IOS 9 public beta with the instruction to install it

The betas of both operating systems were made accessible to registered developers last month, but now the public betas are free for all and users now don’t need a developer ID, which costs at $99 annually.

iOS 9 includes some major updates to Apple’s mobile operating system. To get the the official, safe download of the upcoming iOS 9 while it’s still in the testing phases, you can simply sign up for Apple’s beta program here. In our iOS 9 release date and new features roundup article, we gather together all the information you need to know about iOS 9.

The new two-factor authentication system will be available to all users in the fall when iOS 9 and El Capitan launch. Apple will then instruct them on how to install the beta version of the OS based on their iPhone or iPad models. The Feedback Assistant app can be accessed either from the second page of an iOS device home screen or from the Dock on desktop Macs, as well as from the help menu of any app. The installer for OS X El Capitan will then begin downloading automatically.

Apple wrote “Please note that since the public beta software has not yet been commercially released by Apple, it may contain errors or inaccuracies and may not function as well as commercially released software”. To try the new iOS 9 public beta, iDevice owners are required to visit Apple beta program website and register with an Apple ID. There, you can sign up or sign in, depending on whether you’ve been involved in past beta programs.

The iPad version of iOS 9 will now allow for users to have more than one window open simultaneously, and a number of typing shortcuts have been added.

There’s also a News app, which will aggregate content from the reader’s favourite news sources, while the system-wide default text font will switch to the San Francisco typeface designed for the Apple Watch. This is handy for those of you that are constantly searching for screenshots of old conversations or screenshots of other details important for your records.

Initial users of the iOS 9 beta version will also get a chance to try the beta version of OS X El Capitan.