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Apple Seeds Fourth iOS 9.1 Beta, Third tvOS Beta to Developers

Tuesday October 6, 2015 9:56 am PDT by Juli Clover
ios_9_iconApple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 9.1 to both registered developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the third iOS 9.1 beta and releasing iOS 9.0.2, the second minor bug fix update to iOS.

The new iOS 9.1 beta, build 13B136, is available as an over-the-air update and through Apple's Developer Center. Apple has also released a third tvOS beta.

iOS 9.1 offers new features and compatibility updates for upcoming Apple products like the new fourth-generation Apple TV and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The iPad Pro ships with two accessories, the Smart Keyboard and the Apple Pencil, both of which are deeply integrated into the operating system.

The update includes Unicode 8, adding support for emoji like the taco, burrito, cheese wedge, middle finger, unicorn head, and more, along with a new Messages option in the Settings app, allowing users to disable photos for their contacts.

It is not clear when iOS 9.1 will be released to the public, but it's likely it will come in late October, coinciding with the launch of the new Apple TV.

Tag: iOS 9.1
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Xaositek
51 months ago
New item in Settings > Battery
"Battery Life Suggestions" > Enable Auto-Lock (I have this turned off)

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Noble Actual
51 months ago
All those emojis taking up that space. Too many tacos, middle fingers, and now lego faces.
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JPOWA
51 months ago
Anyone notice the new build? 13B136

Does not have the usual beta format, more like a GM...
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penajmz
51 months ago
A hefty one at 1.6 GB. Downloading OTA now.
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zaneliu
51 months ago
This new beta is definitely much smoother and faster on my 6+
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hagar
51 months ago
If I have to read one more time that iOS 9.1 has 4 new emojis, I'm going to scream!
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OSpazX
51 months ago

Got 3 devices downloading as we speak!


So it's your fault my download is not as fast as normal... you're hogging all of the bandwidth! :cool:
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TC03
51 months ago
I wonder if it will remove the stutter from all the metal capable devices.
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PowerBook-G5
51 months ago
God dammit Apple. They still haven't fixed the Settings bug where the list scrolls down a bit on first open after quitting.
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31 Flavas
51 months ago
So iOS 9.1 needs 4 or more betas? Worst iOS evar, confirmed?

Argh! iOS 8 the worst ever!! I hate it... ('https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/argh-ios-8-the-worst-ever-i-hate-it.1837185/')
iOS 7 is the worst version of iOS to date. ('https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-7-is-the-worst-version-of-ios-to-date.1596920/')
iOS6 is probably the most underwhelming release of iOS to date ('https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1383671')
Is iOS5 the "buggiest" iOS yet? ('https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1310301')
Negative Reactions to iPhone OS 4.0 / New Features ('https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=892376')
Kind of underwhelmed with 3.0 ('https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=724447')
iPhone Firmware 2.0: It's just a disaster ('https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=523746')

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