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iOS 9 Beta 2 Tidbits: iPad Keyboard Tweaks, New Podcasts Icon, Improved Search and More

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Apple today released the second beta of iOS 9, introducing a number of performance improvements, feature updates, and bug fixes to the beta software that was first seeded to developers on June 8.

iOS 9 beta 2 includes several minor design tweaks and feature updates that have been introduced as Apple works to refine the software ahead of its public release this fall. With the changes, the beta is already feeling faster and more polished, with a much improved search function. We've gathered up a full list of the minor changes we've found in iOS 9 beta 2 below.

Podcasts - The Podcasts has a newly updated icon that's bolder. The layout of the app has also been updated slightly, changing the position of some of the download buttons.

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Handoff - Handoff is again being displayed in the App Switcher screen. Handoff was not available in the App Switcher in the first iOS 9 beta.

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Search - Search appears to be much improved in iOS 9 beta 2, bringing up both more results and a wider range of results for each search query.

Apple Watch app - The Apple Watch app has a new, simpler name, having been renamed to "Watch."

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News setting - There's now a "News" toggle under iCloud in the Settings app, but toggling it on does not do anything as the News app is not yet available.

Search settings - In the Settings app under General --> Search, there's now a list of all installed apps with the option to toggle them on or off in search results. Previously, this menu showed only Apple search results and options like Bing Web Results, Documents, Found in Mail, Safari Suggestions, and more.

iPad keyboard tweaks - The edit functions on the iPad keyboard have been tweaked slightly. There's now an undo/redo option that shows up as the default edit function in place of the cut/paste tool. The cutting and pasting edit tools continue to be available, showing up when text is selected.

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Auto app delete/reinstall - This is actually a beta 1 feature, but it was discovered as users installed beta 2. When attempting to install iOS 9 on a device with insufficient space, there's an option to temporarily delete apps to make room, with the OS automatically reinstalling deleted content after the update is completed.

Safari - In beta 2, the option for "Content Blockers" in the Settings app under Safari is hidden until a Content Blocker is installed. There are also new options to toggle on the Tab Bar and Favorites Bar.

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Additional feature updates in iOS 9 beta 2 will be added here as they are discovered. Apple should continue to release regular updates to iOS 9 at two to three week intervals throughout the beta testing period to bring minor performance boosts and changes ahead of the operating system's official launch. iOS 9 is expected to be released to the public in the fall, but a public beta test will come first, in July.

Article Link: iOS 9 Beta 2 Tidbits: iPad Keyboard Tweaks, New Podcasts Icon, Improved Search and More
 
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I know this is an insane statement to make, but I'm hopeful things will get better on my iPad 2 between beta 1 and beta 2.
 
Will this auto-delete also keep your settings or saved game progress? Some games don't have that ability.
 
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ghostface147 said:
Will this auto-delete also keep your settings or saved game progress? Some games don't have that ability.
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It probably holds all app and data then just re-installs it along with the data. So I guess nothing should be missing.
 
ghostface147 said:
Will this auto-delete also keep your settings or saved game progress? Some games don't have that ability.
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Nope. It doesn't. It works just like a "Restore from iCloud" backup... redownloads all your apps but you have to log in again fresh, no saved games, etc.
 
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NoahK17 said:
Nope. It doesn't. It works just like a "Restore from iCloud" backup... redownloads all your apps but you have to log in again fresh, no saved games, etc.
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Ummmm…my iCloud backup has always stored all my save games?

Downloading the update now to my iPad Air 2. Hoping it improves the battery life (mainly it seems to drain faster while sleeping) and the stability during multitasking. Mine hasn't been too crash prone but was really glitchy during the restore from iCloud backup when lots of things were happening at once. Overall this was one of the most solid Beta 1's I've ever used for iOS. Would beta again.
 
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Hows the battery life on Beta 2? I heard horrible reports for beta 1 draining pretty quickly.
 
Vandam500 said:
It probably holds all app and data then just re-installs it along with the data. So I guess nothing should be missing.
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I don't think this is true. How does it hold the data? It obviously can't use more HD space, and 1GB of memory won't be sufficient. I think this is akin to you deleting the app and reinstalling it from fresh. If the game doesn't store data on iCloud, then you can't get it back except by doing a restore from backup I suppose.
 
MacRumors said:
Apple Watch app - The Apple Watch app has a new, simpler name, having been renamed to "Watch."
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Talk about some major changes! ;)

So far it seems the battery life has improved some which shouldn't be too difficult considering how bad it was on beta 1.​
 
Is the First Name + Last Initial format new for Messages? In the conversation view, it used to just show the first name (or nickname).
 
Watabou said:
I don't think this is true. How does it hold the data? It obviously can't use more HD space, and 1GB of memory won't be sufficient. I think this is akin to you deleting the app and reinstalling it from fresh. If the game doesn't store data on iCloud, then you can't get it back except by doing a restore from backup I suppose.
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When I delete an app it asks if I want to keep or delete the data. Why can't we just assume Apple have gone right ahead and selected the 'keep' option, before jumping to crazy conclusion on half the facts?
 
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mw360 said:
When I delete an app it asks if I want to keep or delete the data. Why can't we just assume Apple have gone right ahead and selected the 'keep' option, before jumping to crazy conclusion on half the facts?
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That's only if the app stores its data on iCloud. Many of them still don't.

By the way, I don't see where I came to a conclusion. I was careful in saying "I think", ergo, I can be wrong.
 
The Radio tab is now showing in the Music app (I live in the UK), although it just displays a blank screen on that tab for the moment:

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