Apple Releases Fifth iOS 10.3.2 Beta to Developers

Apple today seeded the fifth beta version of iOS 10.3.2 to registered developers, just a few days after seeding beta 4.

Cupertino doesn’t usually publish detailed release notes with the beta versions of its operating system updates, so details about what’s included in iOS 10.3.2 beta 5 are scarce. What we do know, however, is that it’s an incremental update, and carries mostly under-the-hood bug fixes and performance improvements — currently, there haven’t been any major outward-facing changes reported.

The final release of iOS 10.3.2 will likely turn out to be a modest patch to iOS 10.3, which itself was a major update that added a slew of new features like Find My AirPods, App Store review changes, and an optimized and updated Apple File System. As far as what’s included in today’s beta 5 release, the patch notes for iOS 10.3.2 are available at the bottom of this article, and they haven’t changed since previous beta versions.

The most interesting thing about iOS 10.3.2 beta 5 is how quickly it was released. It’s only been three days since the previous beta version was rolled out to developers on Monday — which is a quicker turnaround than Apple’s typical beta release timeline. It’s likely that Apple is working hard to iron out any and all bugs in iOS 10.3.2, however, since it may well be one of the last iOS update that 32-bit devices will be able to download. iOS 11, which will likely be unveiled at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, is expected to entirely cut off support for 32-bit apps and devices.

iOS 10.3.2 beta 5 is currently available to download for registered Apple developers. It can be downloaded through the Apple developer’s portal, or via an over-the-air update (provided that the proper configuration profile is installed).

Fixed in this Release

SiriKit

The new SiriKit car commands should now work as expected.

Notes and Known Issues

Managed and Shared Devices

The ability to update devices from a remote server is in development and may not yet work as expected. openURL When a third party application invokes openURL: on a tel://, facetime://, or facetime-audio:// URL, iOS displays a prompt and requires user confirmation before dialing.

SOS

SOS is only supported in India.

WebKit

Safari now supports the prefers-reduced-motion media query. This query allows a web developer to provide alternate page styles for users who are sensitive to large areas of motion. Users can change their preference for reduced motion in the Accessibility section of System Preferences.

The iOS 10.3 update removes support for SHA-1 signed certificates used for Transport Layer Security (TLS) in Safari and WebKit that are issued from a root Certification Authority (CA) included in the operating system default trust store. All other TLS connections will continue to support SHA-1 signed certificates until late 2017. SHA-1 signed root CA certificates, enterprisedistributed SHA-1 certificates, and user-installed SHA-1 certificates are not affected by this change.

openURL

When a third party application invokes openURL: on a tel://, facetime://, or facetime-audio:// URL, iOS displays a prompt and requires user confirmation before dialing.

Where to Update

The new beta versions of iOS 10.3.2, watchOS 3.2.2, tvOS 10.2.1 and macOS 10.12.5 are currently available to download for registered Apple developers. Additionally, macOS 10.12.5 and iOS 10.3.2 can both be downloaded by members of Apple’s public beta testing program. Apple doesn’t currently offer public beta testing for its watchOS and tvOS operating systems.