To be a publick beta tester go to beta.apple.com and sign up for the program. When this is done, on the phone, go to beta.apple.com/profile and install the profile app. You will need to restart the phone. When a beta is available, you will see it in the usual upgrade location.
On 10/22/15, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Connie, > > I joined the developer program a couple of years ago, which means a yearly > payment and access to the betas. There has been a public beta program all > year as well; I'm not sure how you sign up for it though. > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Oct 22, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Connie Mohney <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Anna, >> Just because I'm curious, what does someone have to do to become a beta >> tester? Do you have to have any certification or experience? Are you an >> apple employee? Thank you for answering my questions. >> Connie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Woody Anna Dresner >> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:10 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: A Quick Word On Beta Testing >> >> >> hi, >> >> I've been beta testing iOS for a couple of years now, and while Apple >> doesn't get to all the bugs right away, I have been pleased with the >> degree of feedback I've gotten from their engineering staff and the bugs >> they have fixed that I've reported. I wish there was a longer time period >> between WWDC in June and iPhone releases in September, as I think the >> current timeline is incredibly tight. It seems to be too tight for them to >> fix everything. But Apple is definitely trying, most of the bugs this year >> affected fewer users than last year's bugs, and they've fixed a lot of >> bugs since iOS 9 was released, including crucial ones like answering the >> phone and the focus issues. So I think they're doing reasonably well >> overall. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Everyone, >>> Think for a moment how many bugs and issues there were in iOS 8.X last >>> year. A number of them were directly related to VoiceOver and a number >>> were in the mainstream. Apple got so much ill will from everyone >>> across the board for putting out things that didn't work. Now, with >>> iOS 9, I haven't seen nearly as much outcry among the masses for the >>> buggy and half-baked job Apple did with iOS. There are things that are >>> bugs for some and not for others, but now that the focus issues have >>> been fixed, I haven't seen any other bugs that I can't live with. >>> Okay, so the phone does not automatically announce the time when I >>> press the home or power button; I can still touch the part of the >>> screen that has the time and check it that way. Or, here's a thought, >>> look at another clock or watch if I really want to know what time it >>> is. And, for those thinking that Apple has sooo many bugs and no one >>> else does, widen your scope and look at Windows, JAWS, any screen >>> reader or assistive software, or any other widely used mainstream >>> software. All major releases has bugs to some degree. If we waited for >>> the software companies to fix the bugs before they released the >>> software, we would be waiting forever for that next big thing. >>> >>> Wayne >>> >>> On 10/22/15, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Of course you should report bugs. They won't be addressed if Apple >>>> doesn't know about them. They may still not be addressed, but that >>>> will be a conscious decision made by Apple and their developers. Your >>>> target isn't other users but the Apple developers. If you weren't >>>> going to do something because of a negative reaction by a minority of >>>> members on this list or in any community then you'd never do anything. >>>> >>>> You may be able to shrug off bugs when you upgrade, but that doesn't >>>> mean everyone can. I did that with IOS up through 8.4, but with IOS >>>> 9, answering phone calls with a headset on and responding to emails >>>> is so bad it makes the phone virtually unusable for two tasks I've >>>> come to depend on my iPhone for. IMHO, there's too much judgment on >>>> this list about the impacts certain bugs have on different users. We >>>> all don't use our phones the same way, so we shouldn't pass judgment >>>> on another user because they're more impacted by a bug than we are. >>>> >>>> I don't get the reference to Windows. Apple still has a long ways to >>>> go before it gets as much criticism as Microsoft and Freedom >>>> Scientific has gotten from their blind users. Furthermore, I don't >>>> see the fan boyism for Microsoft that I see for Apple in the blindness >>>> community. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/22/2015 03:09 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Very well said Mark, but what i ask myself is does it matter what we >>>>> as beta testers might say? For every release there has been and >>>>> probably will be a tsunami of negativity and complaining and even if >>>>> what has been complained about would be fixed to perfection they >>>>> complain about the fixes. Either it’s too bloody late or there’s too >>>>> little or too much of everything. I’m the type of guy who upgrades >>>>> every app and every Os to see what features are there and if there >>>>> are bugs, well shrug, nobody’s perfect. As i said before i think >>>>> it’s strange that Apple gets so many complaints about things that >>>>> aren’t even their fault like apps that are not upgraded and so don’t >>>>> work or such. In my time on Windows there wasn’t anything like this >>>>> complaining. Nobody ever said that ”freedom scientific or GW Micro >>>>> or Dolphin has abandoned us and don’t give a fig about us”. So are >>>>> there bugs? Of course there probably are, no big chunk of code is ever >>>>> bug free. Should we report them? >>>> Yes politely and with enough info to make the folks aware of the >>>> problem but i wonder if that’s the case when i hear the tone here and >>>> on other forums where blind folks and Apple are the common >>>> denominator. >>>>> >>>>> /Krister >>>>> >>>>>> 22 okt. 2015 kl. 08:33 skrev M. Taylor <[email protected]>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> I just want to let those of you, who are not beta testers, know, is >>>>>> that with any company, be it Apple, Microsoft, Sony, etc, reporting >>>>>> a problem, regardless of how important it may appear to be to the >>>>>> tester, is not always addressed immediately or, in some cases, >>>>>> ever. >>>>>> >>>>>> It has been my experience that the larger an organization becomes, >>>>>> the less responsive, in terms of addressing non-mission critical >>>>>> problems, it may appear to be to external testers. >>>>>> >>>>>> All we, as beta testers can do, is to make the organization aware >>>>>> of the problems and hope that it will manage to address said >>>>>> problems in a future release. >>>>>> >>>>>> In my opinion, beta testing is a somewhat thankless job because, >>>>>> when bugs get squashed, no one pays attention to them or cares how >>>>>> or why they were resolved and when bugs remain, people think that >>>>>> the testers are not testing well enough. >>>>>> >>>>>> To me, beta testing, not just for Apple but for any company is my >>>>>> way of showing appreciation for those things in life which I may >>>>>> now take for granted; things like clean drinking water, >>>>>> electricity, personal liberties, talking ATM machines, >>>>>> audio-described movies, screen readers, refreshable Braille >>>>>> displays, smart phones, hearing aids, medicine, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> Beta testing is also my way of showing my respect for those blind >>>>>> and low-vision pioneers who came before me and it is a means by >>>>>> which I may, in some small part, leave a legacy to those who will >>>>>> follow. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, when a product is released with a number of bugs, please try to >>>>>> keep in mind that were it not for beta testers, that number would >>>>>> most likely be much higher. >>>>>> >>>>>> Most Sincerely, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the >>>>>> VIPhone list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the >>>>>> list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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