iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Features, Release Notes, Bugs And More
Last updated on November 10th, 2021 at 05:17 pm
Posted in News by Patricia on November 9, 2021
iOS 15.2 Beta 2
Apple has rolled out iOS 15.2 Beta 2 with build number 19C5036e. This new test version comes two weeks after the release of Beta 1 and brings a series of new features like Legacy Contact and Messages Communication Safety Features for Kids.
iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Download
This update is available over-the-air in Settings -> General -> Software Update to all compatible iPhone and iPads that have the iOS 15 Configuration Profile installed!
Update (November 10) iOS 15.2 Public Beta 2 has also been released. It’s the same build as the Developer Beta. In both cases you need the iOS 15 & iPadOS 15 Beta Profile, installed on your device for the beta to show up.
How to: You can grab it for free from the Apple Beta Software Program web page. All the steps are described here.
iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Features
Below you can find a list of changes compared to iOS 15.2 Beta 1. For new features that premiered in the first beta click here.
- Hide My Email service is now available in the Mail app.
- Legacy Contacts have been added to the Apple ID section of the Settings app. You can select a trusted person which will be able to access your iPhone or iPad if you pass away.
- Messages Communication Safety for kids is a new opt-in feature that can be enabled by parents in Family Sharing. When turned ON it detects and filters images that contain nudity and are sent via Messages to your kids phone. The photo is blurred and your child is warned about the content.
- New Macro Mode toggle in Camera app.
- Find My is able to search for ‘Items That Can Track Me’.
- To be updated.
iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Release Notes
The update log mentions ‘bug fixes and performance improvements’. However, the Developer release notes include more details you can check them in the above screenshots or here.
iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Bugs
Apple doesn’t mention any bug fixes in the update log but most of the times these are included in the betas without any notice.
Known Issues
Below you can find some of the common iOS 15.1 problems. We’re currently testing them out to see if they replicate in Beta 2. Any help is appreciated.
- Apple Music batter draining issue caused by a higher CPU usage when streaming songs. (Status: Not fixed)
- Adding COVID Vaccination cards to Wallet app not working. Records might also freeze the Health app. (Status: Not fixed.)
- Messages forwarding bug that sends a group message as individual threads instead of using the group’s thread.(Status: Not fixed.)
- Photos water colored looking like they’ve been oil painted because of too much post-processing. (Status: Not fixed.)
- To be updated.
Problems Fixed
If you notice any iOS 15.1 issues that are fixed in this release please let us know and we will update them here.
- To be updated.
New Bugs
Any new problems encountered in iOS 15.2 Beta 2 are listed below. Help us populate the list:
- Shortcuts app crashes on launch every time. App is practically unusable.
- To be updated.
Have you updated iPhone to iOS 15.2 Beta 2? What’s your feedback? Did you spot any other changes not mentioned here? What about new bugs? Use the comments section to share your feedback.
Related: Apple has also released watchOS 8.3 Beta 2, macOS Monterey 12.1 Beta 2, as wells as tvOS 15.2 Beta 2.
Shortcuts app won’t open since updating to beta 2. Extremely frustrating! Anyone can provide a fix?
When playing music through USB CABLE as iPod on car’s stereo the songs which are downloaded on the iPhone glitches when the phone is locked and works fine if phone is unlocked or the song isn’t downloaded on the iPhone. Does anyone face such issue?
Thanks for sharing this. Using CarPlay here. Anyone else experiencing the same?
Both my Google Photos & FaceTime app have been extremely buggy since this last update!
My Google Photos app freezes now, stalls and all go super slow when I’m trying to type text in the search bar. I’ve uninstalled & reinstalled it at least three times now.
My FaceTime app won’t even open! When I click on it, there’s just a black screen. I deleted it from my Home page and re-added it and that helped the first time but that method stopped working. I uninstalled it at least twice and reinstalled it but it still won’t open. I can’t answer on my phone. I’ll click the Answer button but the video never connects. I just see myself on the screen and there’s no End call button for me. This has been really frustrating.
Thanks for the feedback Raven. Yes, iOS 15.2 Beta 2 is one of the buggier betas. We’ve also experienced lots of bugs in this release. However, FaceTime does work. Did not use Google Photos too much though, but I will take a look at it.
We do have problems with:
– Shortcuts app crashing on launch every time
– Notification Summary can’t be x-ed on the Lock Screen and more.
I’ve got a problem mit CarPlay
My car does not show callerIDs resp. names in the HUD – only the numbers (BMW G31/2021)
Thats a bit annoying …
Anyone else experiencing this?
Thanks for reporting this. Is the caller name shown in the central console, or it isn’t neither displayed in the console or the HUD?
Does tweaking the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant setting help out?
Go for: Car -> Settings -> General Settings -> Personal Assistant -> Notification display and make sure that Passenger on board is not selected. If it is it will hide the caller name when someone else is with you in the car.
Apple CarPlay won’t work at all, I have restarted my phone, car & hard restart with the phone. I don’t understand why it’s not working? This is very frustrating.
Thanks for the feedback Aldiyar. Are you running iOS 15.2 RC? It was released a couple of hours ago.
Since I’ve update to 15.2 my battery health decrease daily i dont know what should i do🥺😭
I can confirm this problem. Battery is significantly worse on iPhone 13 Pro since iOS 15.2 update!
Tip: Check battery intensive apps in the Battery settings and try to filter them out.
First, I had lots of battery drained by WhatsApp background activity. I disabled Background App Refresh in Settings -> General.
Then I had significant battery drain from FaceBook notifications. Disabled them too. Let’s see what’s next! I’m still not able to get the same screen time as before the update.