Less than a week after dropping a big batch of new software on developers and public testers, Apple is back with a sixth beta build of iOS 9.3 as well as new betas for watchOS, tvOS, and OS X El Capitan.
The software updates bring a host of new features to developers and public testers the iPhone like NightShift mode, folders on Apple TV, multiple Apple Watch pairings on one iPhone, improved Apple News and Apple Music apps, and some great education features for iPad.
Here’s a preview of some of the new goodies:
The new pre-release versions of iOS, tvOS and watchOS can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center. Testers won’t be able to install watchOS 2.2 on their timepieces until their iPhone, iPad or iPad touch has been updated with the new Apple Watch app in iOS 9.3 beta 6. The tvOS beta requires you to plug in your device to a Mac via USB.
The sixth betas for iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, tvOS 9.2 and OS X 10.11 mostly contain bug fixes and under the hood improvements. A public release of all the new software could be made available as soon as March 21st, when the company is expected to host a keynote to unveil the iPhone SE, new iPad, and Apple Watch hardware.
We’ll let you know what new goodies we find once the software is on our devices. If you spot something new on yours, drop us a tip in the comments below.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
5 responses to “Apple seeds new betas for iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and OS X”
Hmmm, but have they fixed the irritating problem with Apple TV4 where an album slideshow starts to repeat itself in a random order once the first 10-15 pics have been shown. Apples silence with this is quite deafening.
I have the feeling that 9.3 will be the last iOS that supports my iPhone 5C.
tbh that’s a good thing. Eventually updating just becomes unbearably slow on old devices.
I’m going to be upgrading soon anyway. The battery life on my iPhone is not as good as it once was.
the best thing to do is to not upgrade the OS after you buy it in some ways. The battery life would be pretty good if you were still running iOS 7.