Three weeks following the previous seed, Apple has released iOS 7 beta 4 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to registered developers. The release follows Apple’s Developer Portal going back online late last week following an 8 day outage. The new seed is available via the over-the-air Software Update function in the iOS Settings app.
The previous beta release brought several user-facing changes (video here), including a sharper system-wide font, interface enhancements to Safari, Calendar, App Store, and Music, as well as improvements to Home screen folder transparency, a functional built-in dictionary tool, and more improvements to Siri’s more realistic voices.
A download link and claims regarding this new beta emerged earlier this morning. As the public release of iOS 7 approaches this fall, it is likely that beta 4 will continue providing interface and stability enhancements.
If you find anything new in this beta, you can let us know at tips@9to5mac.com. We will keep updating this post with a running change log of findings (below):
Lock screen is no longer confusing:
– Call button in Phone dialer is tweaked:
– Phone answer buttons tweaked:
Spotlight:
HDR in camera re-located:
– You can now swipe between panels in Notification Center
– Tweaks to image download in Mail.app:
– Safari graphics tweaks:
Tweaked filters UI (and added for some older iPhone models):
Search bar in Reminders:
– Readers reporting minor keyboard tweaks
– Improved back buttons in setup:
– New AirPlay icons:
– Slight UI tweak to Newsstand:
– Shuffle all songs is back:
– Improved animations and transparency in folders on the Home screen.
– New iPad resolution changing button while running iPhone-only apps:
– Completed uploads notifications:
– Siri Q/A
– Choose a sound for AirDrop alerts:
– Faster calibration in Compass.
– iPad multitasking now supports unlimited apps. Previous betas capped it at 10 open apps.
– Video of snappier animations
