28 reasons why you should not install iOS 12 beta on your iPhone "iOS & iPhone :: Gadget Hacks

The iOS community held a collective celebration when it was announced that iOS 12 would bring back the grouping of notifications to iPhones and iPads. When it works, the new system really cleans the notification center, allowing you to focus on app-by-app messages and alerts.

The problem is that it does not always work. We have had conflicting experiences here, especially with third-party applications. The native applications of Apple seem to work more frequently than, say, Facebook Messenger, but both suffer from grouping failures. When and why it works when it is a mystery, one that will hopefully be resolved and softened in future betas. (Affects all the betas.)

3. The Siri Shortcuts app is for developers only now

If you want to use Siri shortcuts, whether they are suggested or those of the shortcuts application, you might not not be successful if you use CarPlay while driving. (39882673, 41652481: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

Again, whether or not you use custom shortcuts from the application Shortcuts or suggestions from Siri, they might not work on HomePod. (40834728: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

If you have enabled Siri shortcuts since the # 39; application Shortcuts or those suggested by Siri, they may not be accessible if you need to restore your device. to start over. (40899084: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

Although it may be harder to use. enable Siri shortcuts from the lock screen, they may not work at all if the iPhone is locked. (41307405: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

In our short experience on the beta, we've already seen three iPhones hang without warning . Your iPhone may get stuck on the screen of the wheel that rolls for more than 10 minutes before repairing itself. We are not yet sure of the cause, but in two cases, the AirDropping documents triggered the freeze. (Affects all the betas.)

Although Group FaceTime is one of the most exciting features of iOS 12, it will not work properly on all devices running the beta. Apparently, only video audio calls and work for the iPhone 6 and newer, while the iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the iPad mini 2, the iPad mini 3 and the iPad Air, only support audio right now. Hopefully this will be settled in future betas. (Affects all betas.)

If you are on the Beta 2 or Public Beta, you will not be able to initiate a Group Facetime call with users on beta 1, and vice versa. To solve this problem, just make sure everyone is on the latest beta. (39873802: affects all beta.)

As more and more iPhones access camera effects in messages, the list is always limited. Only the iPhone SE and the iPhone 6S and later versions can use the new effects, while, again, no iPad can do it. (Affects all the betas.)

To use the camera effects in FaceTime, it only works now for the iPhone 7 and later. No iPad either. (Affects all the betas.)

If you use the Wi-Fi call on T-Mobile, you have to be careful. Apple claims that your call could be dropped when switching from Wi-Fi to a cellular connection. Why this problem only concerns T-Mobile is not known. (39251828: applies to all betas.)

If you are running beta 1 and as you update to beta 2 or the public beta, all screen settings will be reset. This means that you will need to reactivate and reconfigure Screen Time, which can be painful depending on the configuration of your needs. (Affects dev beta 2-4 and public beta 1-3.)

If you have multiple iPhones on an iCloud account, your "Picked Up iPhone" data may be distorted because you will confuse Screen Time with data from each device such as an iPhone. No word on how this will affect future updates when this problem is solved. (39917173: affects all beta's.)

As if not being able to sync with iTunes was enough, if multiple devices are connected to your iCloud account , the voice memos will not be synchronized with each other. Even if you go to Settings -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive -> Voice Memos and Enable it, it will still not work. (39701488: Affects public beta-2-4 and beta-1-3.)

17. The Measure application can be in a random folder

If you are trying to find the definition of a word, either in a search or by using "Search" on the selected text, you might not find one at Apple. While Siri Suggestions will offer you websites and other content related to your search, the dictionary may be completely unavailable on iOS 12. However, not all users experience it. (Affects all the betas.)

When it comes to HomeKit, every time you try to invite Someone to use iOS 11 at home and that they have multiple email addresses associated with their Apple ID, this may not work. If this happens, you can try sending the invitation to one of their other e-mail addresses or their phone number. (41033550: Affects public beta-2-4 and beta-1-3.)

20. Gmail notification badge stays after email verification

Starting with Beta 4 and Public Beta 3, you may encounter an error message when downloading an app from the App Store. If this happens to you, Apple simply says to try to download the application again, so this does not seem like a life-changing problem. (41858048: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

Apple warns the beta testers of the iPhone X that their signal bars might not be accurate. If you frequently depend on these bars to tell you your level of cellular service, this bug could prevent iOS 12 from running on your iPhone X (for the moment). (41909622: Affects beta-beta 4 and beta-3 pubis 3.)

This is a a strange bug in which the Cellular Data section of Settings -> Cellular is constantly updated. If you rely on the information here, it can become boring very quickly. (41587310: affects beta 3-4 and beta 2-3.)

Screen Time has more than its share of bugs on iOS 12. The Screen Time data of your devices may not be synchronized correctly between all your devices. Apple suggests restarting the affected devices to work around the problem, but it might be better to wait for the company to fix the problem with an official version. (41259736: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)

Bad news for users of iOS Wallet – l & # 39; application could just quit on you when launching in iOS 12. Apple suggests users to leave Wallet via the application selector, and then restart the application. However, the company does not specify how often users can experience this problem. (41603255: Affects Beta 3-4 and Public Beta 2-3.)

Application Developers Design Their Apps to Make # They work with the system used by your iPhone. With a major new update, these applications need to be optimized to run on the new software, otherwise the performance will be far from ideal, that is the least that can be said.

While developers have access to the iOS 12 beta, your favorite apps can be optimized in a timely manner, as you can probably already see from some of the problems encountered in some of the most popular apps. You can almost rely on their problems with third-party applications in addition to the problems you face with the beta itself. (Affects all the betas.)

The iOS 12 release notes for beta contain a compendium brimming with developer issues. Although the development of applications for iOS 12 may be useful, you must know what can and will be projected:

• SiriKit queries may be delayed or cause an error message – Solution: restart the assigned device. (41759318: Affects dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)
• Various CoreGraphics calls have been reinforced against the continuation of invalid parameters. In iOS 12 beta, these calls can now return NULL or return earlier. (38344690: Assigns all beta devs.)
• Models with flexible input sizes may unexpectedly reject an input using the default size displayed in the Xcode type field. Workaround : Provide an entry of a size other than the default value on the first prediction call. (40632323: Affects all beta devs.)
• Some languages ​​may have a truncated or misaligned layout. (40420329: Assign all dev beta.)
• Some languages ​​may display non-localized text. (40420422: Assigns all beta devs.)
• When a queueTransaction is executed on applicationQueuePlayer to change the position of a song, the queue returns unchanged. (39401344: Affects all beta dev.)
• Can not add a song to a playlist using the addItemWithProductID API. (40508800: affects all beta devs.)
• In Swift, the shortcut property of INVoiceShortcut must be accessible as _ _shortcut. (40418400: Affects all beta devs.)

Apple has fixed a large number of issues in the first three beta versions of dev (and the first two public beta releases), and they will continue to overwrite these bugs and other problems until the public release in September. Some of the problems listed above will continue until this section, some have already done so. In a perfect world, the only thing left in this article would be this section resolved, but we would be happy if it was half and half.

1. Fortnite would crash when starting a new party (41617672)

According to Apple's iOS 12 release notes for Beta 1, the buttons of the widget 'Maps nearby' do not launch the Maps application. "This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

In beta 1, if you wanted your time zones to be accurate when you traveled, you had to set the time zone manually via Settings -> General -> Date and time with "Set automatically" disabled This has been corrected in dev beta 2 and in public beta

If you had an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus, beta test 1 probably made your vibration alerts very noisy. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Newly created calendar events would not be available for VoiceOver, according to Apple's beta 1 notes. This is certainly a consideration if you rely on VoiceOver in the Calendar application. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

If you have a Mac with a touch bar, and therefore a Mac with Touch ID, this problem did not concern you. However, all other Mac users had a problem with Beta 1: when an Apple Pay payment sheet appeared in Safari on a Mac without Touch ID, they could not confirm payment if their iPhone or Apple Watch was off. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Apple clarified in beta version 1 of the beta that the alarms of iOS 12 did not work with CarPlay. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

In some applications, you may have encountered overlapping keyboard suggestions. Whether you've used these suggestions or not, this bug has made your keyboard cluttered and ugly. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Apple is warning users that Personal Hotspot might be unavailable while running iOS 12 beta 1. This was bad news for anyone ( like me) who relies regularly on his personal hotspot to access internet devices. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Calls on other devices using the functionality of your operator account were not available with the IOS 12 dev beta 1. Transfer calls still worked, even with devices that did not work. beta. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

13. The addition to the FaceTime group has not always worked (40433480)

The Wi-Fi call may have been disabled after updating to iOS 12 dev beta 1 This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

This problem only concerned the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, the iPad Second Generation 12.9-inch Pro and the Sixth Generation iPad. However, if you use an iPhone on the receiver, you will not see any video from these users in FaceTime calls. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

If you do not use English as the game language of your iPhone, search results might be you not available in Photos in dev beta 1. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

If you viewed a PDF in Safari in dev beta 1, and then rotated your device, it could have prevented the PDF from scrolling or maximizing in the layout. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

18. Using the application in the remaining screen time after the removal of the application (39428587)

In the beta 1 version of the application, your Screen settings Time did not change on your iPad just because you change them on your iPhone. Usage data would still be synchronized, however. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

The app usage breakdown was not available for Screen Time in iOS 12 dev beta 1. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Your weekly reports are supposed to arrive once a week, but iOS 12 dev beta 1 felt the need to send you several notifications when that happened. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Screen Time allows you to block the use of certain applications and some sites Web, for you and your child. Unfortunately, a bug in iOS 12 dev beta 1 has blocked applications and websites even after disabling the screen time as a whole. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Apple warned in Beta 1 that your child's iCloud account may not have reported the data of use on your device. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

Apple warns users that in iOS 12 dev beta 1, Siri could have given "unexpected answers" to " Where is my …?" questions. Again, "could" did not mean that the problem would occur each time. This has been fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.

25. Some EA games did not work well (39847417)

If you depend on the weather widget in your view today or a touch 3D touch on the icon of the application, you may have noticed that it did not work in dev beta 2 and public beta 1. Fortunately, this problem was corrected quickly by dev beta 3 and public beta 2.

Although the ShortCuts application is not available to everyone, you can still create custom shortcuts via the Siri settings. However, when saving a custom shortcut phrase, you may not have been able to press "Done" to save it until the problem is resolved. resolved in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.

While English users would have had no problem here, if you changed Siri's default language to Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, you would not have any problem. have not been able to set up "Hey Siri" on the device. Apple suggested setting up "Hey Siri" before updating the beta 2 or public beta since these versions were where the problem appeared. They also suggested using another device connected to the same iCloud account. This problem has been fixed in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.

Siri shortcuts are an exciting new feature of IOS 12. However, they may not have worked for PDF images. The "workaround" of Apple was to use another image format, but now the problem has been fixed, both in beta 4 and in public beta 3.

Apple claimed that Skype could unexpectedly close on iOS 12 beta after it was connected. Since dev beta 3 and public beta 2, this is no longer a problem.

Vérifier votre itinéraire après une marche ou un jogging est un moyen satisfaisant de suivre votre condition physique. Malheureusement, votre carte ne s'est peut-être pas présentée dans l'application Activité d'iOS 12. Ce problème est résolu depuis dev beta 4 et public beta 3.

Lors d'un appel de groupe FaceTime avec d'autres utilisateurs, la tuile de l'orateur actuel est censée agrandir, pour souligner visuellement qui elle parle. Bien que cela ait fonctionné dans la plupart des cas, Apple a déclaré que l'agrandissement automatique de cette mosaïque n'aurait pas fonctionné avec des écouteurs externes. La société a corrigé ce problème dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Si vous effectuez beaucoup d'appels vidéo FaceTime, vous avez peut-être été interrompu par un message de "mauvaise connexion". Cependant, vous ne le remarquerez plus, car Apple a résolu le problème avec dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Lorsque vous avez essayé de passer un appel via l'application FaceTime directement, l'application peut s'être écrasée sur vous tout de suite. Ce problème a été corrigé dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Apple a averti que les notifications de messagerie vocale peuvent être incohérentes et ne pas apparaître lorsque votre iPhone est verrouillé. Ce bug de la messagerie vocale a été corrigé dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Si vous avez essayé d'activer un code PIN SIM sur votre iPhone, l'appareil perdrait le service cellulaire. A partir de dev beta 3 et de beta publique 2, ce bug n'est plus un problème.

Si vous êtes un parent ou un tuteur, chaque fois que l'appareil d'un enfant demande plus de temps pour une application particulière, même si vous avez entré le code sur l'appareil de l'enfant Plus de temps, vous obtiendrez toujours une invite de notification sur votre propre iPhone. Cela pourrait être assez ennuyeux. Fixé dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Alors que Screen Time vous permet d'afficher l'activité iPhone de votre enfant, iOS 12 bêta contenait un bogue qui vous empêchait d'afficher l'utilisation de votre site. Ce problème a été corrigé dans dev beta 4 et public beta 3.

Cela peut sembler un peu déroutant – Les temps d'arrêt sont une nouvelle fonctionnalité qui "Ne dérange pas" votre iPhone entier pour vous. Vous pouvez sélectionner les applications que vous êtes autorisé à utiliser pendant la période d'indisponibilité, appelées «Toujours autorisées», iOS proposant une suite d'applications par défaut au départ. Ces paramètres par défaut n'étaient pas autorisés dans la version bêta d'iOS 12 tant que vous n'aviez pas appuyé sur Paramètres -> Temps d'écran -> Toujours autorisé pour actualiser la liste des applications, mais comme bêta 4 et bêta publique 3 supprimaient ce bogue, ce problème n'existe plus.

Lors de la définition d'un code d'accès pour Screen Time, Apple vous a imploré d'utiliser uniquement des numéros. Sinon, il aurait pu être impossible d'entrer le mot de passe lors de la tentative d'accès à la fonction. Ce n'est plus le cas, à partir de dev beta 4 et public beta 3.

Lorsque vous envoyez un texte à un ami avec Siri, il peut être pratique d'appuyer sur le message affiché à l'écran pour passer à la conversation dans Messages. Cela pourrait ne pas fonctionner dans la version bêta d'iOS 12, du moins dans les versions antérieures à la version bêta 3 et à la version bêta publique 2. Si vous avez mis à jour au moins l'une de ces versions, tout ira bien

Pour tout ce qui concerne les mémos vocaux sur Mac, l'iOS 12 beta ne voulait pas coopérer avec votre MacBook ou votre iMac. À partir de dev beta 4 et de beta publique 3, cependant, ils travaillent comme ils le devraient.

À partir de iOS 12 dev beta 2 et de la version bêta publique, les boutons d'action apparaissant dans les notifications interactives pouvaient devenir illisibles lorsque les paramètres Augmenter le contraste étaient activés. Fixé à partir de dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

46. Il y avait des problèmes de suspension avec les AirPods (40824029)

Si vous utilisiez une extension CallKit sur votre iPhone pour afficher des spams et des texteurs potentiels, les extensions de classification SMS et SMS ne se chargeraient pas et afficheraient un écran noir. Ce problème n'est plus un problème depuis dev beta 3 et pubic beta 2.

CarPlay peut ne pas être connecté à certains véhicules, donc si vous avez installé la version bêta, vous risquez de ne pas pouvoir utiliser votre iPhone avec CarPlay dans votre voiture ou votre camion. Ce problème a été corrigé dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Lorsque vous avez essayé d'ajouter une personne à un document iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), le bouton de navigation qui apparaissait dans la feuille Options de partage manquait. Fixé en dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

Lorsque vous utilisez une application tierce, chaque fois que vous connectez un casque à votre iPhone, l'interface utilisateur du lecteur multimédia peut ne pas vous avoir montré vidéo. Ce problème a été corrigé dans dev beta 3 et public beta 2.

52. Netflix peut avoir un problème lors du téléchargement de vidéos (40653033)

• When deploying apps to iOS 11 or earlier, JPEG image assets were not included in the compiled .car file. (40507731: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Platform Switching for Switch Control was unavailable in iOS 12 beta. (40035312: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Sysdiagnose initiation via the Analytics menu item in AssistiveTouch and Switch Control was unavailable. (40504710: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Signing into a previously-used sandbox account during the In-App Purchase flow could produce unexpected results. (40639792: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• In .obj models, the bump semantics in .mtl files don't map to MDLMaterialSemanticTangentSpaceNormal. (40665817: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• There was no default icon for RPBroadcastPickerView. (38813581: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Assigning a value to a parameter which began with a capital letter threw NSUnknownKeyException. (40464710: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• When performing a shortcut in Siri, custom responses wouldn't be included in the confirmation dialog text which Siri reads. (40562557: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Presenting a UIImagePickerController might have caused the app to be terminated with a privacy violation if the app did not include the NSMicrophoneUsageDescription key in its Info.plist. (40490417: Fixed in dev beta 2 and in the public beta.)
• Universal Links might not open the expected target app. Please submit a bug report if you experience this problem. (40568385: Fixed in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.)
• Certain USDZ models loaded in Safari might not render thumbnail images. (40252307: Fixed in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.)
• When layers are quantized <8-bits or with a lookup-table, users may encounter issues in deconvolution and recurrent layers. Workaround: Use only linear 8-bit quantization on these layers. (40632252: Fixed in dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)
• ReplayKit broadcasting will be enabled in a future release. (40342264: Fixed in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.)
• Viewing Wallet passes in SFSafariViewController might be unavailable. Workaround: View the pass in Safari. (40415649: Fixed in dev beta 4 and public beta 3.)
• Shortcuts donated with images created using the +[INImage imageWithURL:] API won&#39;t display an image. Workaround: Use +[INImage imageWithImageData:] (40623457: Fixed in dev beta 3 and public beta 2.)

So, Should You Download iOS 12?

Look, hopping on any beta is a gamble, and iOS 12 is no exception. While this initial release is littered with bugs, it has plenty of upsides as well. You might think the new features are the main attraction here, but many simply praise Apple for iOS 12&#39;s speediness, especially on older hardware. If you&#39;re prepared to face a few bugs, you might end up liking your beta experience this go around.