iOS 10.2 beta 3 was released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch just a few minutes ago, with Apple offering it to developers of applications for the iOS platform. The third version of the operating system comes just one week away from the previous one, so "according to the plan" in terms of the operating system testing strategy.
iOS 10.2 beta 3 is only available for developers of applications for the iOS platform, so not for those who are part of the beta testing program of the operating system. If you have the beta version installed, you can update through the system Software Update, Software Update, exists in the iOS operating system.
The Apple company has not yet listed the news of iOS 10.2 beta 3, but it will probably do so in the next few minutes to present us the changes. In general, we are talking about solving minor bugs offered by the Apple company and improving general performance, things that those from Cupertino offer almost every time.
iOS 10.2 beta 3 has been released
Until now, the Apple company has implemented in iOS 10.2 beta 3 many new emoji characters, a new TV application that is only available in the USA and the SOS Urgenta alert system. Separately, we will probably have improved performance and a much better autonomy in the final version, so it remains to be seen what will be offered to us.
UPDATED: tvOS 10.1 beta 3 has been released.
UPDATE 2: macOS Sierra 10.2.2 beta 3 has been released.
UPDATE 3: Here's what news iOS 10.2 beta 3 brings:
- A new Love animation for the entire screen of iDevices;
- The Emergency SOS function is only available for India;
- The Feedback application is available again.
- The TV application replaces the Videos, Videos, only in the US, for now.
Fixed in this release
TV app
The TV app, including "Up Next" functionality, is now available in iOS 10.2 beta 3.
Messages
A Messages app extension can now use OpenURL to open a URL scheme.
MediaPlayerFramework
set(Start/End)Time:forItemWithStoreID in MPMusicPlayerStoreQueueDescriptor will
now works in iOS 10.2 beta 3.
keyboards
Debugging UITextInputAssistantItem should no longer result in extraneous text output in
the debugger after selecting a text field.
Telephony
Handoff for telephony calls from a secondary device (such as Mac or iPad) to a primary device
(iPhone) will now work when the Handoff selection is made from the App Switcher.
Notes and Known Issues
SOS
SOS is only supported in India.
AAC
Automatic Assessment Configuration (AAC) now prevents using the Universal Clipboard during
an assessment.
Spritekit
The following SKNode methods and attributes are deprecated, but missing the deprecation
notice from the public header (SKNode.h):
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DEPRECATED: Attributes are only supported for node classes supporting SKShader (see
SKSpriteNode).
@property (nonatomic, nonnull, copy) NSDictionary *attributeValues;
– (nullable SKAttributeValue*)valueForAttributeNamed:(nonnull NSString
*) key;
– (void)setValue:(SKAttributeValue*)value forAttributeNamed:(nonnull
NSString *)key NS_SWIFT_NAME(setValue(_:forAttribute:));
TV app
• "Clear Play History" in TV app settings may not delete the movies or shows a user has
previously watched across devices.
• In some situations, the user may be prompted repeatedly to connect their apps to the TV.
• Workaround: Provide consent through TV app settings or restart the device.
• Synced content in the TV app library may display incorrect artwork or fail to play back
properly.
• In some situations the TV app crashes or displays "TV is unavailable" on iPod touch
