Apple releases fall OS updates for the fifth designer betas.

Apple releases the fifth developer beta for iOS 18 and all other versions
Apple has released a new build for its fall operating system earlier than expected. The new builds include iOS 18, iPadOS 18 tvOS18 macOS Sequoia watchOS 11 and visionOS 2. The sixth round follows the fifth round which was released on August 5. The fourth round was released on July 23. Apple did release a minor update for the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 versions on July 26. The third round was also similar. After an initial introduction on July 8 for most updates and July 10 for macOS Sequoia Apple then reissued betas for iOS 18 iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Apple is also running a second set of betas for the fall operating system update. This includes iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18,1 and macOS Sequoia 151. The sixth developer betas for iOS and iPadOS 18 have the build number 22A5338b, replacing 22A5326f. Apple’s sixth build number for tvOS 18, up from the previous fifth build number, 22J5335d, is 22J5346a. The sixth macOS Sequoia Beta is build number 24A5320a and replaces 24A5309e. The sixth developer beta of watchOS 11, 22R5340a, replaces 22R5328e. The sixth visionOS developer beta, build 22N5308b replaces the fourth, 22N5297g. The fifth round introduced Distraction Control for Safari, a feature that allows users remove unwanted elements from webpages. A number of changes have been made to Photos including the removal the Carousel View. AppleInsider’s Marko Zivkovic was also the first to discover the new Sequoia Sunrise Wallpaper in the macOS Sonoma Beta. The fourth iOS 18 beta featured new Control Center features, refinements to the flashlight controls and new CarPlay wallpapers. Apple confirmed the inclusion of iPhone Screen Mirroring and SharePlay upgrades in the second beta, days before it was released. Apple confirmed the news in response to reports that it might not offer Apple Intelligence or other major operating system features to European Union users due to Digital Markets Act requirements for interoperability. AppleInsider recommends that users do not install beta or RC versions of software or test operating systems on “mission critical” or primary devices. There is a small chance that data could be lost. Instead, testers should use secondary or non essential hardware and make sure they have enough backups of critical data. You can find any changes in these new builds. Contact us via Twitter @AppleInsider, @Andrew_OSU or by emailing Andrew at [emailprotected].