Apple News Rewind: Cupertino Releases iOS 11 Beta 2

Though the iOS 11 beta 2 release was expected last week, its arrival came at a weird time. Cupertino traditionally releases betas at around 10 a.m. PDT. This one launched much later in the day.

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What’s in it? Per Brent Dirks, the iOS 11 beta 2 release includes:

• Do Not Disturb While Driving is now active. All of the Settings can be found in Settings, Do Not Disturb.
• Google Drive is now an option in the Files app.
• A new Apple Music search option.
• On the iPad, you can now disable recent apps from appearing in the dock. That can be found in Settings, Multitasking.
• A new “Save to Files” share sheet replaces “Save to iCloud Drive.” That will allow users to share documents to the new Files app.
• Users can disable the swipe up gesture to access Control Center within apps. It can still be accessed on the home screen. That can be found in Settings, Control Center.

What’s next: Apple promised the first iOS 11 public beta would launch before the end of June. Watch for it in the coming days.

Here are five other tech headlines from the past week:

• Foxconn to Decide on US Factory Location in July, 6 States Are Finalists     
• This iPhone 8 Dummy Provides a Great Real-World Look at the Handset
• Analyst: Apple’s Still Stuck on the ‘iPhone 8’s’ Fingerprint Scanner
• A Leaked iPhone 8 Screen Protector Shows off Smaller Bezels Location of Front-Facing Camera
• Apple Secrecy Is Alive and Well, As This LEAKED Recording Shows

Lots of games and apps made their debut on the App Store in the last few days. Find them under our Best New Apps of the Week and the Best Games of the Week sections.

We also published three new game reviews, including:

• FRAMED 2 Brings More Noir Style Puzzle Goodness
• Dive Into a Grand Metroidvania Experience in forma.8 GO
• Save Ninjas from Experimentation in Mr Future Ninja

A new iPad deserves a new keyboard, no? Logitech hopes so as it introduced a new Slim Combo for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. A version for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is also available.

Click here for our full review.

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On Thursday, Apple celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone, which arrived in stores on June 29, 2007.

The Cisco Live conference begins today, June 25 through June 29.

VR Connects and PG Connects come to San Francisco, June 27-28.

Have you installed iOS 11 beta 2? What do you think? Leave your comments below.