"Hey Siri" support and possibly wireless charging case alongside AirPower charging mat.
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iOS 8.2 to Launch Next Week as Final Beta Seeded to Employees and Carrier Partners
After initially reporting that iOS 8.2 would be released to the public this week, BGR now claims that the upcoming software update will arrive next week as Apple decided to seed one last beta to employees and carrier partners for testing. The final GM carries a build number of 12D508 and includes Health app improvements, stability enhancements and bug fixes.
While the initial report was incorrect, this new timeframe appears more plausible given Apple's upcoming "Spring Forward" media event for the Apple Watch on March 9. Apple also promised that a fix would be prepared by next week for the recently discovered "FREAK" security vulnerability affecting devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Mac. The security flaw was disclosed to Apple well in advance of the public.
The release notes for iOS 8.2 outline several improvements to Apple's stock Health app, including the ability to select units of measurement for body temperature, weight, height, distance and blood glucose. The software update also delivers stability enhancements for Mail, Flyover in Maps, Music, VoiceOver and Made for iPhone hearing aids.
Health App improvementsA number of bug fixes have been made in iOS 8.2, including a long-awaited fix for the so-called "GMT bug" causing calendar syncing issues for several iPhone and iPad users. Google quietly fixed the GMT bug on their backend early last month, but Microsoft Exchange calendar users have still been experiencing syncing issues. Other bug fixes are outlined in the full release notes shared in the MacRumors discussion forums.
Adds the ability to select the unit of measurement for body temperature, weight, height, distance, and blood glucose
Improves stability when dealing with large amounts of data
Includes the ability to add and visualise workout sessions from 3rd-party apps
Addresses an issue that may have prevented users from adding a photo in Medical ID
Fixes units for vitamins and minerals
Fixes an issue where Health data wouldn’t refresh after changes data source order
Fixes an issue where some graphics showed no data values
Adds a privacy setting that enables turning off tracking of steps, distance, and flights climbed
iOS 8.2 will also include support for the Apple Watch ahead of its launch in April.
Tag: iOS 8.2
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52 months ago
Yeah, yeah, support for Apple Watch on iPhone 5 and higher.
Give us 8.3 already, that one has the noticeable performance improvements.
Give us 8.3 already, that one has the noticeable performance improvements.
52 months ago
No kidding. This should be at the top of their fix list, I'll be very disappointed if its not addressed in 8.2
I've all but stopped using the keyboards I downloaded. It's frustrating when I try to perform routine searches or send messages and no keyboard comes up.
52 months ago
3rd Party Keyboards?
I've all but stopped using the keyboards I downloaded. It's frustrating when I try to perform routine searches or send messages and no keyboard comes up.
I've all but stopped using the keyboards I downloaded. It's frustrating when I try to perform routine searches or send messages and no keyboard comes up.
52 months ago
Nice!
I'm waiting for iOS 8.3 to be released, so I'm eager for them to clear 8.2 out of the pipeline.
What makes 8.3 such a better release than 8.2? For developers: Swift 1.2. In my opinion, it is only now that Swift is actually becoming usable. Unfortunately we'll need to wait for 8.3 to go final before we can deploy Apps using it to the AppStore (even though they will be compatible down to 7.0).
I'm waiting for iOS 8.3 to be released, so I'm eager for them to clear 8.2 out of the pipeline.
What makes 8.3 such a better release than 8.2? For developers: Swift 1.2. In my opinion, it is only now that Swift is actually becoming usable. Unfortunately we'll need to wait for 8.3 to go final before we can deploy Apps using it to the AppStore (even though they will be compatible down to 7.0).
52 months ago
I'm hoping for:
Health App improvements
* Fixes an issue where the whole Health app is a major disappointment that looks like it was written by an intern in about 10 minutes and only seems to sync data when it feels like it and even then seems to get it wrong half the time
52 months ago
How about fixing spotlight search. I swear I type something and the "search web" option is not there around 80% of the time.
52 months ago
Perhaps a fix for the WiFi issue?? No amount of restoring/WiFried is helping =(
52 months ago
Can't say I've noticed this issue in any of the iOS 8.x releases and I use the timer pretty much every day when cooking...
Definitely working in 8.3b2...
Update: Arrgh! zorinlynx beat me to it...
Come on CITY!
52 months ago
But will it stop my 32GB iPhone 6+ from occasionally restarting when I double click the home button
Its probably a Chinese knockoff, as Apple did not make a 32GB version. So working as intended ;)
52 months ago
Running latest 8.2 beta...
Timer seems to work fine. What are the steps to reproduce?
It's been around since iOS 7 as I recall. Only seems to affect regions outside of North America when using 12-hour clock, as I recall.
C DM: Correct. Apple doesn't give a crap about anything outside of there US bubble.
If you use 12 hour clock outside of the US, the timer on the lockscreen is non functional SINCE FOREVER!
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