Public Beta builds are coming in the next few days

Oct 4, 2016 17:25 GMT  ·  By

Just a few minutes ago, Apple started seeding the second Beta builds of its upcoming iOS 10.1, tvOS 10.0.1, and watchOS 3.1 operating systems to developers enrolled in the Apple Developer program.

The iOS 10.1 Beta 2 (14B67), watchOS 3.1 Beta 2 (14S464), and tvOS 10.0.1 Beta 2 (14U66) releases come just one day after Apple seeded the third Beta build of the macOS Sierra 10.12.1 operating system to developers. They contain various bug fixes and improvements, and iOS 10.1 Beta 2 comes with support for iPhone 7 Plus portrait photos.

As usual, Apple warns devs attempting to install the new Beta builds of iOS 10.1, watchOS 3.1, and tvOS 10.0.1 that it should only be deployed on their registered devices dedicated to iOS 10.1, watchOS 3.1, and tvOS 10.0.1 beta software development. Additionally, you can also download the second Beta release of the Xcode 8.1 IDE.

Public Beta builds coming soon

At the moment of writing this article, the iOS 10.1 Beta 2, watchOS 3.1 Beta 2, and tvOS 10.0.1 Beta 2 builds have not been seeded to public beta testers, but that could change any moment, or in the next 24 hours. Therefore, we suggest to bookmark this page and check it at a later time as we will update it when the Public Beta versions are out.

If you don't know how to join the Public Beta program and install iOS 10.1 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices, we strongly recommend reading our in-depth "Here's How to Install iOS 10 Public Beta on Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch" tutorial. However, please try to keep in mind that Beta releases aren't recommended to end users.

Update: As expected, exactly 24 hours after releasing the Developer Beta 2 of iOS 10.1 to registered devs, Apple is now seeding the Public Beta 2 of the upcoming point release of the iOS 10 mobile operating system. Check out the tutorial above if you want to install it, or update your Public Beta 1 installation right now.