“In an effort to eliminate bugs from upcoming iOS versions ahead of their general releases, Apple plans to launch the first-ever public beta program for the iOS operating system, according to multiple people briefed on the plans,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“Following the successful launch of the OS X Public Beta program with OS X Yosemite last year, Apple intends to release the upcoming iOS 8.3 as a public beta via the company’s existing AppleSeed program in mid-March, according to the sources,” Gurman reports. “This release will match the third iOS 8.3 beta for developers, which is planned for release the same week.”
Gurman reports, “Apple then expects to debut iOS 9 at its June Worldwide Developer Conference, with a public beta release during the summer, and final release in the fall.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Excellent.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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