Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 16.1 update to public beta testers, with the beta coming one week after Apple seeded the first public beta. Apple has also seeded a new public beta of iPadOS 16.1 and a new public beta of watchOS 9.1.
Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the iOS 16.1 beta over the air after installing the proper certificate from the Public Beta website.
Apple says that iOS 16.1 will introduce Live Activities, an interactive notification feature designed to let you keep an eye on things happening in real time. Live Activities will be available on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, but you won't see them in the beta because developers are still working on implementing support.
The update includes a Clean Energy Charging feature in the United States that causes the iPhone to selectively charge at times when lower carbon emission electricity is available, plus it lays the groundwork for Matter, a smart home standard that Apple plans to begin supporting this fall.
The second developer beta of iOS 16.1 tweaked the design of the battery status bar icon, adding a visual indication of charge level. It also changed the battery font, updated the Lock Screen charging indicator, and fixed a copy and paste bug.
Other new features include a deletable Wallet app, changes to the Lock Screen customizing interface, and more, with details available in our iOS 16.1 feature guide.
If you have a 14 Pro/Pro Max and DON'T have the camera shaking bug, this beta will introduce that. So probably don't update until beta 3 if your camera isn't vibrating/shaking/freaking out.
16.1 PB 1 was very buggy compared to 16. For instance, if you opened a folder, you couldn't swipe to the next page of the folder at all. At one point couldn't swipe between pages of the home screen. A hard restart seemed to fix that. Your milage may vary. I'm on a 12 mini.
Thursday September 15, 2022 1:07 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 16.1 update to public beta testers, opening up the beta testing process to the general public. Today's beta comes one day after Apple provided the beta to developers.
Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the iOS 16.1 beta over the air after installing the proper certificate from...
Wednesday September 28, 2022 10:04 am PDT by Juli Clover
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Tuesday September 27, 2022 10:03 am PDT by Juli Clover
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Registered developers can download the iOS 16 and iPadOS 16...
Thursday July 28, 2022 10:06 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the second betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to public beta testers, opening up the iOS 16 beta testing process to the general public. Today's beta comes a little over two weeks after the first public beta, and it corresponds with the fourth developer beta.
Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the second iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 ...
Tuesday August 9, 2022 10:05 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the third betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to public beta testers, opening up the iOS 16 beta testing process to the general public. Today's beta comes two weeks after the second public beta, and it corresponds with the fifth developer beta.
Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the second iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 betas over the ...
Tuesday October 4, 2022 10:06 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 16.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming one week after the release of the third iOS 16.1 beta. The iOS 16.1 beta is also joined by the fifth beta of iPadOS 16.1, which is on a slightly different schedule as Apple started testing it prior to the launch of iOS 16.
Registered developers can download the iOS 16 and iPadOS 16...
Apple is expected to release the first public beta of iOS 16 for the iPhone this week, allowing anyone to test the software update for free.
In a tweet last month, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the iOS 16 public beta should be released during the week of July 11. Gurman said the public beta is expected to correspond with the third developer beta of iOS 16 released last week.
It's unclear...
Wednesday August 24, 2022 10:09 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the fifth betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to public beta testers, opening up the iOS 16 beta testing process to the general public. Today's beta comes one week after the fourth public beta, and it corresponds with the seventh developer beta.
Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the second iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 betas over...
The European Parliament today voted overwhelmingly in favor of enforcing USB-C as a common charging port across a wide range of consumer electronic devices, including the iPhone and AirPods, by the end of 2024.
The proposal, known as a directive, forces all consumer electronics manufacturers who sell their products in Europe to ensure that a wide range of devices feature a USB-C port. This...
Wednesday October 5, 2022 2:12 pm PDT by Juli Clover
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Tuesday October 4, 2022 10:06 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 16.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming one week after the release of the third iOS 16.1 beta. The iOS 16.1 beta is also joined by the fifth beta of iPadOS 16.1, which is on a slightly different schedule as Apple started testing it prior to the launch of iOS 16.
Registered developers can download the iOS 16 and iPadOS 16...
Tuesday October 4, 2022 11:58 am PDT by Juli Clover
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The...
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