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Apple releases fourth macOS Big Sur beta to developers

23 hours ago

Apple releases fourth macOS Big Sur beta to developers

Rounding out its set of betas for the milestone operating systems, Apple has provided developers with a fourth build of macOS Big Sur for testing.

By Malcolm Owen | 23 hours ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas for tvOS 14 and watchOS 7

1 day ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas for tvOS 14 and watchOS 7

Continuing its releases for the current round of milestone betas, Apple has provided developers fourth builds of tvOS 14 and watchOS 7 for testing.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 day ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14

1 day ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14

Apple has moved on to the fourth round of developer betas for its milestone operating systems, with new builds of iOS 14, and iPadOS 14 available to download for testing.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 day ago

Don't risk your Mac or iPhone's data using beta software

1 week ago

Don't risk your Mac or iPhone's data using beta software

It's very good of you to risk your work so that Apple can find out some major bugs in its software, but you won't get thanked, and you may end up with a nonfunctional iPhone or Mac.

By William Gallagher | 1 week ago

Apple Silicon updates, Apple Store updates, and more places to get your Apple gear fixed on the AppleInsider Podcast

3 weeks ago

Apple Silicon updates, Apple Store updates, and more places to get your Apple gear fixed on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple settles some questions about Apple Silicon hardware, but raises others. Plus even as Apple Stores continue to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, Apple is now allowing more independent firms to perform repairs.

By William Gallagher | 3 weeks ago

Apple seeds GM betas for iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8 and watchOS 6.2.8, fourth macOS 10.15.6 beta [u]

3 weeks ago

Apple seeds GM betas for iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8 and watchOS 6.2.8, fourth macOS 10.15.6 beta [u]

Apple is now on its fourth and potentially final round of betas for its current operating system generation, with golden master builds of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, and watchOS 6.2.8 now available to download by developers. The company also issued a fresh beta for macOS 10.15.6.

By Malcolm Owen | 3 weeks ago

Apple issues first public beta of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14

3 weeks ago

Apple issues first public beta of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14

Following two developer betas for its milestone operating systems, Apple on Thursday has moved on to offer its first public beta builds for iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and tvOS 14.

By Malcolm Owen | 3 weeks ago

Apple releases second developer betas for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14, macOS Big Sur

4 weeks ago

Apple releases second developer betas for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14, macOS Big Sur

Apple has moved on to its second round of developer betas for its milestone operating system releases, with new builds of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS Big Sur, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 now out for download.

By Malcolm Owen | 4 weeks ago

Apple seeds third betas of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, macOS 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8 [u]

1 month ago

Apple seeds third betas of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, macOS 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8 [u]

Apple is now on its third round of betas for the current cycle, and has issued new builds of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, macOS 10.15.6, and watchOS 6.2.8 to developers for testing.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 month ago

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Apple seeds developer beta 2 of watchOS 6.2.8

1 month ago

Apple seeds developer beta 2 of watchOS 6.2.8

Apple has now seeded developers with the second beta of watchOS 6.2.8 for Apple Watch, a day after the release of the second beta versions of Apple's operating systems.

By Andrew O'Hara | 1 month ago

Apple releases renamed second betas of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, macOS 10.15.6 [u]

1 month ago

Apple releases renamed second betas of iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, macOS 10.15.6 [u]

Apple has moved on to its second round of the current beta-testing cycle with developers now able to try out new and renamed builds of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, along with tvOS 13.4.8 and macOS 10.15.6 which retains their version numbers.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 month ago

Apple seeds first beta of iOS 13.5.5, iPadOS 13.5.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.6

2 months ago

Apple seeds first beta of iOS 13.5.5, iPadOS 13.5.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.6

Apple on Monday seeded the first beta builds of iOS 13.5.5, iPadOS 13.5.5, and macOS 10.15.6 to registered developers for testing.

By Mike Peterson | 2 months ago

Apple releases GM builds of iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

2 months ago

Apple releases GM builds of iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

Apple is getting close to the release of its next batch of operating system updates, issuing to developers GM versions of iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, and watchOS 6.2.5 for testing.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 months ago

Apple issues fifth watchOS 6.2.5 beta to developers

2 months ago

Apple issues fifth watchOS 6.2.5 beta to developers

Apple on Thursday issued a fifth beta version of watchOS 6.2.5 to developers, with the new iteration arriving one week after a fourth version was made available for testing.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 months ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

2 months ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

Following the release of the fourth betas of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, Apple has followed through with fourth betas for macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, and tvOS 13.4.5.

By Mike Wuerthele | 2 months ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 with Exposure Notification

2 months ago

Apple releases fourth developer betas of iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 with Exposure Notification

Apple has moved on to its fourth generation of betas for the current cycle, providing developers with new builds of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 that integrate Exposure Notification and improved Face ID unlocks for mask wearers.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 months ago

Apple releases third developer betas of iOS 13.5, macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

3 months ago

Apple releases third developer betas of iOS 13.5, macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5

Apple is now on its third round of developer betas, with new builds of macOS 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, and watchOS 6.2.5 now available to developers.

By Malcolm Owen | 3 months ago

First beta of watchOS 6.2.5 available for developer testing

4 months ago

First beta of watchOS 6.2.5 available for developer testing

One day after launching the latest testing cycle, Apple has restarted the process with the Apple Watch, releasing the first beta version of watchOS 6.2.5.

By Mike Wuerthele | 4 months ago

Apple releases first developer betas of iOS 13.4.5, iPadOS 13.4.5, tvOS 13.4.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5

4 months ago

Apple releases first developer betas of iOS 13.4.5, iPadOS 13.4.5, tvOS 13.4.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5

A week after it completed the last beta testing cycle, Apple has restarted the process once more, issuing new first betas for the unusually numbered iOS 13.4.5, iPadOS 13.4.5, tvOS 13.4.5, and macOS Catalina 10.15.5.

By Malcolm Owen | 4 months ago