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Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

Realityck said:
These are updated builds
iOS 16 beta 3 Update (20A5312j) - July 11, 2022
iPadOS 16 beta 3 Update (20A5312j) - July 11, 2022
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The build numbers are the same as developer beta 3 (20A5312g) where:
  • 20 indicates the major version (iOS 16, as you need to add 4 to the version)
  • A indicates the minor version (as in iOS 16.0)
  • 5312 is the incremental build number for 16.0
The last letter j is interesting, which roughly corresponds to the number of major bugs. a means it's ready for release. Since this letter has been downgraded from g to j, expect a bumpy beta. Many are reporting battery drain from the phone getting hot. And many of Apple's own apps are not very stable, especially the Music app.
 
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fbr$ said:
After clicking "Sign in", choose the OS (iOS or iPadOS or macOS etc), then click on "enroll your ... device", then on "Download profile".
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Ahh! I forgot to go into settings/profiles/install.

now, do I feel brave enough to live without some apps for a while????
 
Realityck said:
Well now comes all the comments about iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. :D
You need to acquire the new beta profile to install on iPhone, or iPad.

Apple Beta

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These are updated builds
iOS 16 beta 3 Update (20A5312j) - July 11, 2022
iPadOS 16 beta 3 Update (20A5312j) - July 11, 2022
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Dev beta profile already on beta 3 says there's an update to dev beta 3 o_O
 
I ran 16 Dev Beta 1 on my daily driver, it was far smoother than even the late iOS15 public betas to me. (Multiple quirks with setting lock screens in 1/2, though...)

Def still keep a backup handy but from what I can tell this cycle seems like a win for stability unless they screw it up at the last hurdle. Still too nervous to gamble with installing a WatchOS beta though, despite how much I want to.

Edit: By the way, if you install iOS16's betas but not WatchOS9 Beta, you lose access to the home app on the watch, I guess the new system is incompatible. This has annoyed me quite a few times.
 
vertsix said:
Imagine paying a premium for an iPhone with stable software to beta test buggy software for free...
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I am staying off the iOS 16.0 public beta for a lot of reasons. I'll wait until the first bug fix version of iOS 16 "final" arrives around early October 2022. :)
 
Seems fine to me. Besides the lock screen, which is fine I guess, not many changes that hit you right away. New Home app looks nice, but the Automations tab is still a enormous mess. I'd like to be able to group automations together so it's not a huge unruly list.

All my work and banking apps work just fine.
 
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I am downloading the iOS 16 Public Beta to my main device (iPhone 12 mini) now and will see what happens…
 
spaceman_spiff said:
Seems fine to me. Besides the lock screen, which is fine I guess, not many changes that hit you right away. New Home app looks nice, but the Automations tab is still a enormous mess. I'd like to be able to group automations together so it's not a huge unruly list.

All my work and banking apps work just fine.
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Home app looks really good but is still lacking…you have to scroll right and cannot customise how you see the list

Am also getting location arrow for Facebook when I have turned it off
 
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