Anyone brave enough to install onto their iPhone or iPad pre-release versions of Apple’s next operating systems can grab the latest betas. Everyone has access to iOS 13 and iPad OS 13 Public beta 4 just a day after developers got their own new version.
In addition, developers received their fifth beta of watchOS 6.
What’s new in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13
Significant updates to iOS and the first stand-alone version of iPadOS were announced in early June, so the beta process has been going on for nearly two months. Nevertheless, the company is still adding new features to these pre-release editions. And fixing bugs.
It’s likely the the fourth public betas are essentially the same as the just-released developer betas. If so, then Apple made numerous changes, including simplifying re-opening closed application windows, changed the share sheet, and made other enhancements.
Get iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 public beta 1 now
Anyone who’s feeling adventurous can sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program and download the latest iOS pre-release version. It’s free and not overly complicated.
But these versions are still buggy, if not as bad as the earlier ones were. Be cautious.
