Apple Seeds Fifth iOS 9 Beta to Developers

Apple today seeded the fifth beta of iOS 9 to developers for testing purposes, more than two weeks after releasing the fourth beta and two months after unveiling the new operating system at the 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference.

The update is available through Apple’s over-the-air update system on iOS devices and can also be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center. Apple has also seeded Xcode 7 beta 5.

It is not yet known what updates today’s beta will bring, but each of the prior beta updates have introduced some significant new features and tweaks as Apple works to refine the operating system ahead of its launch. We’ll update this post to add new features as they’re found.

iOS 9 beta 4 brought the return of Home Sharing for music and it fixed a bug that had prevented the iPhone’s volume buttons from being used as a camera shutter. It also introduced a new look for Handoff in the app switching interface.

In addition to providing developers with five betas, Apple has also seeded two iOS 9 betas to public beta testers. The company plans to release iOS 9 to the public in the fall, likely alongside new iPhones.