Guide on How to Fix iPhone Volume Low Problem
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Turn the status bar icon toggle to off if you don’t want to see the system services status in your control center or the gps icon constantly on. Do a google search on what each of those system services do and what they accomplish. I utilize all of them because I enjoy most of the features they allow. I don’t notice any battery drain whatsoever. I am on an iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Notifications are still broken like wut…
like wut…Hand washing reminder LOLWake up alarm on lock screen still not fixed.
Delay with HomeKit devices showing on control centre pulldown still not fixed.
Hand washing reminders upon arriving home still not fixed.
I know this sounds (no pun intended) ridiculous, but the HomePod is sounding ridiculously good on this beta
On the HomePod beta?I know this sounds (no pun intended) ridiculous, but the HomePod is sounding ridiculously good on this beta
I've had this since iOS 15 if not 14. They never fixed it and it's driving me crazy.
