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iOS 9 will be available as public beta in July, all iOS 8 devices can update to iOS 9

For iOS 9, Apple is launching a public beta in July. You can sign up at beta.apple.com to get listed. The iOS 9 update will be available for free in the fall for all users.

Most importantly, iOS 9 will support the same set of devices as iOS 8. Every user on iOS 8 can upgrade to Apple’s next version of the mobile operating system. Features vary per device. You can read everything that’s new with iOS 9, including new split-screen multitasking, smarter Siri and revamped Spotlight, here.

A developer beta of iOS 9 will be made available later today. As iOS 9 supports every iOS 8 device, this means you can get iOS 9 on the following devices:

  • iPhone 4s
  • iPhone 5
  • iPhone 5s
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPad 2
  • iPad mini
  • iPad 3
  • iPad 4
  • iPad Air
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPod touch (5th generation)

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Comments

  1. Bodom_ - 9 years ago

    So is the beta limited like the previous sign up?
    I’ve registered, but not sure if I’ve done so in time.

    • johnandreas22 - 9 years ago

      if youre talking about the public beta, you have to sign up again… shame it is just for July :'( If you cant wait pay to register your device as I did

      • Bodom_ - 9 years ago

        Well, I just signed up right after the announcement, and the image on the home page states I’ll be e-mailed when iOS and OS X become available for download….

        Who’d ya pay and how much?

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