The new beta builds are now available for developers

May 14, 2018 17:03 GMT  ·  By

Apple seeded on Monday the fifth beta of its upcoming iOS 11.4, macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1 software updates to registered developers with an active and paid Apple Developer account.

Apple is now on a tight schedule, and it releases new beta versions weekly until the final release. Today's iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1 beta 5 builds come exactly a week after the beta 4 release and are available right now only for developers who have a paid and active Apple Developer account.

So if you're running last week's Developer beta 4 on your device, you can go ahead and update it to the Developer beta 5 release through OTA (Over-the-Air) updates. On the other hand, newcomers will need to download the latest beta profiles for from the downloads page in their Apple Developer account.

The iOS 11.4 beta 5 (15F5077a), macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 beta 5 (17F70a), tvOS 11.4 beta 5 (15L5576a), and watchOS 4.3.1 beta 5 (15T5567a) builds released by Apple today are compatible with all the devices supported by the iOS 11, macOS High Sierra 10.13, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4 operating system series and introduce more bug fixes and security enhancements.

Final iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1 updates coming soon

As you can see from the screenshot attached below, the iOS 11.4 Developer beta 5 update has a little over 2GB in size, which usually suggests that the final release could be coming next instead of yet another beta release. The release notes remain unchanged from last week too, which could also suggest Apple is done with this cycle.

With that in mind, we're looking for the next Monday to install the final releases of Apple's upcoming iOS 11.4, macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1 software updates on our devices and enjoy all the security enhancements and bug fixes Apple implemented, as no major features have been announced.

The public beta versions of iOS 11.4 beta 5, macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 beta 5, and tvOS 11.4 beta 5 software updates should be ready for public beta testing later today. As usual, we'll update this article when Apple releases them so you can download and install them on your devices, though you should wait until the final release.

Update 16/05/2018: Apple released the public beta versions of iOS 11.4 beta 5, macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 beta 5, and tvOS 11.4 beta 5 software update for public beta testing. If you want to install them on your devices, please consider following the instructions provided by us herehere and here.

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