Recognizing that some people use iPads as computers, quick-type iOS 9 shortcuts will also be added.
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Ideally install El Capitan on a secondary Mac. With is comes a host of improved features and fixes, but will this be the final beta before the public finally gets to give the new operating system a try? The full, market-ready version of the mobile OS is expected to become available later this year, first as a free software update for iPhone 4s.
Then a second email arrived for the Mac OS X public beta with a very similar message, replacing “iOS 9 public beta” in the text above with “El Capitan public beta”.
You should be redirected to your device’s Settings app, where you should have the option of tapping a button labelled “install”. Alongside enhancements to core features like Mission Control and Spotlight, update will boost your system’s overall performance.
After all, most new operating systems are pretty clunky, and you wouldn’t want to risk a mobile phone that keeps you connected to the world.
When you encounter an issue, and you will, report it to Apple. The update is marked as build 13A4293f and is available through Apple’s over-the-air updating system on iOS devices but also on the Apple Developer Center. Everyone can now download and install the iOS 9 public beta. There, you can sign up or sign in, depending on whether you’ve been involved in past beta programs. “It understands what you say more accurately and delivers your results faster. iOS 9 is smarter in lots of other ways, too – giving you helpful suggestions before you even ask”, according to Apple.
In the past Apple has run public betas for incremental updates (the last time being for iOS 8.3), but this is the first time those outside the developer community have been allowed to test a major overhaul.
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It’s not always clear when two-factor login can be used and when users need to generate an app-specific password (a special one-use password for logging into Apple services through a third-party application, like pulling data from iCloud with a calendar app). This will ensure that if anything goes wrong with the installation, you can easily revert back to OS X Yosemite without a problem.
