iOS 27 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Jumpie]

In the release notes:

System Stability
Known Issues
Devices might freeze or panic when idle.
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meh! same thing happens to me every day 😱

 

[Markafc_]

Has anyone tried updating via ISPW yet? Just saw a tweet that it's failing.

Updated fine here on iPhone Air ipsw

 

[HouseLannister]

Siri App now has the ability to select multiple conversations to delete at once.

 

[Banglazed]

Did the installation work for you?

Updated just fine on iPad 11th gen and iPhone 16 PM

 

[peterpea]

typing Siri:// into safari whilst on waitlist doesn’t work anymore 😭

 

[DblHelix]

Still getting issue where one text message is stuck in unread. Siri can read it but does not mark as read if I search for text in it I can find it but when I click in it there is no message body.

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Performance is hilariously bad. 5-6 seconds with a pause in the middle to switch homescreens.

1/2 second to swipe away from an app.

Lag when first loading a webpage in Safari.

5 seconds for the page to reload so I could edit this.

And there’s no watchOS update.

 

[one more]

Performance is hilariously bad. 3-4 seconds with a pause in the middle to switch homescreens.

1/2 second to swipe away from an app.

Lag when first loading a webpage in Safari.

And there’s no watchOS update.

Have you tried restarting after the installation?

 

[Silberbogen]

The App Smart Comic is now working on iOS, iPadOS and macOS flawlessly.

 

[jb68]

Dock is darker in dark mode now ?

Ignore that; my wallpaper got deleted

 

[eveluvsrainbows]

Performance is hilariously bad. 5-6 seconds with a pause in the middle to switch homescreens.

1/2 second to swipe away from an app.

Lag when first loading a webpage in Safari.

5 seconds for the page to reload so I could edit this.

And there’s no watchOS update.

You quite literally just updated. It's indexing, and initial startup performance is always bad. That's why you let the phone relax in order to allow it to do its thing. It's not going to be snappy immediately after updating.

 

[HouseLannister]

Safari in beta 2 is much better at rendering bottom navigation elements and keeping them anchored to the bottom. They were floating all over the place for me in beta 1.

 

[Dorv]

Just started happening over the weekend and continued into beta 2. Messages app says I have 7 unread messages. I tried marking all as read and having siri read my any unread messages but it still says 7. Any other tricks?

I've had two extra "unread" Messages on my iPhone (but none of the other devices on the Beta) since day one.

 

[Moukee]

The App Smart Comic is now working on iOS, iPadOS and macOS flawlessly.

Did it not work at all for you in B1? Works for me in B1...

 

[Brettka7]

Took me a minute to figure out why beta 2 looks so much slicker with only minor changes. The rounded/squircle UI components from DB1 are flatter on the top and bottom. You can see it in both the search bar shape and the entire overlay (over the map) here.

 

[KimLook]

The now playing bar in music app now shows what I watch on my ATV 4K. When I open the music app on my iPad, the little blue AirPlay menu bar icon pops up

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Have you tried restarting after the installation?

Thank you for the segue.

I restarted. My lock screen wallpaper was then applied to my homescreen and everything was unresponsive until it went back to sleep and locked itself again.

Typing and editing my original post cost me 2% battery. Rebooting cost me another 5%.

According to settings, I am no longer indexing and as I mentioned earlier, there’s no watchOS update being pushed. So this is just straight up trash.

 

[Sebosz]

Nooo what happened to my indexing message in settings I’ve gotten used to it 😢

 

[ManuCH]

When I started the upgrade, I still had the indexing msg. Post beta 2 install, it is gone. Will have to see if it comes back..... I still have access to the new Siri AI as well.

Same for me, beta 2 made the indexing message disappear. Let's see!

 

[Brettka7]

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Dock is darker in dark mode now ?

Ignore that; my wallpaper got deleted

Dark mode dock is directly tied to how clear your glass is now… unfortunately.

I wish I could set a shortcut to switch to clear glass at sunset, frosted glass at sunrise.

 

[Cobalt Blizzard]

You can see if it’s indexing when you try search in Photos app.

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Oh cool, icon redraw is back too.

 

[ZZuglug]

Weather app now has descriptors when viewing conditions/precipitation/wind

 

[T-Will]

Has anyone been able to test if in Beta 2, a restart or force restart on iPhone 15 Pro/Max gets the iPhone stuck at a black screen and requires DFU mode and restore?

 

[hovscorpion12]

Thank you for the segue.

I restarted. My lock screen wallpaper was then applied to my homescreen and everything was unresponsive until it went back to sleep and locked itself again.

Typing and editing my original post cost me 2% battery. Rebooting cost me another 5%.

According to settings, I am no longer indexing and as I mentioned earlier, there’s no watchOS update being pushed. So this is just straight up trash.

It is always recommended to allow the system update to take its time before judging the battery life.

I will return to this post on Wednesday-Thursday of this week.