Apple launches second public beta of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15 and watchOS 8

Apple today launched the second beta of iOS and iPadOS 15 to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to download and test new updates before their release in the fall. The second public betas come two weeks after Apple released the first public betas.

Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple’s beta testing program can download iOS and ‌iPadOS 15‌ updates over the air after installing the appropriate certificate from the public beta website.
iOS 15 adds new features for FaceTime, tools to reduce distractions, updated notifications, and privacy improvements. ‌FaceTime‌ supports SharePlay for watching TV, listening to music, or sharing the screen with friends, while a Share with you feature keeps track of songs, links to websites, pictures and more. your friends send you.

Focus is designed to help you stay focused by removing notifications you don’t want while you’re busy, and there’s a new notification summary feature that keeps you from being inundated with irrelevant notifications throughout the day. day.

Safari has a redesigned look with a compact tab bar located at the bottom of the screen, as well as tab groups allowing users to save open tabs for later. Maps features a new globe view with zoom out and a new 3D view in some cities, as well as more route details and an augmented reality-based walk direction feature.

The Wallet app will support IDs and more key types in ‌iOS 15‌, and Photos gets updates from Memories and a new Live Text feature that uses device intelligence to recognize text in an image. , making it searchable and copyable. Spotlight is better than ever, and processing of Siri requests is now done right on the device.

Protecting email privacy in the Mail app prevents senders from seeing your IP address and knowing if you’ve opened an email, and an app privacy report gives you details on how often. apps use permissions like camera and location access.

There are a ton of other new features available in iOS and ‌iPadOS 15‌, with all the details available in our roundup. The latest developer beta introduced improvements to Safari, updates to the Focus interface, and more, all of which are expected to be in the second public beta.

Apple has also released new public beta versions of tvOS 15 and watchOS 8 to its public beta test group. tvOS 15 can be downloaded by opening the Settings app on ‌Apple TV‌, going to the Software Updates section under “System”, then switching to “Get Public Beta Updates” after signing up for the beta test. on Apple’s public beta website.

‌WatchOS 8‌ can be downloaded can be downloaded after upgrading your iPhone to ‌iOS 15‌ public beta. After installing ‌‌iOS 15‌‌, the appropriate ‌‌watchOS 8‌‌ profile from Apple’s beta software website should also be installed. The software can be accessed by going to General> Software Update in the Apple Watch app on ‌‌iPhone‌‌. To update, ‌Apple Watch‌ must have 50% battery life, it must be placed on the charger and it must be within range of iPhone‌‌.