Tim is doing it again introducing the next series of iOS/iPadOS public beta's before July!
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Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15
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I road the pb express with iOS 14. I think I learned my lesson. 
Generally the Public Beta is the same build as that current Dev Beta, but there’s a delay in when it’s released. Generally that’s to isolate any show stopping bugs/issues to just the Dev builds. Like a “heads up” over the PB.
Folks considering installing the PB should consider that, at this early stage, new betas will come out only every 2 weeks or longer. So if you experience extremely inconvenient bugs, you might be waiting a very long time for a fix.
In about a month or so, the betas will be further along, more stable, and new ones will come out more frequently.
In about a month or so, the betas will be further along, more stable, and new ones will come out more frequently.
If a dev build is released and has major issues, Apple can ”skip” the public version of that release. All in all, it’s a little safer to be on public as they are delayed.
Yes, create the page you want, enter edit home page mode by holding onto the blank area between the bottom most row and the dock, then click ".." page indicator to select the page(s) you want to be shown for each focus mode.oooh, so if you switch to, for instance — travel mode — your home screen can be different? that's pretty awesome, i think i missed that. i could be all over that! maps and weather updates, while appreciated, definitely won't make me go into beta mode. but this...
My only quibble is that notification MUST be explicitly set for each focus mode. There's no "mirror the default settings" option.
Nothing new here that’s worth the hassle. Pass.
iOS 15 beta 2 is very solid, which is what public beta 1 is based on. Unless you are use one of the broken apps (HSBC is a famous example), you are probably fine.
Yeah, I get that. But I've learned the hard way that when I'm travelling in the summer and camping and the like, I need my phone to be rock solid. So my iPad is where I experiment.
EDIT: And right on cue, Maps crashes on me and resprings my home screen. LOL.
Having run my share of public betas between iOS 7 and iOS 13 without skipping, I personally lost any interest in them by now. Bugs in OS + bugs in third party apps = waste of time & energy, IMO. While the betas are essential for developers to balance things out, I would now rather wait for a properly cooked OS to enjoy.
hmm, so what if i want the same app to appear on several "modes"? is that possible?
I did not read any comments. But simultaneously installing Public betas of iOS 15 on my main iPhone. iPadOS 15 on my main iPad, tvOS 15 on my main Apple TV and watchOS 8 on my Apple Watch. living life to the fullest…
The last few years I jumped in on the 4th PB and things are generally ok at that point.
No plan is ever perfect but I've yet to be majorly impacted following that rule.
But just for one major revision still not as good as macOS and windows scenario. One step towards the direction we want I guess.
I still can’t rule out apple limiting macOS roll back ability after Monterey.
Agree with other posts will wait on putting it on my phone for a few later releases, but my M1 Ipad, installing now Honestly, that‘s really the one I’ve been wanting to mess around with anyway.
Edit: Installed and running great so far. Gonna be a little learning curve, but no trouble with install or running core apps at this time.
Honestly, that‘s really the one I’ve been wanting to mess around with anyway.Edit: Installed and running great so far. Gonna be a little learning curve, but no trouble with install or running core apps at this time.
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Yes, you can make a home page with a dozen Mail app icons if that's what you want.
every time I install the beta!
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I started running the betas a few years ago and they have been pretty solid overall. This year (Since it isn’t such a huge leap) I took the plunge and installed it on my M1 IPad Pro and will wait another beta or two to install it on my 12 pro. It has been running pretty smoothly so far on my IPad (which should be expected with the chip it has running the show).
Usually the public betas are after the developer updates so they are a little more stable, but being that it is a few betas in, if you are on the developer path no need to switch.