kabiani

We also need text warp. Its very difficult to edit text in affinity designer..

Betas are supposed to keep updating as they work the bugs out. There are still a lot of bugs in this beta so I would be surprised if it was any time real soon

@ Gear maker: Simply create a gradient swatch on the Swatches Panel and apply the swatch to the target you like ... works in both directions (fill > stroke, stroke > fill) ... and of course you can apply the same swatch to fill and stroke ... 
 
@ alexbet: To copy attributes from one object to another simply Copy the source object (Cmd-C) and choose Edit > Paste Style (Shift-Cmd-V) while the target object is selected ... or create a custom style by right clicking the object and choosing Create Style from the context menu (perfect for multiple uses) ...
 
Hope that helps,
Alex  :)