iOS 16 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[T0m0]

Wait, ActivityKit was just released now? No way apps will be ready for public release, lol.

https://developer.apple.com/documen...-data-on-the-lock-screen-with-live-activities

 

[Ludatyk]

It looks like a lot of the iPad OS keyboard bugs have been smoothed out. I’ve used it with and without an attached keyboard, and it doesn’t glitch like it used to.

Yup! In addition to keyboard bugs being improved… iPhone-only apps can be resized and included with multiple windows.

 

[TechieGeek]

Can someone please confirm if Slack latest version works with beta 4? 22.07.30 version? Thanks

I saw on Reddit that Slack's update yesterday fixed Slack on Beta 3 (unsure about Beta 4, because I'm not part of a Slack org that prevents jailbroken devices from working)

 

[gwhizkids]

And done! Guys, it looks the same as b3

Any particular reason why you would expect it to look different than beta 3?

 

[gwhizkids]

They‘re probably creeping towards feature lockdown to finalize the RC so I would expect less changes in the coming releases.

Yeah. This is probably the last beta in which we might see any changed features or UI elements. After this: fine tuning.

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Right off the bat, I noticed in Safari that when the tabs button is pressed, the background image behind the list of open tabs is now my Home Screen wallpaper, with no blur…

Mine blurs initially but then just goes to a slightly darkened version of the wallpaper.

 

[vyspirit]

Now we have "Add widgets" text when customize the lock screen.

 

[Donga120]

I haven't tested the audio, but it just prompted me to set it up and it made it through the process fine.

Not working for me. When you get to the left ear, the left half of the bars fail to go green.

EDIT: Ok 2nd go worked!

 

[wir43]

In Beta 4 you can edit Messages only 5 times. Sender and receiver can see the changes.

Edit: The time for unsend has changed to 2 minutes.

 

[Broken Hope]

Annoyingly I updated my Mac before my iPhone and now can't use finder to update my iPhone on beta 3.

DeviceDiscoveryUI​

Known Issues​

• Devices running beta 4 will not be backwards compatible with devices on previous seed releases. (95233878)

 

[TimFL1]

Annoyingly I updated my Mac before my iPhone and now can't use finder to update my iPhone on beta 3.

So does this effectively brick you out of downgrading without a macOS Ventura Beta 4 device at your disposal?

 

[gwhizkids]

You can now customize the appearance of the Home Screen half of the lock screen/Home Screen pair, including blur

 

[drak22]

the shutdown menu is seen with a completely transparent background, right? at least yes to me, and it is very annoying for the eyes with my background haha

 

[Broken Hope]

So does this effectively brick you out of downgrading without a macOS Ventura Beta 4 device at your disposal?

I don't know if the incompatibility works both ways, I don't know if Ventura on Beta 3 can see iOS on beta 4. But Ventura on 4 says that it can't read the device and wants to do a restore. I'm just updating my phone using the profile now.

 

[gwhizkids]

In Beta 4 you can edit Messages only 5 times. Sender and receiver can see the changes.

Edit: The time for unsend has changed to 2 minutes.

Receiver seeing the changes if they are on iOS 16 too? Up to now if you sent to someone not on the iOS 16 beta they would see both the original and edited message.

 

[mcvaughan]

Does personalised spatial audio work yet? I tried to set it up on B3 and it kept getting stuck on the left ear...

I don't know but I've never been able to get it to see my ears! Wha? Hello???

 

[ttam110]

Some tweaks to music player - bolder controls, easier to adjust volume and seek track (lockscreen and Apple Music)

 

[VSMacOne]

No blur on mine. Looks silly.

Edit: my Days Since widget is still blank. Been this way since beta 2 I think.

Have you tried removing and re-adding?

 

[RSmith2023]

So they made changes to iMessage per an article I just read:
- time to unsend a message reduced to 2 minutes from the previous 15
- limit to number of times you can edit a message (5)
- all edits are written to a "log" and are visible to BOTH sender and recipient?

What's point of being able to edit a message if the recipient can see the edit? At that point you can just type a fresh message to correct your message...

What am I missing here?

 

[RSmith2023]

Is the whole wallpaper set up flow still a complete mess?

Appears to be...

 

[alecc131]

TV app is not working with many apps for Up Next and Sports.

Affected apps include Spectrum TV, DIRECTV and others.

This issue started in dev beta 3.

 

[anjinha]

I saw on Reddit that Slack's update yesterday fixed Slack on Beta 3 (unsure about Beta 4, because I'm not part of a Slack org that prevents jailbroken devices from working)

Can confirm, updated Slack and it works with the latest beta.

 

[LegacyDroid]

I didn't see the update to download.. is it for developer only?

 

[gwhizkids]

So they made changes to iMessage per an article I just read:
- time to unsend a message reduced to 2 minutes from the previous 15
- limit to number of times you can edit a message (5)
- all edits are written to a "log" and are visible to BOTH sender and recipient?

What's point of being able to edit a message if the recipient can see the edit? At that point you can just type a fresh message to correct your message...

What am I missing here?

I get the harassment angle that I think probably drove this, but at this point, why even bother, just stay with what they had.

In my mind this was one of the premier features and a real step forward to compensate for their crazy auto correct. Now I’m probably not even going to use it.

 

[TimFL1]

I get the harassment angle that I think probably drove this, but at this point, why even bother, just stay with what they had.

I actually like that they did this. Was never a fan of unsend (so reduced time to 2 minutes is welcome) and the edit history makes a lot of sense to me to avoid bait and switch stuff.