14 DAY TRIAL // Just a few moments ago, Apple released the third Beta builds of its upcoming iOS 11, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and tvOS 11 operating systems to registered developers with an active subscription.
The iOS 11 Beta 3 (15A5318g), macOS High Sierra 10.13 Beta 3 (17A306f), and tvOS 11 Beta 3 (15J5324f) development releases come exactly two weeks after the Cupertino company re-released the second Beta builds of its iOS 11 and tvOS 11 operating system, probably to fix some last-minute security holes it discovered.
This third Beta also comes with a new build for the upcoming Xcode 9 IDE (Integrated Development Environment), which app developers can use to build and test their apps against iOS 11, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, tvOS 11, and watchOS 4, the latter apparently being left behind during this cycle because of unknown reasons.
Second Public Beta of iOS 11, macOS High Sierra, and tvOS 11 coming soon
If you're an application developer running the iOS 11 Beta 2, tvOS 11 Beta 2 or macOS 10.13 High Sierra Beta 2 updates on your registered devices, you can go ahead and install the Beta 3 releases using either the OTA (Over-the-Air) update system on iOS 11 and tvOS 11, or the macOS Developer Beta Access Utility for macOS 10.13.
When new macOS Betas are available, you should also receive a notification and be able to install them from the Updates pane in the Mac App Store. As for the tvOS 11 Betas, please try to keep in mind that they are only compatible with the 4th generation Apple TV devices.
Now that Apple seeded the third iOS 11, macOS High Sierra and tvOS 11 Betas to developers, it will be just a matter of time until it releases the second Public Beta of these three operating systems the company prepares to launch this fall, but we'll write a separate article to inform you about this change, so stay tuned!
UPDATE: More information has surfaced on the changes brought by this new iOS 11 beta.
First and foremost, iPads are getting a new gesture to close running apps, so users can only swipe up to do this, with the X button from the previous two betas removed.
The 3D Touch options for the Camera app in Control Center have been improved and so have been 3D Touch previews for Safari.
There is also improved performance for drag and drop, with icons moving around on the screen much smoother. Apple has also added a new option for the App Store that allows users to configure whether to automatically play videos or not, as well as refinements to the Cover Sheet of the Notification Center, with all notifications displayed at once and without requiring a second swipe to see older notifications.
There are also more subtle improvements, such as Smart Invert now working correctly in iOS and tweaks for IPad users, with Mail app finally remembering display settings for each user.
And last but not least, OS X Server shows up in the Files app, the new file manager coming in iOS 11, and developers are getting a new API to improve authentication flow for onboarding as part of SafariServices.