Release appearance
iOS 5.0 Beta 4
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 5 Beta 4 is represented by 17 selected, source-linked records from the exact 2011-07-22 milestone; cumulative carry-forward, unsupported build identity, and a rumored Beta 8 are excluded.
- Date
- Jul 22, 2011
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Beta 4 release identity
Contemporaneous release reporting identifies iOS 5 Beta 4 as available to developers on 2011-07-22. This batch creates that historical event identity without adding a milestone to the hardcoded seed file.[1]
Structured developer-note delta
The page contains 17 source-linked records: 4 explicit fixes, 11 known milestone conditions, and 2 API or behavior changes. Repeated cumulative text is excluded unless it is needed to show continuing state.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Evidence boundary
The detailed notes survive through a third-party reproduction of Apple’s developer material. The page paraphrases selected records, credits both the original author and preserving publisher, and makes no claim of completeness.[19]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Seeds iOS 5 Beta 4 to Developers, Over-The-Air Updating Going Live
MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2011-07-22T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 4 availability and date
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Accessories — Nike + Gym
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Accounts — Choosing a security question
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Binary Compatibility — BBC iPlayer
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Calendar — Restoring from a Seed 1 backup
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Contacts — local contacts are deleted
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · iCloud Storage — File names in iCloud Storage are case sensitive
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Location — startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Mail — Forwarding a message with attachments
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Music Library — missing their album artwork
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · OpenGL ES — moved from the APPLE namespace
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · OTA Software Update — re-sync your photos
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Personal Hotspot — cannot join personal hotspot
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Settings — FaceTime icon is missing
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · SpringBoard — terminates VoIP applications
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Twitter — location arrow will stay
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · UIKit — 24 hr clock
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Wi-Fi Syncing — only thumbnails on your device
Original synthesis from the cited milestone evidence.
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 4 retained evidence
- Apple Seeds iOS 5 Beta 4 to Developers, Over-The-Air Updating Going Live
MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2011-07-22T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 4 release identity
- iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation)
iPhone Forums · Apple; preserved by forum member Gregoris · 2011-07-23T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 4 release-note evidence
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · knownIssue
Photo synchronization thumbnails
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Wi-Fi Syncing limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Wi-Fi Syncing — only thumbnails on your device
bugFix · knownIssue
iPhone 4 Personal Hotspot joining
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Personal Hotspot limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Personal Hotspot — cannot join personal hotspot
bugFix · knownIssue
Safari tweet location indicator
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Twitter limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Twitter — location arrow will stay
bugFix · knownIssue
VoIP background resumption
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this SpringBoard limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · SpringBoard — terminates VoIP applications
knownIssue · knownIssue
Nike+ Gym and radio-tagging accessories
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Accessories limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Accessories — Nike + Gym
bugFix · knownIssue
Album artwork after synchronization
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Music Library limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Music Library — missing their album artwork
developerApi · changed
OpenGL ES extension namespaces
The retained Beta 4 evidence identifies this OpenGL ES change at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · OpenGL ES — moved from the APPLE namespace
bugFix · fixed
24-hour Calendar event editing
The retained Beta 4 evidence marks this UIKit record as fixed at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · UIKit — 24 hr clock
bugFix · knownIssue
Significant-location background delivery
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Location limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Location — startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges
bugFix · fixed
FaceTime settings icon
The retained Beta 4 evidence marks this Settings record as fixed at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Settings — FaceTime icon is missing
compatibility · changed
iCloud filename case handling
The retained Beta 4 evidence identifies this iCloud Storage change at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · iCloud Storage — File names in iCloud Storage are case sensitive
knownIssue · knownIssue
MobileMe contact merging
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Contacts limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Contacts — local contacts are deleted
bugFix · fixed
Calendar sync after early-seed restore
The retained Beta 4 evidence marks this Calendar record as fixed at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Calendar — Restoring from a Seed 1 backup
bugFix · fixed
iCloud security-question setup
The retained Beta 4 evidence marks this Accounts record as fixed at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Accounts — Choosing a security question
compatibility · knownIssue
BBC iPlayer compatibility
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Binary Compatibility limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Binary Compatibility — BBC iPlayer
knownIssue · knownIssue
Photo resync after OTA update
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this OTA Software Update limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · OTA Software Update — re-sync your photos
bugFix · knownIssue
Forwarded Mail attachments
The retained Beta 4 evidence documents this Mail limitation at the milestone.
- [1] iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 5.0 Beta 4 (forum preservation) · Mail — Forwarding a message with attachments