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.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
8 responses to “New iOS 9 and watchOS 2 betas are here”
i installed iOS 9 beta 4 as a developer by deleting my public beta profile.. can some one help me to install the latest update.. i can’t see any updates in my software update section…
I am still waiting for the OTA
Didn’t show up for me either at first. Now it’s showing up, so check again!
New wallpapers :)
Wi-fi calling for AT&T subscribers
The button may exist, if you have the right hardware, but it won’t yet work as AT&T does not support that feature, One might speculate they will….maybe soon. But not right now.
Only bug I’ve seen so far is with the keyboard, especially if you have a 3rd party one. You have to keep closing the app and reopen to use the keyboard.
Phone super hot and battery drain is still awful