Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 2 for developers

By Rene Ritchie
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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.

iOS 6.1 beta 2 comes a mere 11 days after the release of iOS 6.1 beta 1.

If you're already on the iOS 6.1 beta, you can upgrade on-device and over-the-air (OTA) by going to Settings > General > Software update. Otherwise you can, as always, download the beta from developer.apple.com (opens in new tab)

Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie
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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.

8 Comments
  • I hope it fixes the wifi issue.
  • Will it go public in time for the LTE iPads to hit the streets later this week?
  • Love the quickness of how the updates roll out. Now if some of the devs could put up some of the differences they notice for us the non devs we would gladly appreciate it.
  • Any improvement with battery life?
  • I was surprised to see iOS 6 supported the iPhone 3GS considering the fact that iPhone 3G couldn't use iOS5. But from the content of this article it seems like iOS 6.0.1 will be the last iOS version for the iPhone 3GS (?) Edit: Nevermind, seems like iOS 6.1 will support the iPhone 3GS too.
  • Moving right along...
  • I want some improvements on wifi switching to 3g or lte issue
  • I have a Verizon iPhone 5 with iOS 6.0.1. I've restarted, restored, reset network settings, and forgot and signed back into my wifi and my phone still has a problem where while I am using safari, my phone will lose connection to the wifi. I have to go to settings>wifi and turn it off and back on for my phone to reconnect. If anyone has any ideas to fix this I'd really appreciate it.