Apple releases first public betas of iOS 10, macOS Sierra [u]

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Fulfilling a promise it made at WWDC in June, Apple has released the first public betas of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra on Thursday, giving an early glimpse at software that won't be finished until sometime this fall. [Updated]

Access to the both downloads is restricted to members of the Apple Beta Software Program. Unlike Apple's developer program, however, the Beta Software Program is free, and should offer more stable code than some developer seeds.

Users should nevertheless be cautious about installing beta code on a primary device, since it can still potentially cause issues like crashes, battery drain, or slow performance.

The public betas are based on the second developer seeds, which were released on Tuesday. The Sierra beta added support for the planned Auto Unlock feature, while the iOS 10 update included numerous cosmetic and feature changes, such as organ donation registration in Health.

Comments (26)

levi

said about 6 years ago

Been chomping at the bit for this one

macxpress

said about 6 years ago

levi said:

Been chomping at the bit for this one

Me too...I'm hoping macOS Sierra will work fine in a Parallels VM. Then I can play and just erase if necessary without harming my actual Mac.

josha

said about 6 years ago

Do we really need another iOS so soon?
I only installed iOS9 a few months ago, simply because it was needed for an App I wanted.
I'm just getting used to iOS9, which includes Apple's latest under handed games to get me on iCloud which I don't need.

iOS9 took half of my notes to iCloud, without my permission. Took some time to extract myself from that privacy attack.
Perhaps lack of support for my 1 year old 5c will save me ! B)

melgross

said about 6 years ago

josha said:

Do we really need another iOS so soon?
I only installed iOS9 a few months ago, simply because it was needed for an App I wanted.
I'm just getting used to iOS9, which includes Apple's latest under handed games to get me on iCloud which I don't need.

iOS9 took half of my notes to iCloud, without my permission. Took some time to extract myself from that privacy attack.
Perhaps lack of support for my 1 year old 5c will save me !

Once a year, my friend. Just because you decided to upgrade just a few months ago doesn't mean that everyone feels as you do.

You must have signed on to iCloud, or it doesn't do anything. You can choose what you want saved there.

macxpress

said about 6 years ago

josha said:

Do we really need another iOS so soon?
I only installed iOS9 a few months ago, simply because it was needed for an App I wanted.
I'm just getting used to iOS9, which includes Apple's latest under handed games to get me on iCloud which I don't need.

iOS9 took half of my notes to iCloud, without my permission. Took some time to extract myself from that privacy attack.
Perhaps lack of support for my 1 year old 5c will save me ! B)

Nobody makes you upgrade right away. Some purposely don't upgrade until a few after a few maintenance releases. For those like me who upgraded to iOS 9 as soon as it came out its been quite a while since I've upgraded. Not everyone is in your shoes. Apple can't cater to your and only your needs. It has to keep pushing forward.