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iOS 4.2.1 iOS 4.2 Beta 2

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About this appearance

iOS 4.2 Beta 2 is an editorially reviewed historical archive page with 7 structured, source-backed milestone records and an explicit account of its surviving evidence boundary.

Date
Sep 28, 2010
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Milestone identity

Apple distributed iOS 4.2 Beta 2 on September 28 with its SDK, Xcode 3.2.5, and an iTunes 10.1 test build. The milestone remained branded 4.2 although the eventual public parent is cataloged as 4.2.1.[1][2]

Indexed evidence

This page indexes 7 bounded occurrences. Titles and summaries are original synthesis; source locators identify the specific evidence family behind each record.[3][4]

Evidence limits

MacStories retained a mixture of developer-note details and hands-on observations. Each record identifies that custody; performance impressions and visual speculation are excluded.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iOS 4.2 Beta 2 and iTunes 10.1 Beta Seeded to Developers

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2010-09-28T16:21:00-07:00 · iOS 4.2 Beta 2 identity and timing

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  2. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · iOS 4.2 Beta 2 identity and timing

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  3. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Printing — supported printers

    Apple-authored developer material preserved by the credited publisher.

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  4. iOS 4.2 Beta 2 and iTunes 10.1 Beta Seeded to Developers

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2010-09-28T16:21:00-07:00 · Updated multitasking animation

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

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  5. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Game Center App Store indicator

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  6. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Multitasking transition

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  7. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Printing — PrinterSimulator

    Apple-authored developer material preserved by the credited publisher.

  8. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Printing — shared-printer requirements

    Apple-authored developer material preserved by the credited publisher.

  9. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · Restored Beta 1 folders and webclips

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  10. Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New

    MacStories · Federico Viticci · 2010-09-28T23:14:39.000Z · YouTube upload controls

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

compatibility · changed

AirPrint through shared desktop printers

documentedcorroborated

Beta 2 testing required a Mac running the matching macOS beta or a PC running the matching iTunes beta.

  1. [1] Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Beta 2, Here’s What’s New · Printing — shared-printer requirements