Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 updates to public beta testers, with the new software coming one day after the release of the first developer beta.

The iOS and iPadOS 15.6 betas can be downloaded over the air after the proper profile from Apple's public beta testing website has been installed on an iPhone or iPad.

There were no new features found in the developer betas of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, suggesting that this is a minor update primarily focusing on bug fixes. Apple has also provided no release info at this time.

iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 are likely to be some of the last updates to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 as Apple starts transitioning to the next-generation updates, iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, both of which will be unveiled in June at WWDC.

Apple has also seeded public betas of tvOS 15.6 and watchOS 8.7.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6

 

[Realityck]

Likely this is just further refinement from iOS/iPadOS 15.5. Minor fixes to anything they missed earlier, in other words more usable, not more bugs.

 

[Robert.Walter]

@julipuli

WatchOS PB available too.

 

[Johnny907]

Any word on what’s actually in this beta? I’m not going to mess with it since 16 is two weeks away now but still curious.

 

[scouser75]

Repeatedly getting an error message when installing

 

[Steve jobs iphone]

I will install on my backup iPhone 7.

 

[BarrettF77]

Read that it has old modem drivers so it’s older than 15.5. Will hold off.

 

[atomic.flip]

You know this act of not having any proper release notes for most updates is a very old story with Apple. Many other companies provide proper release notes with details on bug fixes and the like. They really should update their practices.

 

[Robert.Walter]

@julipuli

WatchOS PB available too.

@julipuli

tvOS PB also available.

 

[Aerisdies]

I have a 14.8.1 iPhone SE2, should I upgrade to 15.5 or just wait before the laaaaaaaaast iOS15 release?
I've been staying on 14.8.1 for stability and to avoid sudden battery drains as reported by other users.

I think, 15.6 is still not the last release, though.

 

[return2sendai]

Does this fix the Apple video app issue? When I close a movie or TV show, I get a grey screen and have to kill the app and relaunch it to start the next thing I want to watch. On iPad OS.

 

[shinkansenwarrior]

I have a 14.8.1 iPhone SE2, should I upgrade to 15.5 or just wait before the laaaaaaaaast iOS15 release?
I've been staying on 14.8.1 for stability and to avoid sudden battery drains as reported by other users.

I think, 15.6 is still not the last release, though.

Should be fine. I was in the same boat as you....took the plunge earlier this year. I had ZERO issues .... although the battery drain issues were in the back of my mind. Worked out fine...not hit in performance perhaps slightly more stable.
Don't forget you get the security updates with the package.

 

[one more]

Does this fix the Apple video app issue? When I close a movie or TV show, I get a grey screen and have to kill the app and relaunch it to start the next thing I want to watch. On iPad OS.

Have you tried VLC?

 

[einhaufenpizza]

Likely this is just further refinement from iOS/iPadOS 15.5. Minor fixes to anything they missed earlier, in other words more usable, not more bugs.

But why would they do a minor update? They could've just release a patch.