Release appearance
iOS 7.1 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
Beta 3 is an editorially reviewed historical article with 17 bounded records and an explicit account of the surviving evidence boundary.
- Date
- Jan 7, 2014
- 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
The third iOS 7.1 developer seed arrived on January 7. A retained note copy records its developer-facing deltas, while a same-day visual inventory supplies the observed interface changes.[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][4]
Evidence limits
The note copy credits another publisher as its immediate source, so its developer-note items are treated as reported archival evidence rather than as a native Apple page.[5]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Beta 3 identity and timing — third beta of iOS 7.1
Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · 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.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Keyboard — contrast, labels, Shift, and Delete — slight boldness to the font and a new design to the delete and shift keys
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — keyboard and Delete key — new look for the delete key
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Beta 3 evidence boundary — third beta of iOS 7.1
Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Accessibility — white-point reduction — allowing users to reduce iOS 7’s white point
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · 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.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Control Center — slider momentum — brightness and volume sliders now maintain momentum when they are flicked
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · iCloud fixed — Keychain during account setup — should no longer give you an error when you enable iCloud Keychain
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Icons — toned-down green treatment — green color in the Phone, Messages, and FaceTime apps has been toned down
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · Messages known issue — immediate send failure — indicates iMessage send failure immediately after sending
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Music — iTunes Radio New button — iTunes Radio has a revamped “New” button
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Music — shuffle and repeat buttons — new shuffle and repeat buttons that are more prominent
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · Music App fixed — audiobook playback — Audiobooks now play as expected
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — green app-icon color — green color of the Phone, FaceTime, Messages app icons has been toned down
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — Phone dialer and incoming call — round “call” and “end” buttons rather than large rectangular ones
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — Reduce White Point — reduce white point (new in iOS 7.1 beta 3)
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — shutdown confirmation design — new look for the confirmation screen when powering down the device
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T10:02:02-08:00 · Observed update — wallpaper parallax switch — new option to turn parallax on or off when setting wallpapers
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Phone — circular call controls — replaced with a black background and two round Accept and Decline icons
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · 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.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Shut down — power and cancel controls — power button icon at the top and a cancel icon at the bottom
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · UIKit known issue — back-indicator transition mask — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers
MacTrast · Chris Hauk · 2014-01-07T18:27:16-08:00 · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-07T13:15:13-08:00 · Wallpaper — parallax control — choose to turn the parallax effect on or off
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
enhancement · changed
Shutdown screen controls were redrawn
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — shutdown confirmation design — new look for the confirmation screen when powering down the device
- [2] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Shut down — power and cancel controls — power button icon at the top and a cancel icon at the bottom
enhancement · changed
iTunes Radio revised its New control
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Music — iTunes Radio New button — iTunes Radio has a revamped “New” button
enhancement · introduced
Reduce White Point accessibility control
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Accessibility — white-point reduction — allowing users to reduce iOS 7’s white point
- [2] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — Reduce White Point — reduce white point (new in iOS 7.1 beta 3)
knownIssue · knownIssue
Immediate false iMessage failure
The retained evidence supports this bounded knownIssue occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Messages known issue — immediate send failure — indicates iMessage send failure immediately after sending
behavior · changed
Control Center sliders retained flick momentum
The retained evidence supports this bounded behavior occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Control Center — slider momentum — brightness and volume sliders now maintain momentum when they are flicked
enhancement · introduced
Wallpaper parallax control
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — wallpaper parallax switch — new option to turn parallax on or off when setting wallpapers
- [2] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Wallpaper — parallax control — choose to turn the parallax effect on or off
enhancement · changed
Keyboard contrast and key artwork
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Keyboard — contrast, labels, Shift, and Delete — slight boldness to the font and a new design to the delete and shift keys
- [2] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — keyboard and Delete key — new look for the delete key
knownIssue · fixed
Audiobook playback
The third seed restored expected playback for the audiobook items affected in Beta 2.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Music App fixed — audiobook playback — Audiobooks now play as expected
enhancement · changed
Phone call controls became circular
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — Phone dialer and incoming call — round “call” and “end” buttons rather than large rectangular ones
- [2] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Phone — circular call controls — replaced with a black background and two round Accept and Decline icons
enhancement · changed
Music repeat and shuffle controls gained emphasis
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Music — shuffle and repeat buttons — new shuffle and repeat buttons that are more prominent
knownIssue · fixed
iCloud Keychain during account setup
Beta 3’s notes report that the Keychain activation error from Beta 2 no longer occurred during new-account setup.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · iCloud fixed — Keychain during account setup — should no longer give you an error when you enable iCloud Keychain
enhancement · changed
Green app icons used a darker palette
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Tidbits: Revamped Keyboard, Darker Icons, New Phone Look, and More · Icons — toned-down green treatment — green color in the Phone, Messages, and FaceTime apps has been toned down
- [2] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Observed update — green app-icon color — green color of the Phone, FaceTime, Messages app icons has been toned down
Release changes
Cumulative context
Broader context included for understanding, not claimed as new in this release.
knownIssue · knownIssue
UIKit baseline-alignment constraints
Beta 3 continued to list the baseline-alignment limitation first preserved in Beta 1.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change
knownIssue · knownIssue
Navigation back-indicator transition mask
Beta 3 continued to list the interface-file transition-mask limitation first preserved in Beta 1.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · UIKit known issue — back-indicator transition mask — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime
feature · introduced
Safari minimal-ui viewport property
Beta 3 continued to document the Safari viewport behavior introduced in Beta 2.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Safari note — minimal-ui viewport property — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key
compatibility · introduced
Compressed-response length compatibility
Beta 3 retained the compressed-response compatibility behavior introduced in Beta 1.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content
knownIssue · knownIssue
BTServer attachment from 32-bit apps
Beta 3 continued to list the Bluetooth attachment limitation first recorded in Beta 1.
- [1] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 3 to Developers · Bluetooth known issue — 32-bit application attachment — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer