Trending News|July 24, 2014 07:33 EDT
iOS 8 Beta 4 Release Date: Apple Releases New OS Version to Developers
Apple has finally rolled out the iOS 8 Beta 4 to developers via over-the-air updating. This new rollout is more stable compared to other developer builds of the iOS 8, the operating system of the company's upcoming devices.
ZDNet reports that the iOS 8 Beta 4 includes one new first-party app for this adaptation, christened "Tips," which was introduced for the first time at the WWDC. This new app is extremely self-explanatory.
With a view to enable to users to do more with Apple devices, the Cupertino, California-based tech titan will be offering them the iOS 8 Beta 4 to straight in the form of tips by means of "Tips." The report says that following the launch of the iOS 8, there will be six initial tutorial tips, which are as below:
- Respond to a notification quickly - How to reply directly within a notification
- Alert me when there's a reply - Regarding the Mail's new notification feature for important emails
- Hey, Siri-Pertaining to Siri's new, hands-free, voice activation features
- Send a spoken message - New audio messaging feature
- Quickly manage your mail - Latest swipe signals to flag, mark read, and delete messages in Mail.app
- Be in the shot - New shutter timer of the camera.
Precisely speaking, "Tips" is an app, which is set by default without any uninstallation option. Moreover, "Tips" can also be shared and "liked."
No Backdoor in iOS: Apple
With the release of iOS 8 Beta 4 for developers, several security hackers are already exploring the security issues of this latest operating system version from Apple. It is interesting to note that one particular hacker has already discovered vulnerabilities in the iOS, which point to a possible backdoor.
According to 9 to 5 Mac, security hacker Jonathan Zdziarski has reportedly discovered a backdoor access point to the iOS, which is actually supposed to be locked off and encrypted.
Apple, has, however, denied of any suggestions regarding the backdoor supposedly found by Zdziarski.
The report quotes a Tweet from Apple's Tim Bradshaw, which reads, "We have designed iOS so that its diagnostic dunctions do no compromise user privacy and security, but still provides needed information to enterprise IT departments, developers and Apple for troubleshooting technical issues. A user must have unlocked their device and agreed to trust another computer before that computer is able to access this limited diagnostic data. The user must agree to share this information, and data is never transferred without their consent."
"Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services," Apple continued in the statement.