Beta 2

Apple seeds newly renumbered iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 a 1:22 pm

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers. The second beta to what was originally numbered iOS 6.1.1, recent updates meant to address cellular connectivity on the iPhone 4S and an Exchange calendar bug on all iOS devices, caused the latest beta to get re-sequenced to iOS 6.1.3.

If you're a paid developer, you can grab it now through the usual channels.

More: developer.apple.com

Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 2 for developers

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Nov 12, 2012 a 2:17 pm

Apple has just released iOS 6.1 beta 2, build 10B51505c to developers. iOS 6.1 beta 2 is available for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPod touch 5 and iPod touch 4.

How to manually update to iOS 6 beta 2 over-the-air (OTA)

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 25, 2012 a 3:42 pm

Apple has just released iOS 6 beta 2 to developers and it's now available as both a download from Apple's developer portal, and an over-the-air (OTA) update directly on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices.

Apple releases iOS 6 beta 2 to developers

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 25, 2012 a 2:09 pm

Two weeks after making iOS 6 beta 1 available to developers, Apple has released iOS 6 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The two week pattern is nothing new for Apple, with previous iOS x.0 releases sticking fairly close to it for the most part.

iOS 6 beta 2 is available as an over-the-air (OTA) update for those running iOS 6 beta 1, or as a download and iTunes/Xcode install from Apple's developer site for those who require or simply prefer a hardline.

No word yet on what, if anything, has changed between iOS 6 beta 1 and iOS 6 beta 2, and since pre-prelase Apple software is subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) we won't be hearing anything official from Apple.

Daily Tip: How to tethered jailbreak iOS 5 beta 2 via Redsn0w 0.9.8b1

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 27, 2011 a 9:56 pm

Just get iOS 5 beta 2 and already wondering how to Jailbreak it? We recently showed you how to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 1 with Redsn0w. Fortunately, the process for beta 2 isn't much different. You'll simply need to use the beta 1 IPSW in order to jailbreak.

As always, betas are already buggy to begin with, and iOS 5 is no exception. The Dev-Team and many jailbreak devs are really only encouraging developers to jailbreak iOS 5 beta as of now. So if you are a developer (or a ninja who is afraid of nothing), follow along for a short walk-through.

Apple still tweaking Notification Center UI ahead of iOS 5 launch

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jun 26, 2011 a 8:41 am

There have been some significant UI changes to Notification Center in iOS 5 beta 2, specifically, the way notifications are handled on the Lock Screen. In beta 1, notifications would simply appear as line items, with new notifications stacking as new line items, one after the other. In beta 2, if a single notification comes in, it now gets its own, newly styled popup.

Apple releases iOS 5 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV, iTunes 10.5 beta 2 for Mac

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jun 24, 2011 a 6:24 pm

Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 2 (build 9A5248d) for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV, and iTunes 10.5 beta 2 for Mac. It's a rare Friday release for a company that, in the past, has typically released every second Tuesday.

It's also a large release, the iPhone 4 version weighing in at over 817MB (hey, those notifications gotta sit somewhere!).

Apple seeds iOS 4.3 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV to developers

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 a 4:31 pm

Apple has just released iOS 4.3 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV to developers. This comes just one week after iOS 4.3 beta 1 was seeded, well ahead of Apple's usual every-two-weeks beta schedule.

Registered developers can grab it via the link below and if anyone notices any new features or other changes, drop us a line or let us know in comments!

Apple releases iOS 4.2 beta 3 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch for developers

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Oct 12, 2010 a 4:04 pm

Like clockwork Apple has released iOS 4.2 beta 3 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad for developers, along with the requisite SDK and iTunes 10.1 beta 2.

As always, this is pre-release software meant for developers to test their applications and Apple warns it might prove too buggy or unstable for daily use on your main device. If you don't need it, wait for the general release.

If you do need it, grab it from developer.apple.com and let us know what secrets you find lurking inside! For more, check out our complete iOS 4.2 beta walkthrough.

Has Apple dropped AirPrint support for 2nd-Gen iPod touch

By Staff, Monday, Oct 4, 2010 a 6:39 am

Apple have silently changed the details of AirPrint support since the release of iOS 4.2 Beta 2 last week. Originally the AirPrint capability was listed by Apple as supporting the iPod touch 2nd Generation when it was announced back on the 15th September: