AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Tuesday released the fourth beta of iOS version 7.1 to developers with a fix for a message sending bug, while other issues from previous versions remain unaddressed.
The new version comes just two weeks after the release of iOS 7.1's third developer preview, and is now available to download from Apple's developer website and over-the-air on test devices. People familiar with the update told AppleInsider that beta 4 sports build number 11D5134c, and ships alongside Xcode 5.1 build number 5B90f.
A bug that previously caused messages to show a failure message immediately after sending is believed to have been fixed. The Bluetooth stack is said to remain an area of concern, however, as 32-bit apps reportedly still do not function properly on 64-bit devices such as Apple's all-new iPad Air and flagship iPhone 5s.
Xcode, for its part, is said to have received a significant number of updates in its latest beta incarnation. Interface Builder has reportedly seen a number of tweaks and performance improvements, notably a decrease in CPU and system memory utilization when drawing storyboards on Mac OS X 10.8.
Applications being built for the Mac App Store which require a provisioning profile reportedly may not build correctly or may crash at launch with a "Permission Denied" error in the latest beta, requiring developers to manually select a different build setting. In addition, it is said that developers attempting to simulate iOS versions earlier than iOS 6.1 in Mavericks may experience performance issues and could stop responding to the computer's hardware keyboard.
Apple is believed to be preparing iOS 7.1 for a March release.
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31 Comments
Is there a way to search and find an app by name on the iOS device and delete it yet?! iOS file and app management is a DISASTER!
settings-general-usage then you can delete any app from there.
Notes app still has the same visual bug with the gap between the date and the first line in your note going from too large to too small. That needs to be fixed. Let's hope they've fixed the scrolling note bug. Interesting slightly new visual on the "> slide to unlock" thing.
[quote name="alexfuste" url="/t/161645/apple-provides-ios-7-1-beta-4-to-developers#post_2459864"]settings-general-usage then you can delete any app from there. [/quote] That's not exactly what he wants. I'm assuming he has lots of apps. At which point going into Usage would be a chore.
Not really.