Apple Seeds iOS 10 Beta 5 To Developers

[PhilSynowiec]

On Tuesday, Apple seeded the fifth beta for iOS 10 to developers. Unlike public beta testers, developers can now update devices running earlier version of iOS 10 using Over The Air update or through the developer center.

iOS 10 beta 5 arrives just one week after beta 4, meaning that we are getting even closer to the release of the Golden Master and public build. MacRumors sums up the changes in iOS 10 beta 5 below:

Smart Battery Case - The iPhone 6 and 6s should now work properly with Apple's Smart Battery Case. According to the iOS 10 release notes, the case will no longer cause devices to panic.

Photos - Apple plans to reprocess facial recognition data in beta 5, so all named, favorited, and merged face data will be reset.

Lock sound - There's a new sound when locking the iPhone. It sounds like a door closing.

Control Center - Control Center icons in the Music panel have been slightly tweaked.

Settings - The "Home" section in the Settings app has been removed on the iPhone, as it served no purpose, but it remains available on the iPad.

Widgets - The new widgets panel, accessible by swiping to the right, now displays the date on all devices.

Public beta testers can assume that Apple will release iOS 10 beta 5 within the next day or so. While everyone else will have to wait until the fall for the full public release.