Release appearance
iOS 8.3 Beta 4
Recorded context
About this appearance
Beta 4 is an editorially reviewed historical article for iOS 8.3, with 2 bounded records and an explicit evidence boundary.
- Date
- Mar 24, 2015
- 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 distributed Developer Beta 4 on March 24 alongside a second public seed. The report isolates two label-level changes within the carried iOS 8.3 feature set.[1]
Indexed evidence
This page indexes 2 bounded occurrences. Every title and explanation is original synthesis, and each claim points to the retained evidence family that supports it.[2]
Evidence limits
The iCloud label had changed more than once during testing. This route records only the state observed on March 24 and does not fill undocumented intermediate transitions.[3]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers, Second Beta to Public Beta Testers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2015-03-24T09:57:33-07:00 · Beta 4 identity and timing
Contemporary milestone identity and timing.
- Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers, Second Beta to Public Beta Testers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2015-03-24T09:57:33-07:00 · Beta 4 — iCloud Photo Library beta label removed again
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 8.3 With Emoji Updates, Wireless CarPlay, Space Bar UI Fix
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2015-04-08T09:56:26-07:00 · 8.3 route boundary
Contemporary release-boundary evidence; no absent route is invented.
- Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers, Second Beta to Public Beta Testers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2015-03-24T09:57:33-07:00 · Beta 4 — Messages category renamed Unknown Sender
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
behavior · changed
iCloud Photo Library lost its beta badge
Beta 4 again showed iCloud Photo Library without its beta designation after intervening label changes.
- [1] Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers, Second Beta to Public Beta Testers · Beta 4 — iCloud Photo Library beta label removed again
feature · changed
Messages separated unfamiliar senders
The filtered category for people outside Contacts was renamed Unknown Sender.
- [1] Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 8.3 Beta to Developers, Second Beta to Public Beta Testers · Beta 4 — Messages category renamed Unknown Sender