New beta of iOS 17.1
The second beta of iOS 17.1 was launched this week and we put in it on our new iPhone 15 Professional Max to see what new options or modifications it holds. Let’s dig in.
This newest developer beta weighed in at slightly below 900MB for our iPhone, although your mannequin mileage might differ based mostly in your system. The model quantity is 21B5056e the place the “e” on the finish will get nearer to “a” as we strategy launch.
We thought that Apple may very well be prepared to incorporate the as-of-yet-unreleased Journal app with iOS 17.1, however as of this second beta that does not look like the case. It may nonetheless occur by launch, however it could be uncommon to not have it accessible for testing earlier within the cycle.
Modifications in iOS 17.1 beta 2
After loads of consumer suggestions, Apple is offering show choices for StandBy mode. Many customers disliked that the show would flip off after a time frame.
The brand new setting provides customers of the iPhone 14 Professional, iPhone 14 Professional Max, iPhone 15 Professional, and iPhone 15 Professional Max three choices for StandBy mode.
New show choices for StandBy mode
The show can flip on and off routinely, after 20 seconds, or by no means. The flexibility to remain on requires the always-on show discovered on the last-two generations of professional iPhones, which is why it solely helps these outlined above.
Ringtones and textual content tones arrive as soon as extra in iOS 17.1 beta 2
Beta 2 additionally returns the ringtones and textual content tones that have been included with iOS 17 however absent within the first beta of iOS 17.1. The primary iOS 17.1 beta was seemingly compiled earlier than iOS 17 was launched so that they did not make it into that first developer launch.
This additionally fastened a bug that prevented customized tones from being set and from widgets showing clean in macOS Sonoma.
Coming quickly
Apple will seemingly launch a public beta of iOS 17.1 beta 2 on Wednesday. The subsequent developer beta will in all probability arrive on October tenth.
What is not clear, is whether or not Apple will choose to shortly launch an iOS 17.0.3 construct to deal with the overheating problem plaguing the iPhone 15 sequence or if it would bundle it with iOS 17.1 later this month.
Time will inform which route Apple takes. Spot some other modifications? Let me know on X @Andrew_OSU.