Apple releases fourth developer betas of iOS 13.3, iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3 & watchOS 6.1.1

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Apple is now on its fourth round of betas for the current cycle of operating system tests, with new developer betas of iOS 13.3, iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3, and watchOS 6.1.1 now available to download.




The newest builds can be downloaded via the Apple Developer Center for those enrolled into the test program, or via an over-the-air update on devices running the beta software. Public betas typically arrive within a few days of the developer versions, via the Apple Beta Software Program website.

The third round of betas were released on November 20, with the second out on November 12, and the first on November 5.






The beta for iOS 13.3 fixed multitasking issues in iOS 13.2, one which killed background app processes and left users losing work or progress in the apps. Another update from the first beta saw the Apple Watch app icon changed to show a grey center in the Digital Crown instead of black.

Other updates in subsequent betas included the ability to disable Memoji on the keyboard, and a category for communications in Screen Time. Support for NFC, USB, and Lightning security keys in Safari via the WebAuthn standard is also available, albeit compatibility isn't extended to all wireless versions at this time.

Both AppleInsider and Apple itself strongly recommend users don't install the betas on to "mission-critical" or primary devices, as there is the remote possibility of data loss or other issues. Instead, testers should install betas onto secondary or non-essential devices, and to make sure there are sufficient backups of important data before updating.

Find any changes in the new betas? Reach out to us on Twitter at @AppleInsider or @Andrew_OSU, or send Andrew an email at [email protected].

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    melgrossmelgross Posts: 33,510member
    Ok, the public beta is out. Seems that lately they’ve been releasing the developer and public betas on the same day.
    llama
  • Reply 2 of 9
    and yet ALL I want is a TV OS update that lets me select only underwater screensavers instead of Aerial
  • Reply 3 of 9
    I'm not really the type to whine about bugs, but has this year's set of updates been particularly hazardous? It seems nearly all common features are exhibiting tedious quirks.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    I'm not really the type to whine about bugs, but has this year's set of updates been particularly hazardous? It seems nearly all common features are exhibiting tedious quirks.
    Especially email.

    It seems that emails don’t load/clear out as quickly as they used to. Now I’m forced to pull down on the UI to force the app to update for changes to apply.
  • Reply 5 of 9
    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member
    I'm not really the type to whine about bugs, but has this year's set of updates been particularly hazardous? It seems nearly all common features are exhibiting tedious quirks.
    Ya, it feels like there has been a lot of rewriting of old code that hasn't been as good as what it was replacing. I report a lot of stuff to Apple. Sometimes I hear back, most of the time I don't. A lot of what I do report is still there.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    I just want a fix for the inability to turn on cellular data for any app that has it off. 

    Oh, and keyboard language switching is still messed up. 
  • Reply 7 of 9
    Looks like I’ll be staying on 12.3.1 until Apple gets their shit sorted...
  • Reply 8 of 9
    Hope they include encrypted thumb drive access.   I never carry data on a thumb drive unless its encrypted and I usually use Apple's sparsebundle to do this.  It works fine on MacOS but iPad and iOS don't recognize it - yet...
  • Reply 9 of 9
    M68000M68000 Posts: 719member
    Would be nice to have option of turning off dark mode for the Maps application.  I can't find a setting if there is one.  It's subjective of course but I find that Maps is harder to use in night mode.  Night mode in general is a mixed bag
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