Apple drops new betas for OS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.3, and tvOS 9.2.2

Apple on Monday released previews of the next iterations of OS X, iOS, and tvOS, handing out beta versions of its popular desktop, mobile, and set-top box operating systems to registered developers.

OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 beta 1 carries build number 15G7a. iOS 9.3.3 beta 1 is identified as build 13G12, and tvOS 9.2.2 beta 1 shows build number 13Y807.

Released just weeks after the previous round of updates, this may well be the last set of revisions to see the light of day before we learn more about OS X 10.12 and iOS 10 at the company's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference.

As has become Apple's modus operandi, there is no word on what changes or improvements may be in store. If anything of import surfaces once the community has had a chance to dissect this new software, AppleInsider will be on top of it.

All three betas are available to registered developers via the Apple Developer Center. OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 beta 1 can also be downloaded from the Mac App Store, while iOS 9.3.3 beta 1 and tvOS 9.2.2 beta 1 can be acquired from their respective software update mechanisms if the requisite beta certificates have been installed.

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MacPro 18 Years · 19845 comments

About 8 years ago

Can't wait to get back to my test Macs and try the new OS X dev version and see if any sign of Siri yet!

damonf 14 Years · 230 comments

iOS 8 and even more so iOS 9 have followed the mantra of "improving stability", and it seems we are getting lots of nice minor releases as a result (even now, less than a month before iOS 10 is revealed). But I hope iOS 10 brings back a little bit of the eras of lots of new built-in features/functions. As I recall there were several major features added with iOS 4, 5, and 6 (FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, Siri, etc.) and many not-so-major-but-still-nice-to-have features under the hood. iOS 7 was the cosmetic redesign and conversion to 64-bit, and 8 and 9 built on top of that with Swift thrown in as well. But they were both more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the focus on improved stability. I'm hoping for location-based security, where I can use "Hey Siri" at home, at work, and at the gym, but be switched off automatically everywhere else.

VisualSeed 8 Years · 217 comments

damonf said:

iOS 8 and even more so iOS 9 have followed the mantra of "improving stability", and it seems we are getting lots of nice minor releases as a result (even now, less than a month before iOS 10 is revealed). But I hope iOS 10 brings back a little bit of the eras of lots of new built-in features/functions. As I recall there were several major features added with iOS 4, 5, and 6 (FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, Siri, etc.) and many not-so-major-but-still-nice-to-have features under the hood. iOS 7 was the cosmetic redesign and conversion to 64-bit, and 8 and 9 built on top of that with Swift thrown in as well. But they were both more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the focus on improved stability. I'm hoping for location-based security, where I can use "Hey Siri" at home, at work, and at the gym, but be switched off automatically everywhere else.

New features are fun, but I'm pretty happy with what I have now. I would love to see some heavy refinement of the current apps and features. Some more granularity and personalization in settings e.g. being able to set a preferred wifi network or WebRTC support in mobile Safari would be nice. News could use a total overhaul, right now, for me, it seems to be a frustrating experience with ad filled web-based news articles and broken paywalls. Every time I accidentally click on a headline on my summary screen I cringe when I realize what I did.

flaneur 14 Years · 4525 comments

"Apple drops new betas. . ."

The wannabe hiphopster usage of the word "drop" to mean "release" is bad enough among media hacks, but here it really doesn't work.

At first read, the headline seems to say that Apple canceled the beta releases. In other words, this ain't the music business you're writing about.

And the rhe adoption of this new cliché among nonhipsters is depressing to see. Apple Insider Staff, you are better than this. Besides, the origin is scatological, whether you know it or not.

titantiger 14 Years · 297 comments

flaneur said:

"Apple drops new betas. . ."

The wannabe hiphopster usage of the word "drop" to mean "release" is bad enough among media hacks, but here it really doesn't work.

At first read, the headline seems to say that Apple canceled the beta releases. In other words, this ain't the music business you're writing about.

And the rhe adoption of this new cliché among nonhipsters is depressing to see. Apple Insider Staff, you are better than this. Besides, the origin is scatological, whether you know it or not.

That isn't hiphopster lingo, it's more music industry lingo. They've been using the word "drop" for an album release date for at least 20 years.