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iOS 7.1 Beta 5

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Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

Beta 5 is an editorially reviewed historical article with 12 bounded records and an explicit account of the surviving evidence boundary.

Date
Feb 4, 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

Apple’s fifth iOS 7.1 developer seed arrived on February 4. Its identity report, a preserved developer-note body, and independent coverage agree on the Siri and developer-facing state.[1]

Indexed evidence

This page indexes 12 bounded occurrences. Titles, summaries, and explanatory prose are original synthesis; each record points to its supporting evidence family.[2][3][4][5][6]

Evidence limits

A March 4 report counted five developer betas, identified Beta 5 as the latest seed, and stated that Apple had not issued a GM to developers. The March 10 public release is therefore not backfilled as a hidden GM route.[7]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T10:00:21-08:00 · Beta 5 identity and timing — fifth beta of iOS 7.1

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  2. Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta

    AppleInsider · AppleInsider Staff · 2014-02-04T18:06:00.000Z · Bluetooth issue on 64-bit hardware — Bluetooth remains an issue for 32-bit apps running on 64-bit devices

    Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.

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  3. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · 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.

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  4. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · Bluetooth known issue — BTServer — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

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  5. iOS 7.1 Beta 5 Tidbits: Redesigned Shift and Caps Lock, Public Launch Expected Soon

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T12:25:29-08:00 · Keyboard — revised Shift and Caps Lock states — tweaked the keys once again to make it clearer

    Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.

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  6. Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T10:00:21-08:00 · Release notes — new Siri language voices — new natural-sounding Siri voices for English (Australia)

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

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  7. iOS 7.1 Update Due 'Any Day Now' With Support for SXSW App

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-03-04T10:59:43-08:00 · Five-beta cycle and absent developer GM — yet to seed a Golden Master build to developers

    Contemporaneous milestone identity and timing.

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  8. iOS 7.1 Beta 5 Tidbits: Redesigned Shift and Caps Lock, Public Launch Expected Soon

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T12:25:29-08:00 · Calendar — bolder event-list toggle — toggle for the list view has been made bolder and easier to see

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  9. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · 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.

  10. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  11. iOS 7.1 Beta 5 Tidbits: Redesigned Shift and Caps Lock, Public Launch Expected Soon

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T12:25:29-08:00 · iTunes Radio — Buy Album control — gained a new “Buy Album” button

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  12. Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta

    AppleInsider · AppleInsider Staff · 2014-02-04T18:06:00.000Z · New Siri voices and compact package — new voices downloaded after the device connects to Wi-Fi

    Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.

  13. Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T10:00:21-08:00 · Observed update — Shift and Caps Lock redesign — redesigned shift and caps lock keys on the keyboard

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  14. Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta

    AppleInsider · AppleInsider Staff · 2014-02-04T18:06:00.000Z · Safari minimal-ui behavior — new beta brings a minimal-ui property for Safari

    Independent corroboration of the narrowly stated milestone behavior.

  15. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · Safari note — minimal-ui — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  16. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · 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.

  17. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · Siri — regional natural voices — adds new natural-sounding Siri voices for English (Australia)

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  18. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · Siri — regional voices and staged download — initially uses a compact voice for Siri

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

  19. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · Sync known issue — missing USB prompt — Connect to iTunes over USB to re-enable Wi-Fi Sync” prompt is not shown

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

  20. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · UIKit known issue — back-indicator mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime

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

  21. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · UIKit known issue — baseline alignment — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  22. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change

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

  23. iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download

    Yahoo / BGR · Zach Epstein · 2014-02-04T18:03:43.000Z · 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.

  24. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · UIKit known issue — bordered bar-button image — Bar button background images are ignored in apps built and deployed to iOS 7.1

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  25. iOS 7.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-03-10T00:00:00.000Z · UIKit known issue — transition mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime

    First-party final developer material used only for cumulative corroboration.

  26. iOS 7.1 Beta 5 Tidbits: Redesigned Shift and Caps Lock, Public Launch Expected Soon

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-02-04T12:25:29-08:00 · Wallpaper — Perspective Zoom rename — renamed the function to “Perspective Zoom” in beta 5

    Contemporaneous observation; publisher prose is not reused.

  27. Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta

    AppleInsider · AppleInsider Staff · 2014-02-04T18:06:00.000Z · Wi-Fi Sync prompt and reconnection — prompt is not shown after an update in some situations

    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

Shift and Caps Lock states became clearer

undocumentedreported

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

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Beta 5 Tidbits: Redesigned Shift and Caps Lock, Public Launch Expected Soon · Keyboard — revised Shift and Caps Lock states — tweaked the keys once again to make it clearer
  2. [2] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements · Observed update — Shift and Caps Lock redesign — redesigned shift and caps lock keys on the keyboard

knownIssue · knownIssue

Wi-Fi Sync re-pairing prompt could be absent

documentedcorroborated

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

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · Sync known issue — missing USB prompt — Connect to iTunes over USB to re-enable Wi-Fi Sync” prompt is not shown
  2. [2] Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta · Wi-Fi Sync prompt and reconnection — prompt is not shown after an update in some situations

enhancement · introduced

Siri listening control and voices

documentedcorroborated

Beta 5 specifically introduced the regional voice packages and their compact-to-higher-quality download path; the global definition also covers the final release’s listening control.

  1. [1] Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta · New Siri voices and compact package — new voices downloaded after the device connects to Wi-Fi
  2. [2] Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to Developers With Siri Language Improvements · Release notes — new Siri language voices — new natural-sounding Siri voices for English (Australia)
  3. [3] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · Siri — regional natural voices — adds new natural-sounding Siri voices for English (Australia)
  4. [4] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · Siri — regional voices and staged download — initially uses a compact voice for Siri

Release changes

Cumulative context

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

knownIssue · knownIssue

UIKit baseline-alignment constraints

documentedcorroborated

The baseline-alignment limitation recorded at Beta 1 remained present in Beta 5 and in Apple’s final notes.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · UIKit known issue — baseline alignment — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · UIKit known issue — baseline-aligned controls — baseline aligned with constraints has attributes that change

knownIssue · knownIssue

Navigation back-indicator transition mask

documentedcorroborated

The interface-file transition-mask problem remained documented after Beta 4 and in the final SDK notes.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · UIKit known issue — back-indicator mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · UIKit known issue — transition mask image — will not be interpreted correctly at runtime

feature · introduced

Safari minimal-ui viewport property

documentedcorroborated

Beta 5 continued to document the viewport behavior introduced in Beta 2; this occurrence does not move its first appearance.

  1. [1] Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta · Safari minimal-ui behavior — new beta brings a minimal-ui property for Safari
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · Safari note — minimal-ui — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key
  3. [3] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · Safari note — minimal-ui viewport property — minimal-ui, has been added for the viewport meta tag key

compatibility · introduced

Compressed-response length compatibility

documentedcorroborated

Beta 5 and Apple’s final developer notes retained the compressed-response compatibility behavior first indexed at Beta 1.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · CFNetwork note — gzip content length — Content-Length value exactly matches the expanded gzip’d content

knownIssue · knownIssue

Bordered bar-button background images

documentedcorroborated

The bordered-style image limitation introduced in the Beta 4 record remained documented in Beta 5 and the final SDK notes.

  1. [1] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · UIKit known issue — bordered bar-button image — Bar button background images are ignored in apps built and deployed to iOS 7.1
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · UIKit known issue — bordered bar-button image — Bar button background images are ignored in apps built and deployed to iOS 7.1

knownIssue · knownIssue

BTServer attachment from 32-bit apps

documentedcorroborated

The Bluetooth attachment limitation first indexed at Beta 1 remained listed in Beta 5 and in Apple’s final developer notes.

  1. [1] Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta · Bluetooth issue on 64-bit hardware — Bluetooth remains an issue for 32-bit apps running on 64-bit devices
  2. [2] iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download · Bluetooth known issue — 32-bit application attachment — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer
  3. [3] iOS 7.1 Release Notes · Bluetooth known issue — BTServer — 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit device cannot attach to BTServer