Apple Unexpectedly Seeds iOS 7 Beta 6 to Developers, Update Fixes Issue With iTunes in the Cloud [Updated] - MacRumors
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Apple Unexpectedly Seeds iOS 7 Beta 6 to Developers, Update Fixes Issue With iTunes in the Cloud [Updated]

Apple has just released the sixth beta version of iOS 7 to developers for testing purposes. The update is available as an over-the-air update to existing beta testers and it can also be downloaded via Apple's Developer Center.

It was rumored earlier today that Beta 6 might be released next week, roughly two weeks after the release of Beta 5; however, the odd timing of this release -- Apple traditionally releases new iOS betas to developers on Monday mornings -- along with its small size, only 13.5MB on an iPhone 5, suggests that it could be some kind of urgent bug fix.

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The new beta arrives as build 11A4449d, and comes a little more than week after the previous beta 5, which had a build number of 11A4449a.

iOS 7 is scheduled for release in the fall of this year, with updates to Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineups expected around the same time. If past history is any indication, iOS 7 should be made available to the public just a few days before the launch of the next-generation iPhone.

Update: Apple notes on the iOS Developer Center that the release fixes an "issue with iTunes in the Cloud, where some purchases may download or play unexpected items."

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vojta3476 Avatar
166 months ago
I still wish they would have changed the Photos icon to the one on the right. :(

Score: 35 Votes (Like | Disagree)
166 months ago
I still wish they would have changed the Photos icon to the one on the right. :(

Image (http://i.imgur.com/ZpFVm6L.png)

Enough with this crap already, it's gotten old.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
166 months ago
Interestingly you can "cut" text out of the description

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Sky Blue Avatar
166 months ago
suggests that it could be some kind of urgent bug fix.

Sweet! new icons!
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Geckotek Avatar
166 months ago
I still wish they would have changed the Photos icon to the one on the right. :(

Image (http://i.imgur.com/ZpFVm6L.png)

I just wish you didn't post this in every update thread.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
166 months ago
I still wish they would have changed the Photos icon to the one on the right. :(

Image (http://i.imgur.com/ZpFVm6L.png)

Yes, that would make such a massive difference...

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It says 'emergency'. What's more of an emergency than those awful icons?

Overcome it. Hopefully Apple won't change them. And your moaning is boring.
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