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Apple Releases First Public Beta of iOS 9.1

Thursday September 10, 2015 11:32 am PDT by Juli Clover
ios_9_iconFollowing yesterday's big media event, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 9.1 to developers, and now the company has made iOS 9.1 available to public beta testers. iOS 9.1 includes features for the iPad Pro, adding support for accessories like the Smart Keyboard and the Apple Pencil, both of which were designed for the larger-screened tablet.

iOS 9.1 also offers support for Unicode 8, introducing a selection of new emoji like taco, burrito, unicorn face, hot dog, popcorn, turkey, cheese wedge, and more. In the Settings app, users have found a new Siri setting that lets you give voice examples for the "Hey Siri" feature that can be activated whenever the iPhone is connected to power. With the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, this will be essential because "Hey Siri" activation can be used even when an iPhone is not plugged in.

Beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program appear to be receiving the iOS 9.1 beta as an over-the-air update, so it may be available to testers who were previously running iOS 9 beta 5.

People who want to be a part of Apple's beta testing program can sign up to participate through Apple's beta testing website, which gives users access to both iOS and OS X betas.

iOS 9.1 will likely be released to the public alongside the iPad Pro in November.

Tag: iOS 9.1
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TWSS37
42 months ago

Public Beta tester here. Downloading now OTA


Hi Public Beta tester! Macrumors forum commenter, here
Rating: 67 Votes
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TWSS37
42 months ago
Bug or feature, you can only send the taco emoji on Tuesdays
Rating: 44 Votes
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oneMadRssn
42 months ago

Hi Public Beta tester! Macrumors forum commenter, here


Rating: 23 Votes
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dearfriendx
42 months ago
I CAN SEND MY GIRLFRIEND TACO EMOJI
Rating: 17 Votes
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thomasdzubin
42 months ago

Hi Public Beta tester! Macrumors forum commenter, here


Hi there! Long time Lurker checking in. My last post was Jan 25, 2010
Rating: 12 Votes
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Trik
42 months ago
Battery life is great, I haven't had to charge since I installed it.
Rating: 10 Votes
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treborn
42 months ago

Finally cheese wedge


The Verge said 9.1 comes with the MIDDLE FINGER EMOJI. Downloading now to find out. Be back with Emoji.
Rating: 10 Votes
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coolsean20
42 months ago
iOS 9.1 is actually pretty smooth. I have the DP and its running great, since yesterday at least. I have it on both my 6 Plus and iPad Air 2!
Rating: 8 Votes
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Gymgenius
42 months ago
Public Beta tester here. Downloading now OTA
Rating: 6 Votes
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djcode24
42 months ago

Unless you need cutesy emoji's, why bother?


This PB release is much more stable than the iOS 9.0 GM, thats why you should bother
Rating: 6 Votes

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