Release appearance
iOS 7.1 Beta 4
Recorded context
About this appearance
Beta 4 is an editorially reviewed historical article with 11 bounded records and an explicit account of the surviving evidence boundary.
- Date
- Jan 20, 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 fourth developer seed appeared on January 20. The contemporary identity report describes a maintenance-heavy build, while the retained note copy and visual inventory isolate its bounded changes.[1]
Indexed evidence
This page indexes 11 bounded occurrences. Titles, summaries, and explanatory prose are original synthesis; each record points to its supporting evidence family.[2][3][4]
Evidence limits
Generic bug-fix claims are not expanded into records. Only specifically described developer issues and directly reported interface differences are indexed.[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 4 to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2014-01-20T10:04:12-08:00 · Beta 4 identity and timing — fourth beta of iOS 7.1
Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · 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.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 4 to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2014-01-20T10:04:12-08:00 · Observed — shinier Slide to Unlock — tweak to the Slide to Unlock animation to make it “shinier”
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-20T14:34:36-08:00 · Slide controls — brighter, slower animation — more prominent, with a brighter, slower animation
Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.
- Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 4 to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2014-01-20T10:04:12-08:00 · Beta 4 evidence boundary — fourth beta of iOS 7.1
Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · 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 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-20T14:34:36-08:00 · Contacts in Dialer — plus control — executed by tapping the + sign next to the phone number
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · Messages fixed — immediate send failure — no longer indicates a send failure immediately after sending
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-20T14:34:36-08:00 · Messages Scrolling — increased bounce — slightly more “bounce”
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · 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 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-01-20T14:34:36-08:00 · Siri — U.K. iPad voice — new Siri voice on the iPad
Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · UIKit known issue — back-indicator mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change
Credited reproduction of Apple developer material; wording is not reused.
- [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers
Wccftech · Rafia Shaikh · 2014-01-20T18:45:37.000Z · UIKit known issue — bordered bar-button image — Bar button background images are ignored in apps built and deployed to iOS 7.1
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
Immediate false iMessage failure
Beta 4 no longer displayed the immediate false-failure state documented in Beta 3.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers · Messages fixed — immediate send failure — no longer indicates a send failure immediately after sending
enhancement · changed
Unlock and power-off slides became brighter
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 4 to Developers · Observed — shinier Slide to Unlock — tweak to the Slide to Unlock animation to make it “shinier”
- [2] iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates · Slide controls — brighter, slower animation — more prominent, with a brighter, slower animation
knownIssue · knownIssue
Bordered bar-button background images
The retained evidence supports this bounded knownIssue occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers · UIKit known issue — bordered bar-button image — Bar button background images are ignored in apps built and deployed to iOS 7.1
enhancement · introduced
A revised U.K. Siri voice reached iPad
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates · Siri — U.K. iPad voice — new Siri voice on the iPad
enhancement · changed
Dialer used a plus control for adding contacts
The retained evidence supports this bounded enhancement occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates · Contacts in Dialer — plus control — executed by tapping the + sign next to the phone number
behavior · changed
Messages scrolling gained more rebound
The retained evidence supports this bounded behavior occurrence at this milestone without assigning it to a different route.
- [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Tidbits: New Slide to Unlock/Power Off Animation, Dialer Updates · Messages Scrolling — increased bounce — slightly more “bounce”
Release changes
Cumulative context
Broader context included for understanding, not claimed as new in this release.
knownIssue · knownIssue
UIKit baseline-alignment constraints
Beta 4 continued to list the baseline-alignment limitation first preserved in Beta 1.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change
knownIssue · knownIssue
Navigation back-indicator transition mask
Beta 4 continued to list the interface-file transition-mask limitation first preserved in Beta 1.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers · UIKit known issue — back-indicator mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime
feature · introduced
Safari minimal-ui viewport property
Beta 4 continued to document the Safari viewport behavior introduced in Beta 2.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch 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 4 retained the compressed-response compatibility behavior introduced in Beta 1.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch 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 4 continued to list the Bluetooth attachment limitation first recorded in Beta 1.
- [1] [Updated with Changelog]: Apple iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to Developers · Bluetooth known issue — 32-bit application attachment — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer