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Apple releases iOS 8.1 beta 2 to developers

Apple today released iOS 8.1 beta 2 to developers via an OTA update as well as through its developer center. The second beta version of iOS 8.1 follows just over a week after the release of iOS 8.1 beta 1 to developers which brought minimal changes. We’ll update with any noticeable changes from the previous beta, and email tips@9to5Mac.com if you spot anything. What’s new:

-New Apple TV and Xcode 6.1 betas

-Build 12B407 up from 12B401

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  1. Steven Moore (@Stniuk) - 9 years ago

    Hope this fixes the copy and paste bug.

  2. ROB-ROB (@VTSpot) - 9 years ago

    I hope it fixes a LOT of bugs!!

  3. Frank Morris - 9 years ago

    Any info on the AppleTV beta?

  4. Leo Santos (@_leosantos) - 9 years ago

    Here’s hoping it’ll fix the vibration notification echo and the occasional inability to swipe up notifications.

  5. Anton Sparrius - 9 years ago

    iCloud Backup
    Fixed in iOS 8.1 Beta 2
    After restoring from iCloud backup you may be unable to sync new music or movie content from iTunes.

    Photos
    Fixed in iOS 8.1 Beta 2
    If iCloud Photo Library beta is enabled, Settings > iCloud > Photos may crash

  6. quagski - 9 years ago

    Any new regarding Pay?

  7. lestecon - 9 years ago

    I have 8.1. 2 I like it.

    • Robbie Biederman - 9 years ago

      no u have 8.0.2 8.1.2 doesn’t exist. unless your calling that 8.1 beta 2? its not tho, don’t confuse ppl cuz eventually 8.1.2 will exist.

      • lestecon - 9 years ago

        Now I have I OS. 8.1

  8. Mel Tajon (@MelTajon) - 9 years ago

    Not fixed: remembering order of items in the Share Sheet

    • Robbie Biederman - 9 years ago

      I’ve reported this last beta; will try the feature i have yet to and i’ll keep on reporting if i keep noticing it.

  9. btyler227 - 9 years ago

    Is the messages app fixed?

    • Robbie Biederman - 9 years ago

      elaborate? there was nothing major wrong with messages what r u experiencing?

      • btyler227 - 9 years ago

        Sometimes when I pull up the app, it displays white empty boxes instead of messages and after about 5-10 seconds it pops up a new message form. When I hit cancel to get back to my messages, those empty boxes are still there. I close out the app and reopen, doesnt fix it. I have to restart the phone to get back to my messages. This is on an iPhone 6.

  10. samuelsnay - 9 years ago

    Did they fix the bug where the music app doesn’t display some album art?

    The advice I got on Apple’s website didn’t help. “Just redownload the songs.” All 1,000+? Fuck off.

  11. Mauro ML - 9 years ago

    I hope that can fixe the fact that my iPad Air and my iPhone 4S are restarted, more the iPad that the iPhone. If I surf on Internet or watching anything the iPad restarted until 2 times in 2 hours

  12. Andrea Anderson - 9 years ago

    iOS 8.1 beta 2 is buggy i can’t get on WIFI now! just keeps searching for it but NEVER finding it! wtf

  13. W. Maxwell Esterhuizen - 9 years ago

    iOS 8.1 betas 1 and 2 both have wifi issues. It looses connection where it didn’t before (and am therefore on LTE when I should be connected to wifi). Some share sheet problems and interactive notifications problems as well (mostly for messages notifications). Some read/unread bugs for messages as well.

    Even with these bugs, 8.1 b2 is still less buggy than 8.0. or 8.0.2

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