Android users will chuckle at how long it has taken Apple to catch up, but as always, Apple is late, but more refined. IOS 16 - If you follow me on Twitter, you already know how excited I was by the new customizable lock screen.

I can promise you that you don’t want your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to go sideways during something important, like a work meeting. Unless you absolutely must try out features like iOS 16’s new customizable lock screen for iPhone, iPadOS 16’s Stage Manager, or macOS Ventura’s upgraded Camera Continuity features that let you use an iPhone as a webcam or in Desk View to show a top-down view, I would hold off, especially if you don’t have spare devices to test these betas. There are still a few months to go for Apple to polish up the software and make refinements. I’ve experienced daily bugginess here and there in all of the software - nothing crippling - but they’re reminders that this is unfinished software. I’ve been test driving the developer betas for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9 with every release, and as expected, they’re betas. (Make sure you’ve backed up your data before, either to iCloud or locally just in case anything goes wrong and you lose stuff.) Follow any on-screen prompts to install the software and once it’s finished doing its thing congrats, you’re living in the future. Simply go to Apple’s Public Beta Software Program site, sign in to your Apple account, enroll a compatible iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and then download the respective profile (for iPhone and iPad) or the Public Beta Access Utility (for Macs). How to download and install the public betas - This is pretty simple. Anyway, after three developer beta releases for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9, Apple has released the public betas for anybody who wants to try out the new software ahead of its official release in the fall. Wow, was Apple’s WWDC 2022 really a month ago? Feels like forever.

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