Latest iOS 9 beta improves security, includes support for two-factor

Apple’s three software platforms – iOS, OS X and watchOS – provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud.

We reported about all the new apps and features seen in the latest iOS 9 beta and in that report we’d mentioned how the News app is not officially available for users outside the supported countries like USA or United Kingdom.

Starting in OS X 10.11 and iOS 9, you won’t have to pick a trusted device to send verification codes to.

Activator is now in BETA for Cydia on iOS 8.4 jailbreak, but it seems that it runs smoothly. But as evident in the new build, Apple is finally giving this issue some attention.

With the release of iOS 9 Beta 3 to developers this week, Apple has released details on security changes that improve the way users verify their Apple ID from secondary, trusted devices, including better implementation of verification codes and elimination of the annoying Recovery Key. The new diverse emoji were the main user-facing update for iOS 8.3. Release notes for this watch OS 2 version have not been published.

The new two-factor authentication will be included in the beta program for the two upcoming operating systems, and is meant to tidy up Apple’s previous two-step verification and make it easier to use. We’ve also put together a series of tips and tricks that will help you master the new application and its various moving parts.

Instead of the 3 x 3 arrangement that we get with iOS 8, iOS 9 features a 4 x 4 arrangement. Sure, it’s all about stability but there are also quite a few useful new features under the hood.

iOS 9 will officially launch this autumn for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. 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.

Until now, Apple’s mobile OS didn’t sort screenshots from the photos one took with the camera. Depending upon the publications and topics, the app will curate a list of news stories for the user. Only El Capitan and iOS 9 devices will display six-digit codes.