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Apple Releases iOS 10 Beta 3 to Developers

There were also updates to tvOS and watchOS, but not macOS Sierra.

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Apple released the third beta version of iOS 10 to developers today, in addition to new betas for watchOS and tvOS.

The developer betas come less than two weeks after Cupertino made the public beta versions of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra available for download. MacOS didn't get an update today.

The updates bring minor changes, focused mostly on fixing bugs. Citing the release notes available to those enrolled in Apple's developer program, 9to5Mac reports that at least 12 problems have been fixed in watchOS, mostly related to Apple Watch's integration with iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

The new watchOS beta also fixes issues with Apple Pay that appeared in earlier pre-release versions, including crashes that result from making an in-app payment with a PIN and adding a new payment card.

Developers pay $99 per year to access and test early beta releases like today's; assuming the fixes work, they'll likely be rolled out to public beta testers in a few days.

There are a lot of new features in macOS Sierra, which is the first Apple operating system to do away with the numbering system introduced in the 1990s. They include Siri updates, picture in picture, and deeper iOS 10 integration (like a device-to-device clipboard). For a more complete overview of the new features coming to Apple's desktop and mobile operating systems, check out our recap of WWDC 2016.

Apple also released updates for the current versions of OS X, iOS, tvOS and watchOS today. In addition to security updates, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 resolves an issue that may prevent settings from being saved in accounts with parental controls enabled, and restores the ability for some network devices, such as speakers and multifunction printers, from accessing SMB share points.

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