Apple today released a fourth beta of iOS 11 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to its registered developers and members of the Apple Developer Program.
The new beta should release shortly to public beta testers, likely within the next 24 hours.
To install iOS 11 beta 4 (build number 15A5327g), use the Software Update mechanism in the Settings app on your iOS device. Your iPhone or iPad must be running an appropriate configuration profile, which is available through Apple’s Dev Center portal for developers.
ROUNDUP: Everything new in iOS 11 beta 4
Here’s our hands-on walkthrough of the changes in iOS 11 beta 4.
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The full list of changes includes the following items:
Notifications & Lock screen
- Lock screen notifications can be swiped right to Open
- Lock screen notifications can be swiped left to View or Clear
- Full swipe to the left clears the notification
- Tapping a Lock screen notification brings up a new Touch ID interface
App switcher
- App switcher automatically closes when all apps have been cleared
- App switcher won’t open if there are no recent apps
Visual tweaks
- Slightly redesigned app icons for the Contacts, Reminders, Notes and Safari apps
- New splash screens in the Photos and Notes apps
- Updated Timer icon in Control Center
- Revamped Contacts icon in the Settings app
- Thicker Wi-Fi bars in the iOS status bar
- Cleaner icon for cellular data in the iOS status bar
- Icons for Web, App Store and Maps search options in Spotlight
- “Broadcasting” for Screen Recording in Control Center renamed to “Start Recording”
- Subtle Maps design changes on iPad
- Tweaked photo drawer in the Messages app
- New gray bar to scroll through photos in the Messages app
Animations
- New animation for Low Power Mode toggle in Control Center
- New Mute animation on Control Center on iPad
- Faster animations on Plus iPhone models
- Screen Recording in Control Center has 3-second countdown animation
Miscellaneous
- New Capacity section in Settings → General → About shows total amount of storage
- Pull-to-refresh for the Updates tab on App Store
- Airdrop settings are now under Settings → General
- 32-bit apps (unsupported by iOS 11) are now greyed out in App Store
- Fewer crashes and unexpected quits
- Icons can be moved around the Home screen more easily
- Vertically oriented key icon in Settings → Accounts & Passwords
- Message sync settings now appear in iCloud preferences
- Bluetooth toggle in Control Center now stops devices from connecting
- Siri settings moved from the General section to its own section within Settings
- New male/female Siri voices for Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Dutch and Swedish
- New female Siri voices for English and Mexican Spanish
- Upgraded Siri voice for both genders of Japanese and Chinese
- “On my iPhone/iPad” location has been removed from the Files app
- Updated settings in the Camera app on iPad
- New Arabic keyboard for the Najdi dialect
Originally released as a developer-only preview at WWDC in June, iOS 11 includes all-new iPad multitasking features with the Dock and drag and drop, a customizable Control Center, a redesigned App Store, a new Files app, AirPlay 2 with multi-room audio, additional Siri capabilities, visual refinements with Apple Music-like bolder headings across stock apps, an improved Messages app with a redesigned app drawer and more.
TUTORIAL: How to switch from iOS 11 beta to official iOS release
iOS 11 will release for public consumption this fall across supported iOS device models.
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