wraggster
February 22nd, 2015, 20:56
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/602f5596e745a3cfeb70faf1ca9c6156/201586392/ios-8-0-1%2B%281%29.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/20/apple-beta-test-ios-9/)Worried that the next iOS update could repeat last year's glitchy rollout of iOS 8 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/25/apple-iphone-ios-8-update/)? We imagine the folks in Cupertino feel the same way, and according to a report from9to5Mac (http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/20/ios-9-public-beta/), they plan to avoid it by adding public beta tests to the mix. Specifically, the move will mirror its early test of OS X Yosemite (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/23/public-beta-for-os-x-yosemite-begins-tomorrow/), with iOS 8.3 getting a preview in mid-March, and then iOS 9 over the summer. Those willing to risk some stability to help out can sign up for the AppleSeed program here (https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram) although that doesn't assure inclusion -- the test will reportedly be limited to 100,000 people.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/20/apple-beta-test-ios-9/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/20/apple-beta-test-ios-9/