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iOS Beta

App icons featuring the number "18" on colorful backgrounds.
Jan 27, 2025

Apple's iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 have been out since September, but more features are coming, such as new emoji from Unicode 16, and you can test them after installing a beta build for iOS 18.4 or iPadOS ...

iPadOS 17.5 Beta update information screen
Sep 17, 2024

Apple has already released iPadOS 18, but there still may be work to complete on iPadOS 17. That brings us to iPadOS 17.8. Is there one, and can you test-drive it on your iPad? Following the feature-r ...

iOS 17.5 Beta update screen on a smartphone.
Sep 17, 2024

Apple might not be finished with iOS 17. While the iOS 18 update was already released, there may still be things for Apple to fine-tune on your iPhone. This brings us to iOS 17.8. Will it happen? And ...

iPhone home screen displaying weather, calendar, and activity widgets.
May 16, 2024

In less than a month, WWDC, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, will reveal the company's plans for the upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 software updates. But we already know what accessibility feat ...

Mobile phone displaying a music streaming app interface.
May 9, 2024

Collaboration is available in many different Apple apps, from Notes and Reminders to Photos, Freeform, and even Files. Now you can add to the list Apple Music, which will let you collaborate on playli ...

App screen indicating arrival status for a user named Justin with options to call or view details.
Nov 26, 2023

Check In is a new safety feature built into the Messages app that can automatically notify a family member, friend, another contact, or a group the moment you arrive safely at a destination, giving th ...

Photo of a smartphone displaying a camera interface with a background of various soft toys.
Nov 13, 2023

Apple released the second developer beta of iOS 17.2 for iPhone on November 9, and there are some new features for Camera and Siri and quite a few changes from iOS 17.2 beta 1. So far, there have been ...

Settings menu displaying Apple Arcade free trial offer and a software update notification.
Oct 19, 2023

Apple pushed out its iPadOS 16.6 update for iPad on July 24, with iPadOS 16.7 following on September 21. While the company is currently working on improving iPadOS 17, we may still see an iPadOS 16.8 ...

Software update notification for iOS 16.4 Beta installation.
Oct 19, 2023

Apple's iOS 16.6 software update for iPhone was released on July 24, with iOS 16.7 following on September 21. While Apple is currently focused on improving iOS 17, we may see iOS 16.8 pop up. When it ...

Earth viewed from space with time displayed as 9:41.
Sep 18, 2023

The newest iPadOS version, iPadOS 17.0, was released on September 28, and some iPad models that worked on iOS 16 are not compatible with iPadOS 17.0 or any future iPadOS 17.x releases. Here are the iP ...