iOS 17.4 Beta 2
Release Date ― February 6, 2024
Build Numbers ― 21E5195e
Darwin Kernel Version ― 23.4.0: Mon Jan 29 06:51:24 PST 2024; root:xnu-10063.100.633~29
iOS 17.4 Beta 2 SDK Release Notes
New Features & Changes
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues
Additional Notes
Historical beta release chart
Release Date ― February 6, 2024
Build Numbers ― 21E5195e
Darwin Kernel Version ― 23.4.0: Mon Jan 29 06:51:24 PST 2024; root:xnu-10063.100.633~29
iOS 17.4 Beta 2 SDK Release Notes
The iOS & iPadOS 17.4 SDK provides support to develop apps for iPhone and iPad running iOS & iPadOS 17.4 beta 2. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 15.3, available from the Mac App Store. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 15.3, see Xcode 15.3 Release Notes.
General
Known Issues
- Default browser choice screen might not show up when intended and apps requiring certain managed entitlements might not install or show an error. (121566625)
Workaround: Open Settings and navigate to Privacy & Security > Location Services. Toggle location services off for 10 seconds, and then turn it back on.
App Store
Resolved Issues
- Fixed: Certain App Store product sheets will show a “Cannot Connect to iTunes Store” error. (121523272)
BrowserEngineKit
Known Issues
- The symbol createVisibilityPropagationInteraction is missing in the SDK. (119845855)
HomeKit
Known Issues
- Viewing HomeKit camera live video might not work when away from home. (121166796)
Workaround: Reboot the device viewing the video.
Maps
Known Issues
- MapKit SwiftUI apps might show incorrect map mode for walking and cycling routes. (121085728)
Messages
Known Issues
- Stickers (Memoji and 3rd party) might appear blank. (120994483)
Object Capture
New Features
- A new manual bounding box flow is now initiated if automatic object detection fails to find an object, particularly in cases where there is no salient ground plane. In this flow, the user is expected to utilize the standard manual bounding box controls to indicate the bounding box of the object to capture by adjusting the provided starting box placed in the world in front of the user. You can determine if this mode has been activated by observing for the new element .objectNotDetected, which will be added to the ObjectCaptureSession’s Feedback set when the manual flow has been activated. You can use this to provide notification and/or instructions to the user about this manual box flow as desired. (113474123)
Resolved Issues
- Fixed an issue where an ObjectCaptureView was incorrectly rotating the point cloud view in landscape UI orientations. (114248688) (FB13030239)
- Fixed: PhotogrammetrySession creation on iOS is now significantly faster. (114458164)
- Fixed a memory leak when ObjectCaptureSession was used in a SwiftUI Environment or was torn down without waiting for cleanup to finish. (114481678) (FB13057864)
Podcasts
Known Issues
- Tapping on a podcast show from Recently Searched occasionally returns you to the Recently Searched view instead of the podcast show product page. (120915925)
Workaround: The Listener can swipe to remove the show from the list of recently searched items and then perform a new search.
Setup Assistant
Known Issues
- Pairing might fail when using Quick Start to set up a new device. (120982013)
Workaround: Set up the new device manually.
Shared iPad
Known Issues
- Users might be greeted with a “Loading” screen in the Files app immediately after log in on a Shared iPad. (122092017)
Workaround: Relaunch the Files app.
StoreKit
New Features
- In StoreKit testing in Xcode, a billing error StoreKit message will be sent when a subscription tries to renew while the Enable Billing Retry on Renewal setting is enabled in the StoreKit configuration file. Use the messages listener API to control when StoreKit messages are displayed in your app. (101869442)
- You can use the productDescriptionHidden(_
API to configure the visibility of product descriptions in ProductView, StoreView and SubscriptionStoreView instances within a view hierarchy. When building with Xcode 15.3, you can use this view modifier even if your app is running on iOS 17.0, iPadOS 17.0, macOS 14.0, tvOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, visionOS 1.0, or later.
If you implement your own product view style, you can support this new view modifier by checking the descriptionVisibility property on the configuration value. (110414819) (FB12261973) - You can use SubscriptionStoreView to present promotional offers by adding the subscriptionPromotionalOffer(offer:signature modifier.
If you’re already using inAppPurchaseOptions(_ modifier to support promotional offers for StoreKit views, you should adopt the new API instead when your app is running on iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, visionOS 1.1 or later. Do not use both APIs to apply a promotional offer for the same view. (115358806)
Resolved Issues
- Fixed: The isEligibleForIntroOffer property and isEligibleForIntroOffer(for method now reflect ineligibility in cases where a customer would otherwise be eligible for the offer if they weren’t actively subscribed. This means a customer which is not currently eligible for an introductory offer may become eligible in the future.
Customers who redeem an introductory offer for a given subscription group will continue to never be eligible for another introductory offer in that subscription group. You can detect this case this by checking if any one transaction with a matching subscriptionGroupID has the type property on offer set to introductory. (103604770) (FB11889732) - Fixed an issue causing SKAdNetwork versions 2.2 and 3.0 to not accept impressions or send postbacks. (121223565)
- Fixed an issue causing some approved Ask to Buy purchases to fail. (121249405)
SwiftUI
New Features
- Table now supports dynamic numbers of columns with the new TableColumnForEach. (79492167) (FB9189673)
- Popover presentations now automatically dismiss if they go outside the safe area. (100811375)
Resolved Issues
- Fixed: Resolved an issue with programmatically present an alert or sheet simultaneously with dismissing another sheet. The new alert or sheet would not show but now it will. If you have code that presents the same sheet programmatically from multiple places in your view hierarchy at the same time, that sheet might no longer appear. Make sure that any sheet modifiers that are in the view hierarchy at the same time use distinct isPresented or item bindings. (117475214)
WebKit
Known Issues
- HTML content does not display in a Simulator. This issue also affects projects using the web extension project template. (121338366)
New Features & Changes
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues
Additional Notes
- Developers and testers can report bugs using the Feedback app. If you don't have the public or developer profiles installed, you can still open the app by entering the following URL in Safari:
- iOS 17 Preview
- iOS 17 Features (PDF)
- iOS 17 Press Release
- iOS 17 Release Notes
- iOS 17 Release Notes for Enterprise
- iOS Beta Release Notes
- iOS Security Updates
How to install beta via OTA?
How to install beta via IPSW on Mac?
- Enable Beta Updates (Settings>General>Software Updates>Beta Updates)
- Check and sign into the right Apple ID to access beta
- Select which beta you would like to receive (Public/Developer)
- Hit "Back" and pull down to refresh
- Do an encrypted backup or iCloud backup before installing the beta from release build
- Install the beta
- Turn off the Beta Updates (you can also sign out of your Apple ID to unlink your developer account)
- Wait for the next public release or follow the guide below to install the IPSW release build
How to install beta via IPSW on Mac?
- You will need to install either Xcode beta or MobileDevice.pkg which can be extracted from the Xcode beta (tap with two finger or right click to Show Package Content>Contents>Resources>Packages>MobileDevice.pkg - this will work on older Macs that do not support the latest macOS or Xcode beta)
- Do an encrypted backup in Finder in case you need to restore your device
- Hold down Option + Check for Update and select the appropriate IPSW file for your device (whether you're updating to a newer/beta firmware, reinstalling the same firmware or downgrading to previous firmware while retaining all your data) downloaded from Apple using your free developer account. Note: You must have an active internet connection as it will check the IPSW signing status before it will proceed with the update.
- Enter your iPhone passcode once prompted to proceed.
- Always keep a backup in case you need to restore your data if you restore your device
- It may be better to close all apps before installing the updates and/or turn off your device for about a minute or restart a few minutes after your device is updated
- You can also manually select the IPSW if you are restoring your device using Option + Restore iPhone. Restore will wipe all your personal data which you will need to restore your backup either using iCloud backup or Finder/iTunes backup
- You do not need to install the MobileDevice.pkg from each Xcode beta version unless Finder does not recognize the new iOS beta
- There is no MobileDevice.pkg equivalent to iTunes for PC which would require a new iTunes to support new/beta iOS
- If you receive a new iPhone, you can connect to Mac to update or restore your device to the latest iOS before setting up your device.
- You can also use the Recovery Mode/DFU to update or restore your device by manually selecting IPSW
- iPhone 15/Plus/Pro/Max: 1.55.01
- iPhone 14/Plus/Pro/Max: 2.51.01
- iPhone 13/mini/Pro/Max/SE (3rd gen): 3.50.03
- iPhone 12/mini/Pro/Max: 4.20.05
- iPhone 11/Pro/Max/SE (2nd gen)/iPad Air (4th gen): 4.50.05
- iPhone XR/XS/Max: 5.50.04
Australia
- Optus - 51.0
- Telstra - 55.0
- Vodafone AU - 51.0
- BASE - 33.0
- Orange B - 32.5.7
- Proximus - 45.0
- Telenet - 44.1
- Claro Brasil - 57.6.1
- Vivo - 57.6.1
- TIM -
- Oi -
- Videotron - 53.0
- Rogers - 57.6.1
- Fido - 56.0
- Bell - 57.0
- Telus - 54.8.8
- Public Mobile - 54.8.4
- Freedom/Shaw Mobile - 54.8.6
- Fizz - 53.0
- Virgin Mobile - 50.0
- 3 DK - 46.7.11
- TDC 57.6.1
- Telia 57.6
- Bouygues Telecom - 40.0
- Orange France - 57.0
- Vodafone.de - 57.6
- Telekom.de - 56.0
- O2-DE - 55.0
- Cosmote - 38.0
- TIGO GT - 49.0
- Airtel - 54.10
- Jio - 54.10.2 (iPhone) and 54.8.4 (iPad)
- Vi India (Vodafone Idea) - 54.0
- Eir - 33.5
- Vodafone IE - 38.0
- AT&T - 57.0
- Telcel - 57.6
- Orange - 50.0
- KPN - 57.0
- Vodafone NL - 45.0
- T-Mobile -
- Orange - 49.6.3 (Voice & SMS)
- Play - 31.0
- Vodafone P - 40.0
- Orange RO - 55.0
- Orange SK - 57.6
- Singapore Singtel -
- Philippines Globe - 53.7.2
- Philippines Globe (iPad) - 38.0
- Philippines Smart - 57.0
- Thailand AIS - 53.0
- Thailand DTAC - 53.0
- Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
- Malaysia Maxis -33.0
- Malaysia Digi -
- Malaysia celcom -
- Hong Kong - 32.0
- Taiwan -
- Orange ES - 57.6.2
- DIGI ES - 54.8.4
- Vodafone ES - 54.8.8
- Movistar -
- Comviq -
- Tre - 31.0
- Salt - 57.0
- Sunrise - 57.0
- Swisscom - 57.0
- Turkcell (Lifecell) - 36.5.5
- Vodafone TR - 32.0
- Turk Telekom - 32.0
- EE - 55.0
- BT-UK (EE MVNO)- 50.0.1
- Three - 57.0
- iD Mobile (Three MVNO) - 57.6
- O2-UK - 50.0
- Giffgaff (O2 MVNO) - 41.0
- Sky (O2 MVNO) - 55.0
- Vodafone UK - 56.0
- Virgin Mobile (EE MVNO) - 39.5
- Lebara (Vodafone MVNO) - 56.0
- AT&T - 57.0.3
- Boost - 57.0
- Cricket - 40.5.2
- FirstNet - 55.0
- FirstNet (iPad) - 41.7.6
- Metro (TMO MVNO) - 57.0
- Spectrum (VZW MVNO) - 57.0
- T-Mobile - 57.6.2
- TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 57.6.1
- U.S. Cellular - 46.7.24
- Ultra/Mint Mobile (TMO MVNO) - 57.6
- Verizon - 57.6.4
- Verizon (iPad) - 41.0
- Visible (VZW MVNO) - 51.0.1
- Xfinity Mobile - 57.6.1
- DNA - 57.6
- Docomo - 32.5.10
- AlwaysOnline -
Historical beta release chart
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