Apple has released iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers, three weeks after the previous beta. The build number is 10B5117b, and the firmwares are available for every iOS 6-compatible device. Interestingly, the beta will expire on December 28th at 12AM (GMT), which is the same expiration date as beta 2, so it’s safe to say that we’ll see iOS 6.1 by the end of the month, which will then push back the jailbreak (if any) even further. You’ll find the full release notes below. At the moment, there doesn’t seem to be anything obviously changed in this particular beta.

Release Notes

iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 6.1 beta 3

Introduction

iOS SDK 6.1 provides support for developing iOS apps, and it includes the complete set of Xcode tools, compilers, and frameworks for creating apps for iOS and OS X. These tools include the Xcode IDE and the Instruments analysis tool, among many others.

With this software you can develop apps for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 6.1. You can also test your apps using the included iOS Simulator, which supports iOS 6.1. iOS SDK 6.1 requires a Mac computer running OS X v10.7.4 (Lion) or later.

This version of iOS is intended for installation only on devices registered with Apple’s Developer Program. Attempting to install this version of iOS in an unauthorized manner could put your device in an unusable state.

For more information and additional support resources, visithttp://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/.

Bug Reporting

To report any bugs not mentioned in the “Notes and Known Issues” section, please use the Apple Bug Reporter on the Apple Developer website (http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/). Additionally, you may discuss these issues and iOS SDK 6.1 in the Apple Developer Forums:http://devforums.apple.com. You can get more information about iCloud for Developers athttp://developer.apple.com/icloud.

Notes and Known Issues

The following issues relate to using iOS SDK 6.1 beta 3 to develop code.

Apple TV

Notes

None.

Known Issues

• FIXED: When browsing the iTunes Store, TV Shows is missing Networks, Genres, and Genius from the top menu.
• FIXED: The Top Movies and Top TV Shows grids are missing the featured carousels, as well as several featured shelves.
• FIXED: Podcasts is missing the Providers item from the top menu.
• TVs and receivers that support only IT video format no longer allow RGB High to be selected in Settings > Audio & Video > HDMI Output. If such a TV or receiver was set to RGB High before this update, another value will be used instead.

Core Image

Notes

None.

Known Issues

• In iOS 6.0 and later, Core Image introduced new filters to the set provided in iOS 5. The complete set of filters can be found in Core Image Filter Reference.
• Also in iOS 6.0 and later, Core Image allows for the creation of CIImage objects that reference OpenGL texture objects via the imageWithTexture:size:flipped:colorSpace: method.

iCloud

Notes

None.

Known Issues

FIXED: In iOS 6.1 beta 2, you will not be able to upgrade or downgrade your iCloud storage (5 GB is free). As a workaround, please use either the latest OS X or a device running iOS 6.0.

Language Support: Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

Notes

• FIXED: Typing quickly could result in incorrect input.
• FIXED: Some Emoji cannot be entered using the Pinyin and Zhuyin keyboards.

Known Issues

None.

Language Support: Traditional Chinese Only

Notes

• FIXED: Zhuyin shortcuts containing words with first tone mark don’t work.
• FIXED: When using the Zhuyin keyboard, certain input sequences become impossible to type.
• FIXED: When using the Cangjie or Sucheng keyboard, the extended list often takes a long time to open.

Known Issues

None.

Language Support: Thai

Notes

iOS 6.0 introduced a five-row Thai keyboard and removed the previous four-row keyboard. In iOS 6.1, both the five-row and the four-row Thai keyboards are available.

Known Issues

None.

Maps

Notes

In iOS 6.1, the Map Kit framework introduces the MKLocalSearch, MKLocalSearchRequest, andMKLocalSearchResponse classes. Apps can use these classes to perform map-based searches for addresses and points of interest. The results are then delivered to the app as an array of map item objects. For information about these new classes, see Map Kit Framework Reference.

Known Issues

None.

Passbook

Notes

As of iOS 6.1, the relevance behavior has changed for boarding passes that include both a relevant date and a relevant location. The date must match for these passes to be relevant. If both the date and location match, they are relevant for a longer window of time. You are encouraged to provide both pieces of information when they make sense for your passes.

Known Issues

None.

Settings

Notes

In iOS 6.1, a new Reset Advertising Identifier button has been added to Advertising Settings. This button resets the Advertising Identifier so that future requests will return a different value.

Known Issues

None.

Simulator

Notes

This release does not support testing In-App Purchase in iOS Simulator. For apps that use this feature, please test on a device.

Known Issues

None.

Social

Notes

• Weibo shows up in the Settings app only if a Chinese keyboard is enabled.

• When using the iOS 6.1 SDK on OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion), if you use the iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.1 “Legacy SDK” in iOS Simulator, you will not be able to sign in to Twitter via the Settings pane andTwitter.framework will not work correctly. If you need to test Twitter features, you will need to choose either the iOS 6.1 or iOS 6.0 Simulator run destination or test with iOS 5.x on a device. These problems do not occur when running Simulator on OS X v10.7 (Lion).

Known Issues

None.

UIKit

Notes

NSString drawing additions and UILabel do not support NSTextAlignmentJustified orNSTextAlignmentNatural text alignments. Instead, use NSAttributedString drawing additions, which do support text alignments.

Known Issues

None.

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