A few weeks ago, Apple launched its latest iPhone 15 series and announced the long-awaited software, iOS 17 at the event. While the major update was released to all the supported devices on September 18. Since that time, the company has been working on the beta versions of the update, and now it has released the iOS 17.1 Beta 3 to the users. Here are the details about the third beta of iOS 17.1…

iOS 17.1 Beta 3 fixes important bugs like draining battery

At the September event, Apple announced a major software update with a lot of new features, but the iOS 17.0 version doesn’t bring most of these features. That’s why the tech giant has been working on the beta versions and brings the features one by one with updates. Apple released the iOS 17.1 Beta 3 with important bug fixes, including increased power consumption. Let’s check the release notes…

Camera

Known Issues

• Repeatedly entering Cinematic mode or switching between front facing and rear facing captures in Cinematic mode on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro might cause the preview to freeze for a couple of seconds. (116128057)

Power

Resolved Issues

• Fixed: Increased power consumption might occur when an Apple watch running watchOS10.1 is paired with an iPhone with iOS 17.0 (or watchOS10.0 is paired with iOS17.1). (116348186)

Remote Widgets

Resolved Issues

• Fixed: Remote Widgets might render blank on mismatched iOS and macOS releases. (115436466)

SKAdNetwork

Resolved Issues

• Fixed: Calling the deprecated SKAdNetwork registerAppForAdNetworkAttribution API will not reset the conversion value to 0 in SKAdNetwork 4.0 postbacks. (113371209)

StoreKit

Resolved Issues

• Fixed issue where the completionBlock in loadProduct(withParameters:completionBlock:) would return success for an invalid product identifier. (114389619)

Wallet & Apple Pay

Known Issues

• Wallet might crash on launch for some users who connect cards to bank accounts on on iOS 17.1 Beta 1 & 2 once Beta 3 is released. (116694764)
  • Workaround: Update device to iOS 17.1 Beta 3.
• The connection between a card and bank account might unexpectedly revoke. (116738732)
  • Workaround: Follow the instructions in the “Update Your Connection” repair flow.
• If the connection between a card and a bank account is revoked, some users might encounter an error when completing the “Update Your Connection” repair flow. (116738863)
  • Workaround: Opening Settings and navigate to Apple Pay & Wallet > Connections. Remove the connection to your institution, and re-connect your card again.

iPhone 12 in France

• Updates the iPhone 12 for users in France to accommodate a test protocol for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing.