Apple on Wednesday provided members of its registered developer community with the first pre-release beta of iOS 9.2.1, a forthcoming maintenance and security update for the mobile operating system.
The new beta release is identified as build 13D11. Apple has warned developers that devices updated to iOS 9.2.1 cannot be restored to earlier versions of iOS.
Registered developers can access the update through Apple's developer center website, or via the Software Update option in an iOS device's Settings application.
The identifier of 9.2.1 indicates that the forthcoming update is likely a minor update with bug fixes and security updates. Apple typically saves new features and major changes for a point-one release.
The first beta of iOS 9.2.1 arrives just over a week after Apple release iOS 9.2 to the public. It boasts a number of changes related to Apple Music, Apple News, Mail, iBooks, and support for the Lightning to SD card reader.
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Ugh! Here we go again... not available through software update. I swear this happens more and more lately. It's such a pain to have to do manual update downloads then plug in your device through iTunes to install them. Sometimes it's in software update. Sometimes it's not. Guess which one is happening for 9.2.1? Guess I'll have to wait till I get home. What's the purpose of iCloud backup if you still need a computer to get iOS updates?
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So someone gets to talk down to me like I'm an impatient child with "Please read the article..." implying i didn't read it and I'm the ass?
I infact read it that's why I responded to it. I was warning OTHER developers "get ready it (updating from the actual device) is not working - again!" The one who didn't read it was him. So because I actually read it, understood it, warned other developers, then crtizized someone who was rude to me because he didn't understand my comment - you guys side with the one who talked down to me? That's messed up!