Apple Launches Beta 2 of iOS 10.2.1 and macOS Sierra 10.12.3

iOS 10.2.1 Beta 2 (14D15) to Developers

Apple announced that it has released iOS 10.2.1 beta 2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to developers with build number 14D15 for developers. This update follows the public release of iOS 10.2.

iOS 10.2 included newly redesigned emojis, the TV app for US users, a couple of new screen effects in Messages, amongst other enhancements. iOS 10.2.1 is also available for public beta testers with a release usually a few days behind developer releases. Right now this is available for Registered users of Apple Developer Program.

macOS Sierra 10.12.3 Beta 2 (16D17a) to Developers

Apple seeded the second beta of macOS Sierra 10.12.3 update to developers, one week after releasing macOS Sierra 10.12.2 

Sierra 10.12.2 brought in new emoji, wallpapers, graphics and System integrity protection fixes and the removal of the system battery's estimated 'time remaining' feature.

This second seed of macOS Sierra 10.2.3 beta is available on the developer center and rolling out to the Mac App Store now with a size of 1.04GB.

According to Apple's release notes, the 10.12.3 update "improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac." No specific changes, bug fixes, or feature additions were discovered in the first beta, but we'll update this post should any new features be found in the second beta.

iOS 10.2.1 Beta 2 (14D15) and macOS Sierra 10.12.3 Beat 2 (16D17a) are now available to install over-the-air via Settings-General-Software Updates on iOS devices and under the Mac App Store's Updates tab on the Mac.

Source: Apple Developers Blog

Apple Seeds macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta 6 to Developers

Apple has seeded macOS Sierra 10.12.2 beta 6 to developers for testing. The build number is 16C63a. Just 24 hours after iOS 10.2 beta 7 dropped  and three days following macOS Sierra 10.12.1 beta 5, Apple on Thursday issued a sixth beta of what would become the second major update to macOS Sierra. macOS Sierra 10.12.2 beta 6 (build number 16C63a) is now available to registered developers.

The update can be deployed via the Mac App Store’s Updates tab on Macs which are registered with the Apple Developer Program. The full installer is on Dev Center.

Aside from bug fixes and performance improvements, macOS 10.12.2 won’t make your daily computing more productive but you’ll enjoy Apple’s new “Color Burst” wallpapers from MacBook Pro marketing and a ton of new Unicode 9.0 emoji characters. This update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

These include clown face, drooling face, selfie, face palm, fox face, owl, shark, butterfly, avocado, pancakes, croissant and more, pus several profession emoji in both male and female genders, such as firefighter, mechanic, lawyer, doctor and scientist.

Available since September, macOS Sierra is the latest Mac operating system. It includes Siri support, Apple pay for the web, Universal Clipboard, Apple Watch auto unlocking, improved iCloud Drive integration, Picture-in-Picture multitasking, and dozens of smaller features.

It also brings the new Unicode 9.0 emoji found in iOS 10.2. The new emoji sets will be available in iOS 10.2 and watchOS 3.1, too.