Release appearance
iOS 10.0 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 10 Beta 3 is represented by 37 Apple-documented records from the document’s explicit fixed section; unsupported builds, cumulative carry-forward, and community observations are excluded.
- Date
- Jul 18, 2016
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
What survives
A complete text rendering of Apple’s iOS 10 Beta 3 developer PDF survives online. It identifies the SDK as Beta 3, preserves a 15-page document body, and separates a milestone-specific “Fixed in this Release” section from the cumulative notes and known issues that follow.[1][2]
Exact delta boundary
Only records beneath the document’s explicit fixed-section heading are attached to Beta 3. Generic known issues, functionality exclusions, and notes after that section are left out because they may have carried forward from earlier builds.[3]
Selected coverage
The structured delta spans purchase testing, Apple Pay, Apple Pencil, audio, CarPlay, Core Image, Exchange, backup and restore, Messages extensions, Music, Notes, telephony, Photos, privacy, Siri, SiriKit, and UIKit.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Archive limitations
The original Apple download is no longer publicly inspectable without relying on a mirror, and Apple’s archive now presents the final SDK document. The preserved transcript and a contemporaneous filename link establish the Beta 3 document, but no unavailable build number or community-discovered behavior is promoted into this page.[41][42]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 10 beta 3; pages 3–15
- Contemporaneous iOS 10 Beta 3 release-note link
Whirlpool Forums · NeonVoid777 · 2016-07-18T18:24:54.000Z · Post 355; Dev Beta 3; linked iOS 10 beta 3 Release Notes PDF
Used only to corroborate document identity and timing.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Fixed in this Release; pages 4–6
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · App Store — Hosted-content sandbox purchase; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Apple Pay — Card expiration date or CVV; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Apple Pencil — New Pencil pairing; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Audio — Haptic feedback and internal speaker; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Binary Compatibility — Pages on iPad while signed out of iCloud; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · CarPlay — Empty Now Playing list; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · CarPlay — Steering-wheel Siri control; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · CoreImage — CIImageProcessor data order; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Exchange — Account setup through Setup Assistant; page 4
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · iBooks — Purchased audiobook after custom-collection deletion; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · iCloud Backup and Restore — TestFlight app container restores; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Keyboards — Two-Factor Authentication in Settings; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Lock Screen — Chinese alternate calendar numerals; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — #images in unsupported locales; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Expanded-to-Compact transition; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Messages extensions download and install; Manage tab; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — RTL photo browser; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Sticker Peeling animation; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Third-party message accessibility labels; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — willSelectMessage and didSelectMessage callbacks; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Xcode waiting-to-attach sequence; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Music — China membership after Beta 2 update; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Notes — Adding an attachment, deleting, or moving notes; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — 911 call completion UI; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — Apple Watch relay-call handoff; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — Call Forwarding and Call Waiting preferences; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — CS/VoLTE relay-call audio; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — Reset All Settings and carrier bundle; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Phone — SIM-less emergency number 08; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Photos — Memory movies across Beta 1 and Beta 2; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Privacy — Advertising Identifier reset after iTunes login; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Siri — Audio playback and Maps navigation output; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Siri — Australian English voice-over; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · SiriKit — INInteraction response and handling-status properties; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · SiriKit — INPaymentMethod in request-payment intents; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · SiriKit — Intent confirmation and Ready response; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · UIKit — Main-thread pasteboard access; page 6
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
- Contemporaneous iOS 10 Beta 3 release-note link
Whirlpool Forums · NeonVoid777 · 2016-07-18T18:24:54.000Z · Contemporaneous Beta 3 PDF link
Forum-authored observations are excluded.
- iOS 10.0 Release Notes
Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 10.0; final SDK state
Archive-boundary comparison only.
- Contemporaneous iOS 10 Beta 3 release-note link
Whirlpool Forums · NeonVoid777 · 2016-07-18T18:24:54.000Z · Beta 3 document identity
Context only; community observations are excluded.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 3; Fixed in this Release; exact component headings
- iOS 10.0 Release Notes
Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z · Final iOS 10.0 SDK note state
Archive-boundary comparison only.
- iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript)
Scribd document mirror · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Notes — Attachment, deletion, and move operations; page 5
Original synthesis from Apple’s fixed in this release record.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Reset All Settings preserved carrier connectivity
The fixed section restores carrier metadata and LTE service after a settings reset.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — Reset All Settings and carrier bundle; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Downloaded Messages extensions enabled normally
The milestone fixes an installation state that left some extensions disabled.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — Messages extensions download and install; Manage tab; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Apple Music opened normally for members in China
Apple lists the post-update visibility failure among Beta 3’s fixes.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Music — China membership after Beta 2 update; page 5
bugFix · fixed
SiriKit invoked handlers after a Ready confirmation
The milestone fixes handler dispatch for the documented confirmation path.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · SiriKit — Intent confirmation and Ready response; page 6
developerApi · changed
CIImageProcessor standardized its pixel origin
The fixed section includes a concrete buffer-order contract for the new processing API.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · CoreImage — CIImageProcessor data order; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Relayed CS and VoLTE calls retained downlink audio
The milestone repairs audio and stability in relayed cellular calls.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — CS/VoLTE relay-call audio; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Apple Pay card setup survived invalid detail entry
The fixed section records a more recoverable Apple Pay enrollment flow.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Apple Pay — Card expiration date or CVV; page 4
bugFix · fixed
VoiceOver announced third-party message labels
Beta 3 restores spoken labeling for extension-generated messages.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — Third-party message accessibility labels; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Apple Pencil pairing recovered on Home and Lock screens
Beta 3 closes the documented screen-dependent pairing failure.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Apple Pencil — New Pencil pairing; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Message-selection callbacks fired for foreground extensions
Beta 3 restores the missing extension-selection lifecycle notifications.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — willSelectMessage and didSelectMessage callbacks; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Signed-in users could reset the Advertising Identifier
Beta 3 restores the privacy reset action for authenticated users.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Privacy — Advertising Identifier reset after iTunes login; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Siri stopped interrupting media and Maps voice guidance
The milestone fixes two related audio-output disruptions around Siri use.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Siri — Audio playback and Maps navigation output; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Messages extensions shed the extra compact-mode offset
Beta 3 fixes the presentation-style layout offset.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — Expanded-to-Compact transition; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Steering-wheel Siri activation became more reliable
Apple records the steering-wheel activation problem among Beta 3’s CarPlay fixes.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · CarPlay — Steering-wheel Siri control; page 4
enhancement · introduced
iCloud Restore added TestFlight app-container recovery
Apple marks TestFlight container recovery as newly supported in Beta 3.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · iCloud Backup and Restore — TestFlight app container restores; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Call Forwarding and Call Waiting controls retained their state
The repair brings the displayed preference into line with the already-applied carrier option.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — Call Forwarding and Call Waiting preferences; page 6
bugFix · fixed
The keyboard returned during two-factor setup
Beta 3 resolves an intermittent authentication-input failure.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Keyboards — Two-Factor Authentication in Settings; page 5
bugFix · fixed
SIM-less emergency calls displayed the active call screen
Beta 3 resolves the mismatch between a connected emergency call and its UI.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — SIM-less emergency number 08; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Speaker audio continued through haptic feedback
The audio interruption appears under Apple’s exact fixed-section heading.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Audio — Haptic feedback and internal speaker; page 4
bugFix · fixed
CarPlay Now Playing lists repopulated
The milestone’s fixed section restores the missing in-car queue display.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · CarPlay — Empty Now Playing list; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Setup Assistant Exchange accounts began syncing immediately
Beta 3 removes the post-setup restart dependency.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Exchange — Account setup through Setup Assistant; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Apple Watch relay calls handed back from Lock screen
Beta 3 repairs a Lock-screen call-continuity path.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — Apple Watch relay-call handoff; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Long-pressed stickers entered peeling mode again
The milestone repairs the gesture that begins sticker placement.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — Sticker Peeling animation; page 5
bugFix · fixed
#images stopped appearing in unsupported locales
The fixed section aligns feature visibility with regional availability.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — #images in unsupported locales; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Completed 911 calls no longer showed a failure screen
Beta 3 corrects the terminal state displayed after an emergency call.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Phone — 911 call completion UI; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Chinese lunar dates used consistent numerals on Lock screen
The fixed section records a localized calendar-formatting repair.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Lock Screen — Chinese alternate calendar numerals; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Australian English Siri responses regained speech
Beta 3 resolves the intermittent silent-response condition.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Siri — Australian English voice-over; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Pages document creation no longer hung without iCloud
Beta 3 resolves the account-state-specific Pages failure.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Binary Compatibility — Pages on iPad while signed out of iCloud; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Hosted sandbox purchases stopped prompting on every foreground
Apple placed the recurring foreground authentication behavior in the milestone’s fixed section.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · App Store — Hosted-content sandbox purchase; page 4
bugFix · fixed
Memory movies retained their selected media between betas
The fixed section records more stable automatic movie composition across upgrades.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Photos — Memory movies across Beta 1 and Beta 2; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Messages extension debugging used a stable attach sequence
Apple’s fixed section records the corrected launch timing for extension debugging.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — Xcode waiting-to-attach sequence; page 5
developerApi · changed
Pasteboard access became main-thread-only
Apple records the threading contract in Beta 3’s fixed section as a compatibility change.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · UIKit — Main-thread pasteboard access; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Attachment and organization edits stopped crashing Notes
Beta 3 resolves a group of common note-editing crashes.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Notes — Adding an attachment, deleting, or moving notes; page 5
bugFix · fixed
Intent UI extensions received response state
The fixed section restores response context needed by SiriKit presentation extensions.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · SiriKit — INInteraction response and handling-status properties; page 6
bugFix · fixed
Deleted collection audiobooks became visible again
The milestone fixes an iBooks library-visibility edge case.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · iBooks — Purchased audiobook after custom-collection deletion; page 5
bugFix · fixed
The Messages photo browser rendered in RTL layouts
Beta 3 repairs the browser’s initial rendering direction.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · Messages — RTL photo browser; page 5
developerApi · removed
Invalid SiriKit payment-method parameters were retired
Beta 3 clarifies an API surface that Apple considered invalid.
- [1] iOS 10 Beta 3 Release Notes (Apple-authored transcript) · SiriKit — INPaymentMethod in request-payment intents; page 6