New iOS 9 and watchOS 2 betas are here

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A new iOS 9 beta is here.
A new iOS 9 beta is here.
Photo: Apple

It’s been over two weeks since Apple blessed us with an iOS 9 beta, but the fifth beta is here and ready for developers to test out all the new fixes.

Apple seeded iOS 9 beta 5 to developers this morning, as well as a new watchOS 2.0 beta. Both betas can be downloaded from the Dev Center, or via an over-the-air update if you’re on iOS 9 beta 4. There’s also a new Xcode 7 beta available for devs.

The release notes for iOS 9 and watchOS 2.0 don’t mention any major new features, however it does list numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. Apple Music was added in a recent beta, plus an early look at the News app, bigger iPad folders, suggested apps in universal search, a selfies album, and more.

We’ll let you know what new goodies we find once the software has been installed on our devices.

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