iOS 16.1/watchOS 9.1/tvOS 16.1 beta 2, macOS 13 Ventura Beta 8, iPadOS 16 Beta 9 and Xcode 14.1 Beta 1 rolled out

Apple today officially released the second beta update for iOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1, tvOS 16.1 and the first beta for Xcode 14.1. According to the latest report, Apple also released the macOS 13 Ventura Beta 8, and iPadOS 16 Beta 9 for the users. You can check the complete changelog which is mentioned below.

iOS 16.1 Beta 2 Release Notes

Home-

Resolved in iOS 16.1 beta 2

• Fixed: To pair Matter accessories, a profile must first be installed on your device. (99832852)
• Fixed: Removing Apple Home from the Matter accessory Connected Services menu in Home doesn’t remove the accessory tile. (77681079)
• Fixed: You might be unable to pair a Matter accessory if the accessory is already paired to a third-party ecosystem. (99671133)

Known issues

• You might receive an alert to turn on Wi-Fi when pairing a Matter accessory. (98460235)
• Workaround: Ensure your device is connected to your Wi-Fi network.
• Adjusting the color or color temperature might result in an unexpected color set on a Matter accessory. (98578966)
• Accessory details might not open if a Matter accessory is unreachable. (99232316)
• You might be unable to pair using a Matter ECM code via the Matter Support Framework pairing API. (99232681)
• Workaround: Use More Options in the QR code pairing flow to select the accessory you’d like to pair.
• Uncertified accessory notifications might appear when pairing Matter accessories. (99502842)
• The device that initiates the pairing needs to use the same iCloud account as the home hub. Only the owner of a home, not an invited user, can pair Matter accessories. (76012945)

macOS 13 Ventura Beta 8 Release Notes

General

Known Issues

AppKit

• See AppKit Release Notes for macOS Ventura 13.

CoreGraphics

Deprecations

• To improve security, CGImageCreate enforces parameter correctness on macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16. Passing an incorrect CGImageByteOrderInfo is no longer supported, and will result in images failing to load. (94855401)

DeviceDiscoveryUI

Known Issues

• Devices running beta 4 or later aren’t backwards compatible with devices running earlier beta versions. (95233878)

Mail

Known Issues

• Moving a Remind Me message to another mailbox doesn’t remove the Remind Me banner. (93685824)

Memory Allocation

Known Issues

• The system memory allocator free operation zeroes out all deallocated blocks in macOS 13 beta or later. Invalid accesses to free memory might result in new crashes or corruption, including NULL-pointer dereferences and non-zero memory being returned from calloc. (97449075)

Metal

Known Issues

• The MTLResource.gpuHandle is deprecated. (92862429)Workaround: Use gpuResourceID instead, which functions as a replacement.

Metal Offline Compiler

Known Issues

• MetalFX effect outputs aren’t designed to be consumed by the CPU. Outputting to a texture that is read only by the CPU might result in synchronization issues. (91515075)Workaround: If a CPU reading of the MetalFX output is desired, instead of encoding the MetalFX effect as the last item in a command buffer, encode a dummy blit that consumes the MetalFX output texture (a 1-pixel region blit is fine) in the command buffer. After the command buffer with the dummy blit is finished, reading of the MetalFX effect output texture with CPU synchronizes correctly.

Networking

Deprecations

• FTP is deprecated for URLSession and related APIs. Please adopt modern secure networking protocols such as HTTPS. (92623659)

StoreKit

Deprecations

• Deprecated the SKDownload API and removed the option to upload nonconsumable in-app purchase assets for Apple to host. In addition, support for managing these assets in App Store Connect is no longer available as of April 2022. (89764253)

Swift

Known Issues

• Network.framework resolved an issue that could cause NWBrowser, NWConnection, NWConnectionGroup, NWEthernetChannel, NWListener, and NWPathMonitor to trigger a retain cycle when various Handler blocks are set. Starting with macOS 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16, if software using Network.framework targets these releases as the minimum OS, the object releases any blocks they captured once cancelled, breaking the retain cycle. (89677097)Workaround: For software targeting older versions, the retain cycle can be broken by setting the handler blocks to nil after canceling the object.

SwiftUI

Known Issues

• Providing actions to a navigationTitle modifier has been deprecated. Use the toolbarTitleActions() modifier or ToolbarTitleActions type in a toolbar modifier instead. (93658035)

Texts and Fonts

Deprecations

• ATS and ATSUI APIs are fully deprecated. Code using these APIs will fail to compile and link when the deployment target is set to 13. Code targeting earlier versions of macOS will continue to compile, link, and run. macOS 13 is the last release where code depending on ATS or ATSUI will run. All runtime functionality will be removed in next major release of macOS. (83581159)

Wallet

Known Issues

• American Express cards might need to be removed and re-added to Wallet after updating to macOS 13 beta 6 or later. (97990752)

iPadOS 16 Beta 9 Release Notes

Apple Pay

Known Issues

• Tapping the payment summary might cause the Apple Pay session to close unexpectedly. (99938299)

CoreGraphics

Deprecations

• To improve security, CGImageCreate enforces parameter correctness on macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16. Passing an incorrect CGImageByteOrderInfo is no longer supported, and will result in images failing to load. (94855401)

DeviceDiscoveryUI

Known Issues

• Devices running beta 4 or later aren’t backwards compatible with devices running earlier beta versions. (95233878)

Emoji

Known Issues

• The search field for the emoji Lock Screen editor is missing. (88603664)

Home

Resolved in iOS 16.1 beta 2

• Fixed: To pair Matter accessories, a profile must first be installed on your device. (99832852)
• Fixed: Removing Apple Home from the Matter accessory Connected Services menu in Home doesn’t remove the accessory tile. (77681079)
• Fixed: You might be unable to pair a Matter accessory if the accessory is already paired to a third-party ecosystem. (99671133)

Known Issues

• You might receive an alert to turn on Wi-Fi when pairing a Matter accessory. (98460235)Workaround: Ensure your device is connected to your Wi-Fi network.
• Adjusting the color or color temperature might result in an unexpected color set on a Matter accessory. (98578966)
• Accessory details might not open if a Matter accessory is unreachable. (99232316)
• You might be unable to pair using a Matter ECM code via the Matter Support Framework pairing API. (99232681)Workaround: Use “More Options” in the QR code pairing flow to select the accessory you’d like to pair.
• Uncertified accessory notifications might appear when pairing Matter accessories. (99502842)
• The device that initiates the pairing needs to use the same iCloud account as the home hub. Only the owner of a home, not an invited user, can pair Matter accessories. (76012945)

Mail

Known Issues

• Moving a Remind Me message to another mailbox doesn’t remove the Remind Me banner. (93671992)

Memory Allocation

Known Issues

• The system memory allocator free operation zeroes out all deallocated blocks in iPadOS 16 beta or later. Invalid accesses to free memory might result in new crashes or corruption, including NULL-pointer dereferences and non-zero memory being returned from calloc. (97449075)

Maps

Deprecations

• Don’t use MKMapLandscape, MKStandardMapConfigurationMapMode, [MKMapView configuration], and [MKStandardMapConfiguration showsBuildings]. Use their functional equivalents MKMapElevationStyle, MKStandardMapConfiguration.EmphasisStyle, and preferredConfiguration, instead. Additionally, showsBuildings is now deprecated. (93449747)

Metal

Known Issues

• When using the new Metal mesh shaders feature, render pipeline state objects (PSOs) created with a mesh shader stage but without a object shader stage can fail to compile or fail to work correctly on some devices. (89836551)Workaround: When creating render PSOs with a mesh shader stage, also include a (potentially trivial pass-through) object shader stage.

Deprecations

• The MTLResource.gpuHandle is deprecated. Use gpuResourceID instead, which functions as a replacement. (92862429)

Metal Offline Compiler

Known Issues

• MetalFX effect outputs aren’t designed to be consumed by the CPU. Outputting to a texture that is read only by the CPU might result in synchronization issues. (91515075)Workaround: If a CPU reading of the MetalFX output is desired, instead of encoding the MetalFX effect as the last item in a command buffer, encode a dummy blit that consumes the MetalFX output texture (a 1-pixel region blit is fine) in the command buffer. After the command buffer with the dummy blit is finished, reading of the MetalFX effect output texture with CPU synchronizes correctly.

Networking

Deprecations

• FTP is deprecated for URLSession and related APIs. Please adopt modern secure networking protocols such as HTTPS. (92623659)

StoreKit

Deprecations

• Deprecated the SKDownload API and removed the option to upload nonconsumable in-app purchase assets for Apple to host. In addition, support for managing these assets in App Store Connect is no longer available as of April 2022. (89764253)

SKAdNetwork

Resolved in iOS 16.1 beta 2

• Fixed: Postbacks might have an expectedly long time delay. (99637298)

SwiftUI

Known Issues

• Providing actions to a navigationTitle modifier has been deprecated. Use the toolbarTitleActions() modifier or ToolbarTitleActions type in a toolbar modifier instead. (93658035)
• Lists and tables might not clear their selection when exiting Edit Mode. (94093589)

UIKit

Deprecations

• [UIViewController shouldAutorotate] has been deprecated is no longer supported. [UIViewController attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation] has been deprecated and replaced with [UIViewController setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterfaceOrientations].Workaround: Apps relying on shouldAutorotate should reflect their preferences using the view controllers supportedInterfaceOrientations. If the supported orientations change, use `-[UIViewController setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterface

Wallet

Known Issues

• American Express cards might need to be removed and re-added to Wallet after updating to iPadOS 16 beta 6 or later. (97990752)

watchOS 9.1 Beta 2 Release Notes

Memory Allocation

Known Issues

• The system memory allocator free operation zeroes out all deallocated blocks in watchOS 9.1 beta or later. Invalid accesses to free memory might result in new crashes or corruption, including NULL-pointer dereferences and non-zero memory being returned from calloc. (97449075)

tvOS 16.1 Beta 2 Release Notes

GameKit

Known Issues

• Projects that import the GameKit framework or add Game Controller capability (for example, add the GCSupportsControllerUserInteraction property) may fail to build in this beta. (99878945)

Memory Allocation

Known Issues

• The system memory allocator free operation zeroes out all deallocated blocks in tvOS 16.1 beta or later. Invalid accesses to free memory might result in new crashes or corruption, including NULL-pointer dereferences and non-zero memory being returned from calloc. (97449075)

Xcode 14.1 Beta 1 Release Notes

General

Resolved in Xcode 14.1 Beta 1

• Starting in iPadOS 16.1, developers can turn on Stage Manager in the Simulator by using the appropriate setting in the Home Screen & Multitasking section of the Settings app. (95712631)
• When running in macOS 13 beta, AppIntents code may fail to build with Xcode 14. (99661742) (FB11470314)

Known Issues

• The ActivityAuthorizationInfo.activityEnablementUpdates AsyncSream doesn’t send a new update when it’s changed in Settings.app (96630169)Workaround: Use the alternative synchonous version of the API: ActivityAuthorizationInfo.areActivitiesEnabled
• Importing ExtensionKit will cause the following compiler error:

  `Cannot find type 'ExtensionKit_Private' in scope`

(98514060)

• iOS simulators may stop showing Live Activities and Dynamic Island features. (99108857)Workaround: Restart the affected simulator (Device -> Restart)

Interface Builder

New Features

• Interface Builder shows iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Ultra size models in the device bar. (99504634)

Simulator

Resolved in Xcode 14.1 Beta 1

• Xcode 14.1 beta 1 doesn’t currently include Simulator and Interface Builder support for iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Ultra. (98748736)Workaround: To develop or test for these new devices, use Xcode 14.

Known Issues

• Status Bar Overrides don’t take effect when running iOS 16 Beta 1. (99205239)

Source Editor

Resolved in Xcode 14.1 Beta 1

• Fixed an issue that affected reliability of dragging the program counter when debugging. (99465275)

Templates

Resolved in Xcode 14.1 Beta 1

• The macOS SDK included with Xcode 14.1 Beta 1 doesn’t include the latest BackgroundAssets API, so a Background Download Extension for macOS will not compile. The included iOS SDK does include the latest API. (99759893)