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iOS 7.1 Beta 2

Full article
Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

Beta 2 is an editorially reviewed historical article with 17 bounded records and an explicit account of the surviving evidence boundary.

Date
Dec 13, 2013
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’s second developer seed appeared on December 13. Its identity report and the retained note transcript both identify the Beta 2 state.[1]

Indexed evidence

This page indexes 17 bounded occurrences. Titles, summaries, and explanatory prose are original synthesis; each record points to its supporting evidence family.[2][3]

Evidence limits

A community archive preserves the developer-note body. Visual deltas come from a separate contemporary report and are not represented as first-party documentation.[4]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Beta 2 identity and timing — second beta of iOS 7.1

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  2. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · Bluetooth known issue — 32-bit application attachment — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

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  3. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — tone-selection correction — caused all tones to sound like the default

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

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  4. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Beta 2 evidence boundary — second beta of iOS 7.1

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  5. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  6. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · Crash Logs fixed — Diagnostics visibility — Crash logs now appear in Diagnostics & Usage Data in Settings

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  7. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · iCloud known issue — Keychain during setup — encounter an error when trying to enable iCloud Keychain

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  8. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · iTunes fixed — large Match library — should no longer take an especially long time to load

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  9. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · Music App known issue — audiobooks — Audiobooks fail to play

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  10. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — Button Shapes accessibility setting — new “Button Shapes” option that can be turned on

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  11. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — Calendar list-view toggle — Calendar has a new list view toggle

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  12. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — Control Center bounce and audio labels — new bounce animation and music labels that show the audio source

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  13. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — Dark Keyboard option removed — dark keyboard option appears to have been removed

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  14. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — faster interface animation — Animations appear to be faster in iOS 7.1 beta 2

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  15. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed — Touch ID and Passcode location — moved from General settings to the main settings menu

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  16. Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated]

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2013-12-13T10:16:23-08:00 · Observed update — Car Display restriction and references — Car Display” toggle in the Restrictions Settings panel, along with additional iOS in the Car references

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  17. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · Safari note — minimal-ui viewport property — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  18. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · UIKit known issue — back-indicator transition mask — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

  19. iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released

    Whirlpool Forums · Liski (forum contributor) · 2013-12-14T07:55:53+10:00 · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change

    Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

knownIssue · fixed

Large music-library loading delay

documentedreported

Beta 2’s notes say especially large Match libraries should no longer incur the earlier extended wait.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · iTunes fixed — large Match library — should no longer take an especially long time to load

enhancement · removed

Dark Keyboard accessibility control

undocumentedreported

The Dark Keyboard switch seen in Beta 1 was no longer present in the second seed.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — Dark Keyboard option removed — dark keyboard option appears to have been removed

feature · introduced

Safari minimal-ui viewport property

documentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded feature occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · Safari note — minimal-ui viewport property — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key

bugFix · fixed

Selected tones stopped reverting to the default

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded bugFix occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — tone-selection correction — caused all tones to sound like the default

feature · introduced

Early iOS in the Car settings references

undocumentedreported

The evidence supports an early settings and resource preview, not the later public CarPlay feature boundary.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed update — Car Display restriction and references — Car Display” toggle in the Restrictions Settings panel, along with additional iOS in the Car references

enhancement · changed

System animations ran faster

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — faster interface animation — Animations appear to be faster in iOS 7.1 beta 2

enhancement · introduced

Calendar event-list control

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — Calendar list-view toggle — Calendar has a new list view toggle

enhancement · changed

Control Center motion and source labels

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — Control Center bounce and audio labels — new bounce animation and music labels that show the audio source

behavior · fixed

On-device crash-log visibility

documentedreported

Beta 2 made crash reports visible in the device’s Diagnostics and Usage Data list.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · Crash Logs fixed — Diagnostics visibility — Crash logs now appear in Diagnostics & Usage Data in Settings

knownIssue · knownIssue

Audiobook playback

documentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded knownIssue occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · Music App known issue — audiobooks — Audiobooks fail to play

enhancement · introduced

Button Shapes accessibility option

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — Button Shapes accessibility setting — new “Button Shapes” option that can be turned on

enhancement · changed

Touch ID and Passcode moved up one settings level

undocumentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 Beta 2 to Developers [Updated] · Observed — Touch ID and Passcode location — moved from General settings to the main settings menu

knownIssue · knownIssue

iCloud Keychain during account setup

documentedreported

The retained evidence supports this bounded knownIssue occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · iCloud known issue — Keychain during setup — encounter an error when trying to enable iCloud Keychain

Release changes

Cumulative context

Broader context included for understanding, not claimed as new in this release.

knownIssue · knownIssue

UIKit baseline-alignment constraints

documentedreported

Beta 2 continued to list the baseline-alignment limitation first preserved in Beta 1.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change

knownIssue · knownIssue

Navigation back-indicator transition mask

documentedreported

Beta 2 continued to list the interface-file transition-mask limitation first preserved in Beta 1.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · UIKit known issue — back-indicator transition mask — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime

compatibility · introduced

Compressed-response length compatibility

documentedreported

Beta 2 retained the narrow compressed-response compatibility behavior introduced in Beta 1.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content

knownIssue · knownIssue

BTServer attachment from 32-bit apps

documentedreported

Beta 2 continued to list the Bluetooth attachment limitation first recorded in Beta 1.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 2 (11D5115d) Released · Bluetooth known issue — 32-bit application attachment — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer