Wrestlemania
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I installed beta 2 on a new iPad 3 which has never been registered.
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WWDC13 Thread of iOS 7 & Mac OS X 10.9, where a whole new world's developing
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Souless_PJ
Banned
Carrier LTE changed to 4G now
I have LTE, but it seems to fall back to 3G more
Yep, what previously showed as LTE is now 4G for me.
I'm 100% sure my devices weren't registered. The iPhone 5 and iPad mini were both released alongside/after iOS6 came out so there was absolutely zero reason for me to ever bother registering those UDID's (no beta to play with until now).
It took a very long time to update my devices - the progress bar didn't move for like 20 mins. So maybe that might've given you the impression that it froze or failed? But if that's not it, I guess it's just a weird YMMV thing.
jts
...hate me...
My blood is boiling.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
jts
...hate me...
Crisis... averted? I wonder if it now does a 3G -> 4G -> LTE progression. There was the precedent with the 4G on the 4S (on AT&T's HSPA+).
infiniteloop
Member
Mavericks DP3 is out
Macho Madness
Member
Beta 3 runs almost as good as iOS 6 on my iPhone 4. Nice!
Concurred.
NYR
Member
Yep, messages looks really bad now.
I think the gear teeth are too pointy.
It's improved somewhat for me if I move the dynamic text size all way the down to the 2nd smallest. Though still a hint of the text being too bold. I hope they at least include an option to restore the original look.
Servers must be being smashed. I'm unable to get past the "Checking for update..." screen at all. Might try again later tonight.
Edit: Got it working and it seems like a general improvement besides the odd font changes. The status bar being enlarged on the lock screen is a really strange design choice that bewilders me. Doesn't look good at all.
Edit: Got it working and it seems like a general improvement besides the odd font changes. The status bar being enlarged on the lock screen is a really strange design choice that bewilders me. Doesn't look good at all.
It seems like they updated carrier settings for all carriers outside North America so that it displays '4G' instead of 'LTE.' North America seems to be the exception only because they need to carry on the lie that is identifying AT&T's HSDPA+ network as '4G' so they need to differentiate it from LTE.
The status bar was enlarged on the lock screen in beta 1 as well. Several other things have reverted to the way they were in beta 1 after being changed in beta 2. It's a bit strange, but I guess they're still experimenting to see what should stick.
So I just noticed this in the developer seed notes:
This is not good news at all!
Currently, I set up all my family's devices to each user's own iCloud account as the primary account and use it for all features except Find My iPhone. Then I set up my own iCloud account as a secondary account solely for Find My iPhone. Every single device is tracked from the same account and if any of them goes missing, we can just use any other device to find the whereabouts or make changes.
Activation Lock is a long overdue feature, but it sucks that they had to make that change to do it. I don't even see how that change is even necessary, to be honest. It just gives users less options.
This is not good news at all!
Currently, I set up all my family's devices to each user's own iCloud account as the primary account and use it for all features except Find My iPhone. Then I set up my own iCloud account as a secondary account solely for Find My iPhone. Every single device is tracked from the same account and if any of them goes missing, we can just use any other device to find the whereabouts or make changes.
Activation Lock is a long overdue feature, but it sucks that they had to make that change to do it. I don't even see how that change is even necessary, to be honest. It just gives users less options.
I also don't like that they changed hyperlinks and data detectors to just blue links. It's kinda hard to see inside the blue text bubbles. The underlined text in the previous betas was great and it was obvious what their function was.
Since he blue text bubbles are only for messages you send, I don't think it's a huge deal. You'd more often be clicking items that the other party sends
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I guess lock screen music/podcast info operates very differently now since 6. I'm just used to double-click on the home button to navigate on the lock screen but I notice that no longer has function. Swiping CC up on the lock screen is what they want us to do now, right? I'm just glad the time isn't randomly disappearing on the lock screen like in the last beta.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
The font is bolder everywhere. Colors behind transparent boxes are brighter. Those are the most noticeable.
iPad 4th gen here; impressions of Beta 3: much less lag, feels pretty smooth. App Store crashes sometimes when searching, and Photos app crashes whenever I choose an album in Album view (duh). Apps which crashed when opened still crash in this seed. Info bar (the one that shows wi-fi, time and battery - I don't know the right name for it) is still a little crazy: it just changes orientation according to its mood. Dynamic wallpapers still need a lot of work, as does the multitasking interface. Still, much improved, and I can't wait for the next seed.
On my iPhone 5 on Beta 3 the music controls are on the lock screen by default, pressing home once replaces them with the time and then they won't come back until I unlock and lock again.
On beta 1 it was the time by default and then double tap the home button for music controls as it always has been.
I think it's just a bug in beta 2 and 3.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Thank heavens the skinny font was way too skinny.
In places, yes. In others it looked better. Worst offender is Safari in Beta 3. The address in the bar looks too bold and sticks out like a sore thumb. Everything's less subtle now, they even increased the size of the loading bar indicator in Safari, it just doesn't look as sleek anymore.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I hope they get rid of the top bar with the page name in safari. It's like they know people want to go full screen but they keep that useless bar there to mock us.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I like the heavier font everywhere but Messages. Messages looked great before, but I understand the readability concerns.
Macho Madness
Member
Everything was going good but I did just encounter a bug where my phone would not wake up no matter how many times I mashed the home or sleep buttons. Hard reset seems to have fixed it though.
I think they need to find some middle ground for what works better where. In some places, it certainly looks better with more weight, but others looked better being skinny.
trudderham
Member
I agree with the dislike for font changes. This new beta loses some of the elegance from before. Here's one screenshot I took to compare it with before:
Same with Safari:
Have some more shots here:
http://iosguides.net/ios-7-beta-3/
Same with Safari:
Have some more shots here:
http://iosguides.net/ios-7-beta-3/
Leona Lewis
Banned
Agreed. The skinnier font was much more aesthetically refined, while the newer bolder font looks just workmanlike in comparison.
Plus the iOS 7 logo doesn't make much sense anymore....
Thinner fonts was kind of a main attraction for me, sad as it sounds. Hope someone over at Apple HQ just flipped the wrong switch or something, because any more concessions to iOS 6 and its dinosaur-like visual sensibilities would only further depress me.
Plus the iOS 7 logo doesn't make much sense anymore....
Thinner fonts was kind of a main attraction for me, sad as it sounds. Hope someone over at Apple HQ just flipped the wrong switch or something, because any more concessions to iOS 6 and its dinosaur-like visual sensibilities would only further depress me.