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iOS 16 Beta 3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

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Tried three times to get it on my iPad Pro 2020 model and never could get it installed.

Guess I’ll DFU back to 15.5 and leave it and maybe try again on PB2.

Want to try my 12 mini but I’m kind of afraid too since I’ve had all this trouble with the iPad.
 
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IndianBird said:
Tried three times to get it on my iPad Pro 2020 model and never could get it installed.

Guess I’ll DFU back to 15.5 and leave it and maybe try again on PB2.

Want to try my 12 mini but I’m kind of afraid too since I’ve had all this trouble with the iPad.
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You trying to install the Public beta?

If so…

Try a restore, it will put your iPad back to the latest official release.

But, then set up as a new iPad. Skip through all the non essential settings. Install the beta profile and try installing the beta again.

See if that works. If it does, might be something on that version/backup which will mean you downloading all your apps manually and redoing your settings. A pain, but it will clear up your problem for the future.

For your iPhone mini, try it out. If you do an encrypted back up first, you can just restore back to normal on this if it doesn't work. No harm done. The chances of this effecting both devices like that is slim.

Good luck 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
 
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Really appreciate your help hahaha. This comes with the beta territory though so I'm definitely going to keep experimenting as the updates roll in!
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For what it’s worth it’s a bit inconsistent for me also. Pictures with an obvious human subject in the foreground don’t always work correctly. Hell, there were a couple that did work correctly for a while, but decided to stop within the same beta (dev beta 2) no matter how much I fiddled. The feature is still cooking.
 
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Just noticed a nice gradual fade-in effect of the background colors when expanding now-playing artwork.

In terms of (visual) bugs, perhaps this—the player interface butting up against the artwork display—is one reason why Apple decided against having on-screen volume controls in most instances.

Maybe they should’ve just finally done away with those useless, pesky flashlight/camera shortcut buttons instead.

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Also, yeah: It isn’t currently raining. At all. I’m sitting outside, sans umbrella, smoking a cigarette.
 
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NJRonbo said:
Now that we are up to Beta 3, is iOS 16 stable enough to install on my main phone?

Of course, I know the dangers/warnings/risks. Just wondering if it's generally operational with no excessive battery drain.

Thanks
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Well iOS 15.6 beta 5 broke all incoming calls for me (fixed with today’s release candidate). So how much are bugs going to affect you’re daily use?
 
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I don't remember where I saw it, but I don't think it's an option for older devices because it's based on some processor intensive tasks that analyze the image and hide the clock behind the elements.
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That's what I figured by the end of a lot of testing. It either has to be because this is a beta or that. Will hold out though and see if Apple manages to implement it into the TouchID devices as well in time!
 
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Is there really no way to have a separate lock screen and Home Screen wallpaper?
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Yes? Of course there is!

The new way, as shown in the attached photo. Or from the gallery, as before…
 

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Broken Hope said:
Is there really no way to have a separate lock screen and Home Screen wallpaper?
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After you select “done” when customizing the lockscreen it takes you to the options for the Home Screen. One is a blur, two are algorithm-selected colors that Apple thinks will look nice and the last one is the photos button that allows you to select from camera roll or albums.

Why is nobody talking about the HAPTIC TOUCH for keyboard strokes now? It is by far my favorite new feature. LOL
 
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uhaas said:
Well iOS 15.6 beta 5 broke all incoming calls for me (fixed with today’s release candidate). So how much are bugs going to affect you’re daily use?
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Jump back to page one of iOS 16 beta 1 and get reading I’d say. Only way to be sure if it’s on your daily.
 
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One great new feature I haven’t seen mentioned is improvement to translation in safari.
First of all they’ve added some more languages for translation within browser. Previously I’d have to go to chrome to translate pages that weren’t supposed in safari.

A second feature which is amazing is that you can now click on a picture, and it automatically either lets you highlight the text to copy or offers to translate the text! My previous way was to save the picture then go to google translate app and select picture to see the translation. Really amazing stuff
 
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That's what I figured by the end of a lot of testing. It either has to be because this is a beta or that. Will hold out though and see if Apple manages to implement it into the TouchID devices as well in time!
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Could it be that it uses the “lift subjects from background“ process that Apple were demonstrating? That’s A12 hardware and above, so iPhone XS and later. Will be interesting to see if anyone with an X has any luck, as this can take depth photos but doesn’t have the A12.
 
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is there anyway to get rid of the "search" button on the home screen above the dock?
 
ian6969 said:
Could it be that it uses the “lift subjects from background“ process that Apple were demonstrating? That’s A12 hardware and above, so iPhone XS and later. Will be interesting to see if anyone with an X has any luck, as this can take depth photos but doesn’t have the A12.
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I was also thinking along those lines.
 
Alfieg said:
Two issues I'm experiencing with the public beta.

First one is very trivial - waking the screen is a fraction of a second longer than in iOS 15. However this fraction of a second seems like an age and makes the phone feel less responsive to engage with. Hopefully this isn't by design.

The second thing is less trivial and I just don't get it. I've been waiting forever to snooze mail in the native email app. I can't use gmail or outlook because I use them both for work and I need the separation.

The problem is, when you use the remind later function the email stays in your inbox. When you swipe again after snoozing, there is no option to archive the email, only "hide" which appears to do nothing. You can archive the email by going to more options (more presses) but if you do that the email doesn't appear in your inbox again when the reminder is due and there is no reminder notification.

Surely the whole point of remind later is to manage to inbox zero. Doesn't seem to be a way or I'm doing it wrong.
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I'm having the same experience with Mail reminders. Up until the recent beta it worked fine for me, removing the messages from the inbox and placing them in the reminders mailbox. One of the reasons I was using Spark was for the snooze function and I was hoping the Mail app would eliminate the need to use Spark. Hopefully this issue is resolved in future betas. It seems to be a work in process.
 
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