14 DAY TRIAL // Apple released today the sixth Beta builds of the upcoming iOS 10.3 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4 operating systems to registered developers and public beta testers who want to get an early taste of the new features.
We already covered the features coming to the macOS 10.12.4 Sierra and iOS 10.3 operating systems, so you should be aware of them by now. These new Beta releases don't add any new features and are here only to polish the final builds, which should be out in the coming weeks.
Tagged as builds 14E5273a and 16E189a, the iOS 10.3 Beta 6 and macOS 10.12.4 Sierra Beta 6 updates bring small bug fixes, but Apple mentioned nothing about them in the release notes, which have not been modified since last week's Beta 5 /Public Beta 5 versions.
Also, if you're wondering, Apple hasn't released new Betas of the forthcoming watchOS 3.2 and tvOS 10.2 operating systems, nor the Xcode 8.3 IDE, which remain at Beta 5 and Beta 4 milestones, respectively.
Final iOS 10.3 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4 releases coming soon
That's right, Beta 6 is usually one of the last steps in the development cycle of a new iOS or macOS release, which means that we should expect to see the final iOS 10.3 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4 as soon as next week. However, Apple doesn't publish a release schedule for new versions of its operating systems and apps, so there's no exact date.
Until then, we recommend that you update your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac devices to today's iOS 10.3 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Beta 6 / Public Beta 6 builds, which you can install via the iOS OTA (Over-the-Air) update system or Mac App Store. Once again, please try to keep in mind that these are pre-release versions.
Registered developers can run the Sierra Developer Beta Access utility to download and install the latest macOS 10.12.4 Sierra Beta release on their computers, but we do not encourage users to update their Macs to a Beta version, especially if they want to have a very stable macOS experience.