Apple issues Release Candidate betas for iOS 16.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1, iPadOS 16.1 - AppleInsider

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Developers tin effort retired Release Candidate beta builds of iOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1, tvOS 16.1, and iPadOS 16.1.

New builds of the latest betas are disposable done the Apple Developer Center, oregon arsenic an over-the-air update for immoderate devicess already moving the betas. Public betas mostly aboveground a abbreviated clip aft their developer counterparts, and tin beryllium picked up done the Apple Beta Software Program website.

The Release Candidate betas for iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iPadOS get aft the respective 5th and sixth betas, which landed connected October 11, October 12 for watchOS. The erstwhile circular took spot connected October 4th, which successful crook followed the erstwhile circular from September 27.

The betas are retired of mentation lockstep owed to Apple's determination to skip iPadOS 16's merchandise wholly successful favour of 16.1 arsenic the archetypal nationalist merchandise of iPadOS. These updates volition merchandise connected October 24.

Beta six of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 is physique 20B79, replacing 20B5072b. The sixth tvOS 16.1 and HomePod Software Version 16.1 physique is 20K6071, taking implicit from 20K5068a. The sixth watchOS 9.1 beta is physique 20S75, replacing 20S5072a.

Apple has besides seeded Release Candidate betas for iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1. These updates volition apt merchandise alongside the mainline releases with akin information patches and bug fixes acceptable for older devices incapable to update to iOS 16.

Both AppleInsider and Apple itself strongly advise users don't instal beta operating systems, oregon beta bundle successful general, connected to "mission-critical" oregon superior devices, arsenic determination is the accidental of issues that could effect successful the nonaccomplishment of data. Testers should alternatively usage secondary oregon non-essential hardware, and to marque definite they person capable backups of their important information astatine each times.