I am really sick of threads like these. So there's a bug that came up that wasn't there before. But you're not a developer, so you wouldn't know that or know how to go about reporting it, so you complain on this forum where no one would know why this issue occurred and the rest of the entitled beta users can join in.
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What is up with Beta 3 and Phones becoming unresponsive?
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Goddam. All that ignorance, haha. Bugs shouldn't be there, yes. They are there because it's a beta and therefor not official (got it?).
It is not your job, mine or developers on some company other than Apple to test out said beta. Finally, being a beta it is not meant as a daily driver. Not saying non devs shouldn't use betas, have fun IDC, but when people complain and not submit bugs... It's pointless. So just stay quiet, let Apple do its thang, and if bugs are around in the official release go ahead and complain (which will be very likely so you get to bitch still; win win).
You do understand the concept of a discussion forum don't you?
'iOS 7' would be a very empty place if people didn't talk about issues they were experiencing...I'm sick of posts like these where people who have nothing to contribute at all and complain about others just want their unneeded opinion heard.
My phone does the same thing probably around once a day, but you do not need to restore to fix it! Just hold down the lock button and the home button together until the apple logo shows up (around 5-10 seconds) and your phone will boot up normally!
This pisses me off too.
This is how to reset an iOS device. It has been this way since iPhone 2G.
If you didn't know this, then why the hell are you running beta software?
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You do understand the concept of a discussion forum don't you?
As already stated numerous times in this thread, discussion about issues of ios7 should be nowhere but the apple developer forums. It's part of your NDA you sign when downloading the IPSW.
if you didn't get the software from the Apple developer site you are running it illegally and discussion of warez isn't permitted here anyway.
I don't know if you've read the NDA recently, but it basically states that anything that's already been publicly disclosed, either licitly by Apple, or illicitly by someone else, is fair game for public discussion.
My phone will often do this, and my sleep button barely works, so every time this happens I have to jam the sleep button along a hard surface and press the home button to restart it.
This guy's forum user name should explain his stance. Fanboi.
You do understand the concept of a discussion forum don't you?
Rofl, what does this have to do with being a fanboy. That's a term trolls use when they have no counter-argument. I bet ur not even a developer so ur not even supposed to be using it and shouldn't be complaining about it anyway.
The one reason this has been talked about is to gauge how widespread the issue is. If for some odd reason this issue still exists when iOS 7 goes live it's going to be bad PR for Apple I can guarantee you.
As for me, I rolled back to 6.1.4 and forgot about this thread.
I never get the hate here for ppl not using iOS 7 for developing purposes. Who cares what that person is doing. It's like republicans hate for poor ppl lol!!!
Anyhow back to the discussion. I was doing great with iOS 7 since beta 1, till a few days ago. I had it on my iPad mini, and iPhone 5. All of the sudden it would become unresponsive and my keyboard would freeze. I tried a clean install, restoring it as new etc. nothing helped. It was weird cause the same issue would occur on both devices, regardless of where you were in the iOS. Needless to say I am back on iOS 6, till beta 4 arrives. I was one that was hoping the new beta got here before Monday.
Anyhow back to the discussion. I was doing great with iOS 7 since beta 1, till a few days ago. I had it on my iPad mini, and iPhone 5. All of the sudden it would become unresponsive and my keyboard would freeze. I tried a clean install, restoring it as new etc. nothing helped. It was weird cause the same issue would occur on both devices, regardless of where you were in the iOS. Needless to say I am back on iOS 6, till beta 4 arrives. I was one that was hoping the new beta got here before Monday.
I don't understand what you are saying.. How is it not a Beta 3 bug? Are you implying that this is an intentional feature...?
This is obviously a Beta 3 bug... It has happened to me several times.
Also, an fyi, theres no need to wait "a few hours".. Simply hold both the home button and the power button for about 10 seconds and your phone will reboot.. All will be well. People really need to chill out.. The complaints I read here on a daily basis about how the beta OS is not running perfectly is absolutely retarded..
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End users troubleshooting software issues while running a Beta OS is pointless. How can you knowingly run software that is not finished and expect everything to run smoothly? "It's a beta" is not a "cop out", it's a legitimate and relevant fact that pretty much ends the conversation about any software related issues you may be having.
Its not a beta 3 bug because it happened to me in beta 2. therefore the bug was there before beta 3.
According to others it has been around since iOS 6 but a big string of threads about this hit the forums after beta 3.
Ehm, do you seriously think that this thread will make a difference?
Of course Apple is already aware of this bug if it's widespread, and of course they will fix it before the release (more than probably in beta 4), they didn't need to read your thread to know about it and the importance of fixing it.
It's nice that people are using this thread to share ways to get around the problem or learn how to reboot their phone when it happens, but you make it sound like you're the savior that will prevent a disaster from happening on iOS 7 GM release.
It won't still exist if people report the bug to the bug tracker... Simple as that. Discussing it here will achieve nothing.
This is not supposed to be placed on your daily use device, so worrying about missed phone calls and text messages REALLY shouldn't be an issue. Also, anytime you're updating code you can make some things better or worse. It's expected, especially when it's beta.
I've never had it in IOS6 and IOS7 was pretty good in BETA 1, just slow. Beta 2 seems a little faster but I couldn't live with the lock ups.
This does not make sense to me. Because if you are going to test anything that is beta. You might as well use it regularly on a daily basis. What I mean is, I find that you can discover a lot more bugs easier this way. Than if you have it installed on something you test occasionally. Or else how is
going to know how ppl use their device on a regular basis, and whether everything is working correctly?
I've heard many times before how a beta OS should not be loaded as your daily driver. What other effective way is there to truly test it? On a iPod touch that has no phone functionality? I personally don't know anyone who actually keeps 2 activated iPhones. (for for testing, for one daily use).
anyhow, you get my point I'm sure.
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Like I said before the whole point was to gauge and see how many users were experiencing this.
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You're right. I should have just submitted a bug report to Apple and left it at that. On the bright side at least there aren't 25 other new threads with this issue.
i think the worst thing for me would be the no sound for a txt or no notification even tho its turned on. i have to look on the home screen and look at the badge or pull down nc to check.
I'm glad I stumbled along this thread (well after reading through pages and pages of childlike bickering). Happened here a few times.
Difference I initially had with mine is the lock button on the 5 is broken, therefore had no way to reset this for 3 days while waiting for it to drain battery (was in airplane mode at the time). No response on itunes or anything.
Apple store refused to help - not because of the iOS beta but because there's a small crack in the screen and they said "the software locked up the phone when you made that crack as an attempt to protect your data". After laughing at their total ******** I left the store.
Glad to know this is happening to others - at first I thought the phone was completely dead and beyond a fix (It is an Apple product older than 6 months after all!)
Difference I initially had with mine is the lock button on the 5 is broken, therefore had no way to reset this for 3 days while waiting for it to drain battery (was in airplane mode at the time). No response on itunes or anything.
Apple store refused to help - not because of the iOS beta but because there's a small crack in the screen and they said "the software locked up the phone when you made that crack as an attempt to protect your data". After laughing at their total ******** I left the store.
Glad to know this is happening to others - at first I thought the phone was completely dead and beyond a fix (It is an Apple product older than 6 months after all!)
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