Apple Seeds iOS 7 Beta 5 to Developers

Apple has just released the fifth beta version of iOS 7 to developers for testing purposes. The update is available as an over-the-air update to existing beta testers and it can also be downloaded via Apple's Developer Center.

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The new beta arrives as build 11A4449a, and comes just over a week after the previous beta 4. Apple has also released a new version of its Apple TV beta, version 4, which can be downloaded here by registered members of Apple's paid developer program:

- Apple TV Software beta (3rd generation Rev A)
- Apple TV Software beta (3rd generation)
- Apple TV Software beta (2nd generation)

The company has also released a the fifth version of Xcode 5, build 5A11365y, which can be downloaded from Apple's Developer Center.

iOS 7 is scheduled for release in the fall of this year, with updates to Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineups expected around the same time. If past history is any indication, iOS 7 should be made available to the public just a few days before the launch of the next-generation iPhone.

Direct iOS 7 beta 5 links for paid members of Apple's iOS developer program:

- iPad (4th generation Model A1458)
- iPad (4th generation Model A1459)
- iPad (4th generation Model A1460)
- iPad mini (Model A1432)
- iPad mini (Model A1454)
- iPad mini (Model A1455)
- iPad Wi-Fi (3rd generation)
- iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT)
- iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
- iPhone 5 (Model A1428)
- iPhone 5 (Model A1429)
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
- iPhone 4 (GSM)
- iPhone 4 (CDMA)
- iPod touch (5th generation)

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Top Rated Comments

xionxiox Avatar
164 months ago
Downloa.....Wait. Nobody cares if I'm downloading.
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
164 months ago
<remembers iOS release prediction from yesterday>

Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
164 months ago
Icons in Settings are in rounded boxes, and are different colors.

Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
164 months ago
Downloa.....Wait. Nobody cares if I'm downloading.

I do. Please keep me posted of your download percentage.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Prabas Avatar
164 months ago
Animations are much faster.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rogifan Avatar
164 months ago
How many betas do we have to go through before people realize the icons aren't changing?
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)