Mike Wuerthele
Apple has made available iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 betas, releasing point update beta test versions prior to a full version release for the first time.
The release was first spotted by Federico Viticci. Downloads were available for a few minutes, then stalled for about six minutes — but have since resumed.
A more likely scenario is the binary is in actuality the ninth developer beta of iOS 13, just mislabeled. Apple's download page was updated to reflect the iOS 13.1 beta later than it normally does following a beta release.
The developer download page retains versions of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 restore images.
So Apple just posted the first beta for iOS 13.1...? pic.twitter.com/MH0PUOAZiQ
— Federico Viticci (@viticci) August 27, 2019
An associated link for the beta redirects to Apple's main developer portal page in Safari. A different page for the brief release talks about features for the release including Audio sharing compatible with AirPods and PowerBeats Pro, and some continuing issues with the "Find My" app.
AppleInsider has reached out for Apple for comment. If this is labeled correctly, it is the first time that Apple has released a point update beta to developers for testing prior to the initial release.
Update 1:31 P.M. Eastern Time: The betas are continuing to download after a five-minute stall.
Update 1:41 P.M. Eastern Time: Apple's developer page hosting profile downloads for the betas was updated, reflecting the iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 betas.
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24 Comments
It is iOS 13 Beta 8 as per Documentation.
While it seems odd, this is not unexpected to me at all. iOS 13.0 is a disaster and since beta 2 I've known that this was going to be a bomb of a release. And clearly they know it, because they are going to move right past 13.0 (never releasing it to the general public) and skip to 13.1 which will be the bare minimum for public consumption.
What sort of diaster? My iPad has been running all the public beats without any major issues.
But it’s a beta, there are supposed to issues, yet people are whining about issues. 🤷🏼♂️
But as an enterprise developer, i can tell you it’s not unusual to have multiple releases in the pipeline. 13.1 is likely additional features for testing and not defect resolution for open items in the 13.0 release. That’s how it normally works.