The vision starts becoming clear
Lets Talk iOS
Lets Talk iOS
Episode 262: The vision starts becoming clear
Language: 🇺🇸
Date: 22 Oct, 2018
Price: free
Size: 32.2 MB
Time: 48 m.

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Modern photography, technical excellence & better bagels?!?!
Essential Apple Crew
Essential Apple Podcast
Episode 109: Modern photography, technical excellence & better bagels?!?!
Language: 🇺🇸
Date: 22 Oct, 2018
Price: free
Size: 41.8 MB
Time: 93 m.

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📱iOS 12.1 Beta 5 📺
Build - 16B5089b was released on 22 Oct, 2018 for:
• iPhone XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

Remaining Issues:
• Lock screen orientation glitch in the Control Center: If you have screen orientation lock enabled, and then change the state of "Increase Contrast" in Settings, for example enable it, your lock orientation icon will be fully white instead of red
• Some apps like Google Maps and Clash Royale will lag on iPhone X and above: Open the affected app, for example Google Maps. Do not do anything else, just minimize your brightness to the lowest. Now, you will see the app's FPS number has been drastically decreased, try to do circles in the map, you will see it is laggy. To make it smooth again, you can: A) Start screen recording or B) Increase brightness
• Folder in Dock bug - swipe to widgets and then back to home screen: it will blink
• Grouped notifications glitch - Expand, collapse and then expand again a grouped notification quickly, it will have a glitchy animation
• On an iPhone X, XS, and XS Max, if your home screen have multiple pages, go to a different page other than main, then swipe up to get to your main page. After you quickly want to open anything in the Dock, you can't, you need to wait a few seconds to be able to do it
• Lock screen time & lock status glitch: using your locked iPhone, swipe from right to left two times quickly. For the second swipe, your time and lock status will disappear
• Notification center missing background: Lock and unlock your phone. Then open an app, and quickly pull down the notification center. It won't have background for a few seconds
• Landscape mode control center bug: Open anything in landscape mode, for example a YouTube video in full screen. Open your Control Center, swipe from right to left, then close CC. There will be a stuck bar at the top of your screen for a few seconds
• App crash bug: Open the app switcher. Tap on an app, swipe it up to close, but while its closing tap on it - > glitchy crash
• Adding the first widget in the available widgets list will have a glitchy animation
• Safari: "add to home screen" - when there is just one home screen, it does not show the recently added icon. It does create a 2nd home screen page but when you swipe left the icon is missing. After a reboot or waiting for several minutes, the icon may appear
• Phone app UI glitch: Start a call, go to the home screen and then back to the call - > the background will be gone
• Since iOS 11.4 still can’t initiate ‘album’ playback via Siri on the watch with music that is locally stored on phone
• When iCloud Keychain and text replacements are enabled, text replacement won’t be offered anymore when trying to login. The specific text replacement is overwritten with “Password”.

Additional Notes:
• Certain apps may not be fully compatible with iOS 12. Contact developer for support. See list of current compatible apps
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps.

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Apple stops signing iOS 12.0
iPhone XR reviews, iPad mini 5 rumors, HomeKit speakers
9to5Mac Happy Hour
9to5Mac. Happy Hour
Episode: iPhone XR reviews, iPad mini 5 rumors, HomeKit speakers
Language: 🇺🇸
Date: 24 Oct, 2018
Price: free
Size: 36.2 MB
Time: 79 m.

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📱iOS 12.1 📺
Build - 16B92/3 was released on 30 Oct, 2018 for:
• iPhone XS/Max, XR, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

New Features & Changes:
• Adds support for video and audio calls with up to 32 simultaneously
• Encrypted end-to-end so your conversations remain private
• Start Group FaceTime right from a group Messages conversation, or join an active call at any time
• Over 70 new emoji, including new characters with red hair, gray hair, and curly, new emoji for bald people, more emotive smiley faces and additional emoji representing animals, sports and food
• Introduces Dual SIM with eSIM which allows two numbers in one device for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
• New padlock unlock animations on lock screen
• New sound when pressing the camera and flashlight icon on the Lock screen
• New Color under Face Gallery in the Watch app
• Redesigned Heart app icon in the Watch app.

New Issues:
• OTA says iOS 12 but installs iOS 12.1 (don't be alarmed for beta users)
• Some Text Replacements are not working.

Resolved Issues:
• Fixed Dialer app missing background glitch
• Fixed the issue where apps might get "zoomed-in".

Other improvements and fixes:
• Introduces Depth Control in Camera preview for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
• Improves cellular connectivity for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
• Adds the ability to change or reset your child's Screen Time passcode using Face ID or Touch ID
• Fixes an issue where the sharpest reference frame was not always selected in the front-facing photos for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
• Resolves an issue that caused messages to be merged into one thread when two users were signed in with the same Apple ID on multiple iPhones
• Addresses an issue that prevented some voicemails from appearing in the Phone app
• Resolves an issue in the Phone app that could cause phone numbers to appear without their corresponding contact name
• Fixes an issue that could prevent Screen Time from reporting specific websites in the activity report
• Addresses an issue that could prevent adding or removing family members from Family Sharing
• Adds a performance management feature to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down, including option to disable this feature if an unexpected shutdown occurs, for iPhone x,iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
• Adds the abillity for Battery Health to inform users that it is unable to verify if a genuine battery is in iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
• Improves reliability of VoiceOver in Camera, Siri, and Safari
• Fixes an issue that could cause MDM Device Enrollment to report an invalid Profile error for some enterprise users.

Apple security updates

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📱iOS 12.1.1 Beta 3 📺
Build - 16C5050a was released on 15 Nov, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

New Features & Changes:
• If Face ID is not functioning properly, it will show an error "A problem was detected with the TrueDepth camera. Face ID has been disabled" in Face ID & Passcode settings
• Larger text for dialer in Phone app.

Remaining Issues:
• After upgrading to iOS 12.1.1 beta, you might be unable to select the voice used for VoiceOver and other Speech products
• Lock screen orientation glitch in the Control Center: If you have screen orientation lock enabled, and then change the state of "Increase Contrast" in Settings, for example enable it, your lock orientation icon will be fully white instead of red.
• Lock screen lock disappears: Swipe on the lockscreen for a few times, after some time, your lock status will disappear. If you happen to reproduce it while your phone is unlocking, you will get something like this, the notifications will get glitched.
• Some apps like Google Maps and Clash Royale will lag on iPhone X and above: Open the affected app, for example Google Maps. • Do not do anything else, just minimize your brightness to the lowest. Now, you will see the app's FPS number has been drastically decreased, try to do circles in the map, you will see it is laggy. To make it smooth again, you can: A) Start screen recording or B) Increase brightness.
• Folder in Dock bug - swipe to widgets and then back to home screen: it will blink
• Signal bars not updating on in car infotainment using either Bluetooth or CarPlay unless phone screen is on (XS and XS Max only, since iOS 12.0)
• Lock screen time & lock status glitch: using your locked iPhone, swipe from right to left two times quickly. For the second swipe, your time and lock status will disappear.
• Landscape mode control center bug: Open anything in landscape mode, for example a YouTube video in full screen. Open your Control Center, swipe from right to left, then close CC. There will be a stuck bar at the top of your screen for a few seconds
• Since iOS 11.4 still can’t initiate ‘album’ playback via Siri on the watch with music that is locally stored on phone
• When iCloud Keychain and text replacements are enabled, text replacement won’t be offered anymore when trying to login. The specific text replacement is overwritten with “Password”
• In Messages: using 3D Touch to Peak and Pop, or when rotating the screen orientation turns the iMessage app strip black (iPhone 7 only)
• Sometimes, if you have no SIM inserted, you will see an old time to appear at the top of the screen
• Opening app switcher in landscape mode will sometimes show old stuff that you did with the app before
• On the home screen, scrolling to the second page, swiping up then holding the screen will cause the second page to disappear.

Remaining Issues:
• Fixed app switcher blur glitch.

Additional Notes:
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps.

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Apple stops signing iOS 12.0.1
📱iOS 12.1.1 📺
Build - 16C50 was released on 5 Dec, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

Features and improvements include:
• Notification preview using haptic touch on iPhone XR
• Dual SIM with eSIM for additional carriers on iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
• One tap to flip between the rear and front-facing camera during a FaceTime call
• NLive Photo capture during one-to-one FaceTime calls
• The option to hide the sidebar in News on iPad in landscape orientation
• Real-time text (RTT) when using Wi-Fi calling on iPad and iPod touch
• Stability improvements for dictation along with VoiceOver.

Bug fixes include:
• Fixes an issue where Face ID may temporarily become unavailable
• Addresses an issue that prevented visual voicemail from downloading for some customers
• Fixes an issue in Messages that could prevent predictive text suggestions when typing on the Chinese or Japanese keyboards
• Addresses an issue that could prevent Voice Memos recordings from uploading to iCloud
• Fixes an issue where time zones may not have updated automatically.

Features and fixes bugs for HomePod including:
• Support in Mainland China and Hong Kong
• HomePod LEDs illuminate during Group FaceTime calls.

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📱iOS 12.1.2 Beta 1 📺
Build - 16D5024a was released on 10 Dec, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

New Issues:
• Some user interface elements are inaccessible to VoiceOver in the “Electrocardiogram (ECG)” and “Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification” sections in Health > Health Data > Heart.

Remaining Issues:
• Mail notifications still broken, at least on secondary email accounts. (Sounds but not banners or badges)
• Folder in Dock bug - swipe to widgets and then back to home screen: it will blink.

Resolved Issues:
• Audio performance when using some third-party apps is improved on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch
• Fixes an issue with the brightness jumping up and down around 15% on XS Max (maybe on XS too) when True Tone or Night Shift are enabled
• Seems to fix an issue where the lock screen keyboard would still register clicks and prevent clicking on home screen icons if its not displayed on the home screen right after. (tested on iPad Pro 10.5, iPad Pro 11, iPhone X and iPhone XS Max)

Additional Notes:
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps.

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Apple stops signing iOS 12.1 (16J602) for Apple TV 4 (2015)
📱iOS 12.1.2📺
Build - 16C101 was released on 17 Dec, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

Resolved Issues:
• Fixes bugs with eSIM activation for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
• Addresses an issue that could affect cellular connectivity in Turkey for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max.

Additional Notes:
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps.

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Apple stops signing iOS 12.1 (16B92, 16B93, 16B94) for many devices.
📱iOS 12.1.3 Beta 2 📺
Build - 16D5032a was released on 19 Dec, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8, 8+, 7, 7+, SE, 6s, 6s+, 6, 6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

Resolved Issues:
• Resolved an issue where some user interface elements were inaccessible to VoiceOver in the “Electrocardiogram (ECG)” and “Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification” sections in Health > Health Data > Heart
• Audio performance when using some third-party apps is improved on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch models.

Additional Notes:
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps
• This is a continuation of iOS 12.1.2 beta
• No developer profile available.

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📱iOS 12.1.2 📺
Build - 16C104 was released on 20 Dec, 2018 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+, 6/6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 11(3G), 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

New Features & Changes:
• Introduces a new animation when force closing apps (China)
• Updates share sheet for setting contact and wallpaper images. (China)

New Issues:
• Some users reported cellular connectivity issues relating to data and SMS. (workaround - disable Wi-Fi Calling under Cellular setting and change Voice & Data to Data only under Enable LTE option)

Resolved Issues:
• Fixes bugs with eSIM activation for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
• Addresses an issue that could affect cellular connectivity in Turkey for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max.

Additional Notes:
• If you experience Setting crashes, it may be due to removal of stock apps
• If you are on the beta build or on previous 16C101. You will need to update via iTunes to check for updates or use the IPSW file or use recovery mode to force iTunes to fetch the latest signing firmware for your device.

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Merry Christmas 🎄
📱iOS 12.1.3 Beta 3 📺
Build - 16D5037a was released on 7 Jan, 2019 for:
• iPhone XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+, 6/6+, 5s
• iPad 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 4, 3, 2
• iPad Air 2, iPad Air
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 12.9(2G), 9.7, 12.9
• iPod Touch 6G.

Resolved Issues:
• Resolved an issue where some user interface elements were inaccessible to VoiceOver in the “Electrocardiogram (ECG)” and “Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification” sections in Health > Health Data > Heart
• Audio performance when using some third-party apps is improved on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch models.

#release #notes #ios12 #ios12_1 #beta #firmware #iphone #ipad #ipodtouch #apple #macrumors