iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug discussion

[Fausty82]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Have you folks been able to get AirDrop to work? Haven't had any luck. WiFi & Bluetooth on, tried Contacts Only & Everyone but no one shows up. Devices are three 5's & one 4S all on AT&T.

I tried it earlier today... two iPhones (both were iPhone 5) with iOS 7... I had AirDrop enabled on both phones and configured for Everybody. Phone1 could see and send a photo to phone2. Phone2 could NOT see phone1 and therefore could not initiate a transfer, but COULD receive the photo sent from phone1.

Very perplexing.

 

[BLiNK]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Eh, just thinking about what the hard working developers are saying in regards to non developers.

what have they been saying? i haven't been paying any attention

 

[rlacrossjr]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

I think that more non-developers are helping report more bugs than the developers. Us non's are reporting main bugs were dev's really only care about this. But getting their developed apps working before final release is there main concern.


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[Fausty82]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

I think that more non-developers are helping report more bugs than the developers. Us non's are reporting main bugs were dev's really only care about this. But getting their developed apps working before final release is there main concern.

Tell me, exactly how are you reporting bugs to Apple? Only developers have access to the official bug reporting channel, and access to the developer's forum... And trust me, Apple is putting way more stock in reports of issues/problems/bugs from developers than from the public.

 

[rlacrossjr]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

I'm probably wrong but major crashes automatically send to apple if this enabled.

Also if you turn off background app refresh improves battery life.


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[Fausty82]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/18/epe7u7ym.jpg
I'm probably wrong but major crashes automatically send to apple if this enabled.

Also if you turn off background app refresh improves battery life.


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Yeah, that sends crash reports to Apple - and it’s a feature that’s available in all releases of iOS software, including the GA versions used by everyone... but that is vastly different than "reporting bugs" to Apple engineers in a beta release.

 

[big9erfan]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/18/epe7u7ym.jpg
I'm probably wrong but major crashes automatically send to apple if this enabled.

Also if you turn off background app refresh improves battery life.


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As Faust82 said...

While a crash is a bug, you're not reporting the bug to Apple, just sending crash data, and while that crash data is helpful, crash dumps only tell you so much. A bug report by a seasoned tester/developer is VASTLY superior.

 

[guitarplayer16]

Re: iOS 7 Beta 1 Thoughts and Bug list

Regarding the caller ID not working - here is what I found. Please comment. iPhone 5 works perfectly for caller id. Also have installed on an iPhone 4S which is a different story. Caller ID on 4S only works if the incoming call is from the same carrier. Otherwise it shows as Unknown. Will see what the next version brings but already emailed Apple to let them know what I see.

I can comment that your theory is correct.
I just got my friend with the same provider to call me, and caller ID worked.
Yes, I have a 4S.

Thanks for clearing this up!

 

[ajg23]

Re: Beta 1 thoughts

No. And I found spotlight.....just swipe down from the top.

But you can't do a web search from it

 

[John Yester]

Re: Beta 1 thoughts

Spotlight should have options on what to include in the search and actions.

Don't swipe directly from top as it will trigger notification center.

Tap and hold anywhere else on the screen, then swipe down. That should result in spotlight search.

 

[Angelo_Campher]

Re: Beta 1 thoughts

Spotlight should have options on what to include in the search and actions.

Don't swipe directly from top as it will trigger notification center.

Tap and hold anywhere else on the screen, then swipe down. That should result in spotlight search.

There are options of what to include in Spotlight search under general - spotlight search in both iOS 6 & 7.

Predefined actions based on results is an interesting idea though.

 

[kch50428]

Re: Beta 1 thoughts

Just saw elsewhere a mention that Voice Memos isn't really gone from iOS7 - just wasn't ready for 'prime time' to release with beta1...

 

[Harjeeven Basi]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

How did you downgrade without losing existing data (photos,contacts,apps)

Would be a massive help

Thanks.

 

[rlacrossjr]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

How did you downgrade without losing existing data (photos,contacts,apps)

Would be a massive help

Thanks.

Always do a backup on PC or MAC. iCloud backups are not backwards capable. Apple not smart enough to let you save iOS 6 and iOS 7 backups.


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[ethanongwt]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Hi,

just wondering: Is the "Reduce Motion" used for the parallax only? Since it is inside the "Accessibility" function.

Thanks.

 

[Fausty82]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Always do a backup on PC or MAC. iCloud backups are not backwards capable. Apple not smart enough to let you save iOS 6 and iOS 7 backups.

Or maybe Apple is just smart enough to not allow it. #perspective

 

[Vapor86]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Can someone tell me if anyone has experienced this issue and if there is a solution.

I have had no trouble with updating apps until today when I updated 3 apps and now they are sitting on my screen with the loading bar completely empty/black. I can not open them or delete them. However, I can go into the app store and open them through there. I have tried restarting my phone many times. I cant possibly be the only one experiencing this and my apologies in advance if this has been asked a lot.

 

[nheilweil]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Can someone tell me if anyone has experienced this issue and if there is a solution.

I have had no trouble with updating apps until today when I updated 3 apps and now they are sitting on my screen with the loading bar completely empty/black. I can not open them or delete them. However, I can go into the app store and open them through there. I have tried restarting my phone many times. I cant possibly be the only one experiencing this and my apologies in advance if this has been asked a lot.

Get on WiFi and all will be good. It's frustrating because until you get on WiFi those apps are just stuck in that mode!

 

[Vapor86]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Get on WiFi and all will be good. It's frustrating because until you get on WiFi those apps are just stuck in that mode!

Unfortunately, I am at home on wifi and it isn't working. I understand this is to be expected, but this must of happened to someone else?

 

[nheilweil]

Re: iOS 7 Developer Beta info and Bug dicussion

Unfortunately, I am at home on wifi and it isn't working. I understand this is to be expected, but this must of happened to someone else?

Damn! That's harsh. This happens to all of my devices (3 iPhone 5's & a 4S) as well as my team's devices. The apps seem to get stuck when apps are queued for update but don't have WiFi or lose it. This morning it happened to 3 if us and what worked was: turn off WiFi, reboot, get back on WiFi, then go into the App Store updates tab and click on the little icon to the right of the apps that are pending until they start up again. On of the guys on my team just tapped the icon a couple times after getting back on WiFi instead of going into the App Store and that had the same effect of pausing and restarting the load sequence.

Good luck!