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Apple releases iOS 8 beta 5 to developers with Health enhancements, UI tweaks

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As expected, Apple has released iOS 8 beta 5 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to developers this morning. This update, like the past betas, includes various performance and bug fixes. The previous beta brought various minor user-interface touch-ups and a new Tips app to iOS 8. We’ll be updating this post as new discoveries are made in iOS 8 beta, and you can send us what you find to tips@9to5mac.com. You can find what’s new in beta 5, below:

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– There is also a new Apple TV beta seed.

– “Spirometry data types are now available in HealthKit,” according to the iOS 8 beta 5 release notes.

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– iCloud has a new set of icons in the Settings app.

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– The iPhone will now prompt you to allow other devices to access SMS messages (thanks Dann)

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– Health app updated with new icons for Body data and Data Exporting.

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– New options for iCloud Photo Storage

– Swipe down access for Spotlight is much quicker.

– New Health panel in Privacy settings

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– New WiFi calling indicator for T-Mobile WiFi calling.

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– Tweaked predictive text toggle in Messages app.

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Comments

  1. Zoheb Khan - 10 years ago

    no updates…

    • Mine found the update and it is available on developer.apple.com

      • cjt3007 - 10 years ago

        Of course, to update don’t for get to option+click the update button in iTunes to select the update file in Finder!

    • Zoheb Khan - 10 years ago

      got it

    • Athoof Saiid - 10 years ago

      Did anyone have a problem installing this update? Mine is taking longer than usual to complete the installation. Any thoughts?

  2. Zoheb Khan - 10 years ago

    checking for updates… :/ since 5 min.

  3. ngdemus - 10 years ago

    both loading

  4. Is it Jailbreak-able?

  5. Howard Trueman - 10 years ago

    Wooh I Have The Update :D

  6. samuelsnay - 10 years ago

    So do we have any clue yet as to when ios 8 will officially be released? Or just sometime this fall?

    • Nick Bell (@bellnickc) - 10 years ago

      its usually a week after the iPhone 5s is announced or released

    • Lee Palisoc (@leepalisoc) - 10 years ago

      They’ll announce the new iPhone first, then they will release iOS 8.

      • EC (@EdCrowall) - 10 years ago

        Mid – September announcement, GM release likely to be late September.

      • Kyle Hansen - 10 years ago

        As far as iOS 8 and the iPhone 6 release…If had to bet I would say this: Apple Media event held on Tuesday, September 9th. IOS 8 released to the public sometime between September 9th and September 19th depending on the ordering and shipping dates for the iPhone 6. This is my guess.

    • acslater017 - 10 years ago

      It’s usually 2 days before the new iPhone releases. I’d guess Wednesday, September 17

  7. Is Whatsapp stable in the beta 5?

    • Robert Ortner - 10 years ago

      no :-( only the setting screen after update – less working than on dp4

      • Jean Anami - 10 years ago

        Just download the Whatsapp beta from site creator. Just Works ! Actually, WhatsApp from AppStore crash when use if or fi words in chat.

  8. Drew (@gettysburg11s) - 10 years ago

    I can’t wait for the final release, for sure. I am sure Apple hides anything that would identify the new iPhone model (since surely part of the iOS 8 is particular to the upcoming iPhone).

  9. Optimize options now available as part of photos

  10. Anyone else stuck at the end of the update process with like a little sliver left of the progress bar? I’ve been stuck on it for like 10 minutes.

    • danbridgland - 10 years ago

      Yep! Stuck for over 30 minutes already! Anyone else?

      UK iPhone 5S 64GB

      • LOLametro - 10 years ago

        Same here… (iPhone 5s 16GB A1457)

      • tonyp114 - 10 years ago

        I had the same problem and what I did to fix it was hold in the sleep and home button at the same time until the iPhone restarts.

    • LOLametro - 10 years ago

      Got the solution. Make a reset (press home+power buttons for ~5 seconds until the screen turns off). When the screen is off, only press the power button to turn on the device. Then, the typical iOS 8 installer should countinue normally. Worked for me!

      • Worked for me too

      • Andrew Gwin (@andrewgwin) - 10 years ago

        That worked perfectly; thanks!

      • Cees Jol - 10 years ago

        Worked for me too! (iPod 5th gen)

      • luckydcxx - 10 years ago

        thanks! it worked for me too. I had the same problem with installing Yosemite. I did a reset and it finished installing as well.

      • Keni Lim - 10 years ago

        Thanks work for me 2 :) (iPhone 5s 32G)

    • James Payne (@paynejames) - 10 years ago

      Same thing. Stuck @ about 95-95% for 30 minutes

    • Me too :( Any solution???

      • I just did a hard reset (held both buttons until the apple appeared) and rebooted my iPad. It finished when it came back up again.

      • danbridgland - 10 years ago

        Just hard reset my iPhone, restarts to iOS lock screen asking for pin, then starts back on the iOS 8 installer progress bar (white screen not the grey one it was stuck on). Worked for me Thanks LOLametro et al.

  11. Anthony Berry - 10 years ago

    Apple TV has finally been outfitted with a flat interface to match other Apple devices.

    • danbridgland - 10 years ago

      least we forget, iOS for AppleTV is one full release behind. So a flattened AppleTV is akin to iOS7

  12. goofygear - 10 years ago

    After updating, I was greeted with the recovery mode…

  13. The No New Widgets button in NFC is gone.

  14. Is Wi-Fi calling on the 4S enabled?

  15. Zoheb Khan - 10 years ago

    i am still not getting the update option.

  16. bellhaven (@bellhaven) - 10 years ago

    There’s an album in Photos called “Recently Deleted” that I never noticed before. Says ‘Items will be erased 30 days after being marked for deletion. Each item shows the days remaining’

  17. cjt3007 - 10 years ago

    Homescreen Webapps are accepting touch input again – now have some other issues though :(

  18. Gotta love the “Connect to iTunes” screen on startup :( cant do anything now! 8 hours without a phone is a struggle.

    • goofygear - 10 years ago

      I connected to iTunes and canceled the “we are going to put you back to ios 7” thingy. Pressed alt (opt) + update button and selected the file containing IOS 8 beta 2 and got the iPhone working (iCloud backup). I then downloaded the beta 5 to my Mac and did the same procedure :)

  19. Zoheb Khan - 10 years ago

    There’s new animation on time-lapse button while recording ! :D

  20. Alex Meiner - 10 years ago

    Emoji icon has much more happy face

  21. Steffi LHT (@lhtdesignde) - 10 years ago

    The Notification center has an awesome new feature, I was waiting for in a while, no one noticed till now. Since Beta 4 you can dismiss notifications from the lock screen. You can even delete emails. No need to login to dismiss for every new notification that lays over your music. Great!

  22. Kárpáti Csaba - 10 years ago

    Continuity works with iphone 4s and ipad 2 perfectly, with calls and SMS. Nothing to do with bluetooth, only uses WiFi, devices nedd to be on the same network and thats all!!!

  23. I might be a little behind here, so is it or is it not possible to deactivate the predictive keyboard throughout the whole system?

  24. Athoof Saiid - 10 years ago

    Did anyone have a problem installing this update? Mine is taking longer than usual to complete the installation. Any thoughts?