Apple releases third developer betas of iOS 11, High Sierra, tvOS 11

Apple has updated three of its developer betas including iOS 11, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and tvOS 11, but left WatchOS 4 behind on beta 2, for now.

The macOS High Sierra update, with build number 17A306f, contains a number of refinements and other improvements like Apple File System integration, migration from H.264 to H.265, and Metal 2.

In the latest High Sierra beta, Apple enabled initial Time Machine support, and has added routines to AVKit for developers to allow users additional flexibility for content playback when multiple outputs are available. Additionally, some touch event processing modifications have been implemented, with enhanced timing for ignoring errant touches.

The second iOS 11 beta, has build number 15A5318g. Apple's tvOS beta is labeled as build 15J5324f.

Most of the iOS 11 fixes are under the hood, but a fix for connection issues for Bluetooth accessories using Wireless iAP protocol has been implemented. The "swipe up" to close an app gesture in the Control Center has returned.

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The release notes for tvOS 11 are very short, with no immediately identifiable changes beyond repair of functionality of some third party media playback apps — but DirecTV Now's periodic crashing in iOS 11 is not among them.

WatchOS 4 has been omitted this round, nor is a new version of the beta hinted at in the Xcode 9 beta, also released today.

Registered devices can get the new beta releases through the Software Update feature, while stand-alone images are available through Apple's Developers portal.

17 Comments

melgross 21 Years · 33660 comments

About 7 years ago

I really hope they squashed a lot of the iOS 11 bugs. I don’t remember that many in the initial public beta of iOS 10.

Eric_WVGG 9 Years · 971 comments

It's made my iPad Mini (rev 2) nearly unusable. I pray this is due to lack of optimization and debugging, and not indicative of how it'll perform on older devices, ’cuz the current generation of Minis is just shite…

wizard69 22 Years · 13358 comments

Eric_WVGG said:

It's made my iPad Mini (rev 2) nearly unusable. I pray this is due to lack of optimization and debugging, and not indicative of how it'll perform on older devices, ’cuz the current generation of Minis is just shite…

Right now i dont have a functionjng iOS device to run iOS beta on so dont feel too bad. As for performance Mini is either important to Apple or it isnt, if it isnt performance will suck with the final release.

Personally im getting a little tired if the way Apple ignores a product line, avoiding updates, and then wondering why sales suck. They need a change of attitude.