Warning: iOS 16.1 Beta Breaking GPS on iPhone 14 Pro Models

[SnappleRumors]

It is obvious you’re trying to punch above your pay grade here.

I’ll pass that along.

 

[Babygotfont]

My flip4 gps works great

 

[onlinespending]

Not the only thing it breaks. Sometimes GUI pushes into area of the pill. Certain widgets like Fantastical no longer getting calendar data

 

[flashflood]

It’s a beta.

Yes, but beta means "we're asking you to test it because we can't find anything wrong in house".

 

[chickeneaster]

Right, I don’t get the fascination with people using betas on their primary devices. Personally, I’d rather use a more stable OS from September to September…rather than potentially buggy betas from June to June. I’m still using the OS for a year just like the beta users, but just delayed and with a better experience.

I love to run the betas when I can because I like testing the new features beforehand so that when my family asks "how do I do this, what is that, or where is this?"

 

[chucker23n1]

Yes, but beta means "we're asking you to test it because we can't find anything wrong in house".

Nope, that's what release candidate would mean.

 

[flashflood]

Nope, that's what release candidate would mean.

No, RC means "we fixed all the stoppers we found in the beta program".

 

[RoarinRow]

I was wondering what the hell was going on when I went to use the GPS today.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Yes, but beta means "we're asking you to test it because we can't find anything wrong in house".

Not according to practically every result one obtains from searching “beta test”.

 

[TAJones99]

I had the beta in my 12 Pro Max but chose not to put it on my 14 pro Max, but I might change my mind.

 

[Celtic-moniker]

Oh great, the “but it’s a beta” crowd again.

Betas are actually for devs to build and test apps before release. This is a pretty big impediment for testing GPS functionality as it’s one of the things that you can’t test well in the simulator, or down level versions if you’re developing against the newer APIs.

Could someone please tell this guy what a 'Release candidate' is? He seems to have gotten a little mixed up.

 

[chickeneaster]

I'm glad that I chose to run this beta on my 13 Pro and not my shiny new 14 Pro

 

[Kabeyun]

iOS 16.0 - Bug for activating. IOS 16.0.1 (day one update required). IOS 16.1 bug… not a great start.

No. It’s not 16.1. It’s 16.1 BETA. Relax.

 

[chucker23n1]

No, RC means "we fixed all the stoppers we found in the beta program".

I should probably quit my career with all the people on this thread who apparently know better how to do my job. 😂

 

[Jimmy Bubbles]

How do you restore from 16.1 to 16.01

Allow me to help you find out: https://tinyurl.com/2mjzny5n

 

[HMI]

I used to do iOS betas some years back but stopped and never came back to the betas. I can wait until the full releases.

I’ve never used a beta, but come here every summer to stay informed and enjoy all the drama while beta-free. 😎🍿🥤

 

[Supercyborgninja]

Oh great, the “but it’s a beta” crowd again.

Betas are actually for devs to build and test apps before release. This is a pretty big impediment for testing GPS functionality as it’s one of the things that you can’t test well in the simulator, or down level versions if you’re developing against the newer APIs.

Do you spend a lot of time being wrong? There's literally a Dev only Beta first to let you know THAT beta is for Devs. The "Public" one is for us & to have the "public" test for bugs in a "beta".

It's literally in the name lol.

 

[spcopsmac21]

It’s a beta.

And? Before beta they’re in-house developers and a large group of testers that ….TEST these betas. And it was still broke.

 

[betasp]

Simple question I can’t find the answer to in the article (and should be able to).

Is this the public beta or the dev beta?

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Oh great, the “but it’s a beta” crowd again.

Betas are actually for devs to build and test apps before release. This is a pretty big impediment for testing GPS functionality as it’s one of the things that you can’t test well in the simulator, or down level versions if you’re developing against the newer APIs.

I know, you wouldn’t THINK folks would need to remind other folks that they should not be using beta software on any important, critical, or “daily use” device, but here we are!

 

[Abazigal]

Sounds about right. And pretty much the reason why I stopped running public betas on my phone.

 

[nt5672]

It’s a beta.

For most companies, betas are not supposed to have such obvious bugs. Of course, Apple is the exception.

 

[nt5672]

I used to do iOS betas some years back but stopped and never came back to the betas. I can wait until the full releases.

Actually that should be full release plus a couple since nowadays Apple just releases bugs or not.

 

[nt5672]

Maps has been flipping out since the update to 16. Not sure what happened but it continuously tries to redirect me to alternative routes home through these winding neighborhoods. Never did that before and there was absolutely no traffic

Nope, not bugs in general, that is for internal QA. Beta is for catching edge cases. GPS not functioning across the board is not an edge case.

 

[IceOnFire]

I can confirm this issue is prevalent with my iPhone 14 Pro with 16 Beta. In Car play, Google Maps starts freaking out and after a while it stops tracking on the map. Hopefully there is a fix soon!