Seeded yesterday on July 21, as was predicted earlier, iOS 8 Beta 4 is here with a few new changes and welcoming features. Apple keeps on adding new changes in the beta releases which helps in getting the developer community tuned in with the OS updates. Released last month, Apple's iOS 8 brought in a number of new features like custom keyboards, third party app support, interactive notifications, etc. Here are the new iOS 8 beta 4 features introduced in the beta release.
iOS 8 Beta 4 features:
One of the first thing that you will notice after upgrading to the latest beta is the lack of the Bug Reporter app. Bug Reporter app was shipped in the iOS 8 to let developers easily file bug reports. Seems like the intense flood of bugs reported made folks at Apple withdraw the app! Other changes include a new Settings menu and a welcoming new controls center look. Here is a list of iOS 8 beta 4 features:
- No Bug Reporter
- New Settings menu that has added a new Display and Brightness Settings menu
- Redesigned Control Center look with gradient removing the bold separating lines
- New option for Messages history
- Ability to customize Swipe actions in the Mail app
- The all new Tips app with a collection of tips to highlight useful iOS 8 features
- New Setting option of EU Internet
- Live Tying with Talk to Text feature which now shows spoken text in real time - no more waiting for the end
- New Handoff and Suggested Apps menu
- Emergency lock of Medical ID in the Health app to prevent access
- Spotlight Search has the new Bing search results which you can disable or the change
- You can now disable Favorites and recent from appearing in the multitasking app switcher
Here is a pretty comprehensive video demonstrating all the new changes and iOS 8 beta 4 features:
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