Top 5 Changes Apple made in iOS 8 Beta 5 and OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5

Apple updated both its beta programs to release 5.

iOS 8 Beta 5 top 6 changes apart from bug fixes are –

1) Health app – the Health app now collects Spirometry data. The app has gained several new icons, the ability to export Health data, and a “Show When Logged” option to display Medical ID on the lock screen. There are also privacy settings for Health in the Settings app.

2) Photos – Photos now displays a “Last Updated” notification to let users know when images were last synced to iCloud. There’s also an iCloud Photo Settings option to store full resolution photos solely in iCloud while keeping device-optimised versions available on the iPhone to save storage space.

3) SMS Relay – iOS 8 users are getting a popup that asks them to use their phone numbers for SMS Relay on their MacBooks, one of the new Continuity features between OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 and a really cool feature too.

4) WiFi calling – when this is occurring it says the name of the network plus the text Wifi Calling eg Three WiFi Calling

5) There is now an option on the keyboard to turn on predictive text

6) Wallpaper Settings – The Brightness toggle has been removed from the Wallpaper section to the Display & Brightness section of the Settings app that was added in a previous iOS 8 beta.

OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5 top 5 changes are apart from bug fixes –

1) The redesigned calculator app is more translucent

2) Yosemite’s screen brightness and volume indicators are shown in a more iOS-like HUD interface

3) There’s an option to show the full URL of the page you’re visiting in the address bar, which is hidden in Safari by default

4) Launchpad’s dock icon now shows a little progress bar for downloading apps

5) The System Preferences toolbar got slimmed down in size a fraction

10 thoughts on “Top 5 Changes Apple made in iOS 8 Beta 5 and OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5

  1. Do you know if there’s now an option to change the order photos are displayed in? I wanted to show some holiday shots on my iPad and the order, for some inexplicable reason, was all messed up. I renamed them all on my PC under subject headings and resynched but nothing changed. Ended up spending about two hours looking for a photo viewer app which allowed different sort criteria. The problem with it is you have to sync photos from the photo folder into the app’s own folder, so you end up with duplicates on the device.

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      1. I copied the photos from the camera to the iTunes photo folder and then synced with the iPad. When they were out of order I renamed them with Windows Explorer and then re-synched. Nothing changed.

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      2. In that case it’s probably built in to the windows version of iTunes to get people to buy a Mac! I did look on the Apple support site but no one seemed to have a solution. That’s why I wondered if OS 8 had added a sort option?

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      3. I think it will do what I want it to. On the iOS 8 preview page it says, ‘iCloud Photo Library keeps your photos and videos organized into Moments, Collections, and Years across all your devices — and even on the web. You can mark favorites, create albums, or drag photos into a custom order whether you’re on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.’

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