Xcode 8.3 Beta 4 is also available for download

Mar 8, 2017 23:59 GMT  ·  By

One day after releasing the fifth Beta of the forthcoming macOS 10.12.4 Sierra operating system to registered developers and public beta testers, Apple seeded today, March 8, 2017, the Beta 5 builds of iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2.

The good news is that the new iOS 10.3 Beta 5 (14E5269a), watchOS 3.2 Beta 5 (14V5243a), and tvOS 10.2 Beta 5 (14W5260a) releases are now available for developers with an active and paid Apple Developer account, as well as public beta testers who are using iOS 10.3 on their registered iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices.

There don't appear to be any major differences between this fifth Beta builds and the fourth ones released at the end of February. Most probably, Apple fixed various minor issues and security vulnerabilities. Additionally, the upcoming Xcode 8.3 IDE (Integrated Development Environment) was updated today to the Beta 4 milestone.

Update your devices as soon as possible

If you're using the iOS 10.3 operating system on your registered iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices, we recommend that you update to today's Beta 5 or Public Beta 5 builds as soon as possible. Those who want to test the watchOS 3.2 Beta 5 release need to update their iPhones to iOS 10.3 Beta 5 first.

If you have the Configuration Profile installed directly on your devices, you'll receive OTA (Over-the-Air) updates when a new iOS 10.3 or watchOS 3.2 Beta build is out. As expected, the Xcode 8.3 Beta 4 release includes the latest iOS macOS, watchOS, and tvOS Beta SDKs. Please note that tvOS 10.2 Beta 5 only works on Apple TV 4th generation.

If you're new to iOS Public Beta testing, we recommend that you read our in-depth "Here's How to Install iOS 10 Public Beta on Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch" tutorial if you want to jump into the beta testing bandwagon. However, we don't recommend installing Beta versions of an OS on your devices.