The new emoji will appear in the developer and
public beta previews of iOS 11.1.
If you have an Apple developer account, the iOS 11.3 preview is available today; the free
public beta preview will follow.
HMD Global has done it again, serving
a public beta preview of the newest Android version for its most powerful Nokia - branded smartphone to date.
Not exact matches
Unlike previous updates, Nougat was first released to developers with a
public preview beta programme, meaning early access to the new version of Android.
Battlefront 2's progression system - indelibly tied to the opening of loot crates - was widely identified as a problem back during the game's press
preview and
public beta phase.
Apple's still pretty new to this whole
public beta thing, but that didn't stop it from dropping two consumer
previews today.
For users with a Plex Pass subscription, you can choose whether or not you look for
Public or
Beta (
preview) updates whenever the server does a check.
We're all but certain to get an over-the-air
public beta alongside the second developers
preview, and we're very interested to see what front - facing features Google has hiding up its sleeve.
But this internal build is not marked as «
beta,» unlike the latest
public version of the
preview.
That's why we strongly recommend staying away from developer
previews unless you need them for software development, and using the
public betas with caution.
From Apple's
public iOS
betas, to Android's developer
preview for Nexus hardware, to the Microsoft Insider program, users who aren't afraid of dealing with a few rough edges can check out the latest software well in advance of any wide release.
Apple occasionally offers updates to iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS as closed developer
previews or
public betas for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac (sadly, no
public beta for the Apple Watch).
For Apple developers, the iOS 11.3
preview is available today, with the free
public beta set to follow.
From now on, members of the new Android
Beta program will get automatic updates to the latest
preview version of Android, which, in turn, means that you can try out new features before they're released to the
public.
Google just launched the first Android P developer
preview in March, and we expect the
public beta to show up at I / O 2018.
You no longer have to be a developer to get the latest
beta updates to Mac OS X. Microsoft has always given the general
public access to
betas or
previews of new software but this is the first time Apple has done it.
While the general
public is receiving access to Android O
beta for the first time, Android developers have had access to the first developer
preview version for weeks now.
LG is launching a
preview program for the V30's Oreo update, which is essentially a
public beta ahead of the official upgrade which is slated for next month.
The first developer
preview came and went, and DP2 is the last
beta release before the final
public version of Android 8.1 Oreo starts hitting all devices in December.
The developer
preview for iOS 11.3 begins today, with Apple saying that a
public beta will follow shortly.
That probably would have been cause for celebration a while back, but looking at the outstanding
public beta work of other Android OEMs, this US
preview program feels a tad late.
Unlike previous updates, Nougat was first released to developers with a
public preview beta programme, meaning early access to the new version of Android.
The developer
preview for iOS 11.3 is available now from Apple's developer website, while a
public beta version will also be released sometime later.
The search engine giant released the first developer
preview version of Android O back in March and so far, the OS has yet to reach members of the
public who'd wish to participate in the
beta testing program.
In other words, Google is pushing Android Oreo out of developer
preview /
public beta and onto its Android Open Source Project.
HMD Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas took to Twitter earlier today to officially confirm the launch of the Android 8.0 Oreo
public beta test for the Nokia 8, adding that the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, and Nokia 6 will all be treated to a similar
preview program shortly but without providing a more specific time frame for the availability of subsequent initiatives.