Apple, as promised, released the first beta version of iOS 10 for developers a few minutes after the end of the presentation of the “OSes”. Regular Users, however, can also join iOS 10 beta 1 testing right now using the public developer profile. About what you need to do to install iOS 10 beta 1 without account The developer will be described in this manual.

First of all, before starting active steps to install iOS 10 beta 1, be sure to create a fresh backup of your device in iTunes. The installation process itself (already tested on three devices) goes without any problems, but there can be no certainty in iOS 10 itself, since we are talking about a beta version, and the first one is raw and unfinished. Be careful and do not start updating without creating backup. We have warned.

In addition, we do not recommend installing iOS 10 beta 1 on a device you use every day - the experience with beta versions can upset you. Moreover, failures are not uncommon, as a result of which files, including personal and important ones, can be deleted, and the device will eventually have to be restored via iTunes. In general, we warned twice.

Devices that support iOS 10:

• iPad 4th generation
• iPad Air 1/2
• iPad Pro
• iPad mini 2/3/4
• iPod touch 6th generation
• iPhone 5/5c/5s/SE/6/6+/6s/6s+

Step 1: Open this page in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Important: if a jailbreak is installed on the device, then you must first update to the final iOS versions. Otherwise, iOS 10 beta 1 will not be downloaded from Apple servers

Step 2. With mobile device follow this link to download the developer profile

Important: if you have Dropbox installed on your device, then click on the link and select "Open in a new tab"

Step 3. After you will be transferred to the screen for installing a new profile in the device settings. Click " Install»
Step 4. The device will require a reboot - do it

Step 5. Go to the menu " Main» → « Software Update and make sure iOS 10 beta 1 is downloading to your device

Step 6. After the download is complete, confirm iOS installation 10 beta 1

After you confirm the start of the installation of iOS 10 beta 1, the update verification procedure will begin. It can last for several minutes, so do not make any sudden movements, and even more so, do not turn off the device. Next, your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch will restart and start completely. normal installation iOS, during which it is also impossible to turn off the device. After the standard activation and into battle - study iOS 10.

Annually mobile operating system Apple iOS acquiring new features and getting better. 2016, almost a jubilee year for Apple development, was no exception, but there are no revolutionary innovations in iOS 10. In almost ten years of working on the system, the company has achieved excellence and focused on user experience. At the same time, developers borrowed some elements from the competing Android platform.

iOS 10 - what's new?

Changes are really not as many as we would like. Moreover, support for the most popular Apple smartphone has disappeared - iOS 10 for the iPhone 4S will not be released.

System changes

iOS 10 brings a redesigned lock screen with larger notifications and a modular Control Center with swipeable tabs and the ability to clear all notifications at once with the touch of a button.

At the same time, the developers tried to pay maximum attention to 3D Touch technology, which is available to users of the company's new devices. For example, notifications, Today View, and Control Center can all be opened with a single swipe or tap. Also, 3D Touch allows you to respond to notifications directly from the lock screen and makes icons more informative. For example, if you strongly click on the icon mail client the system will show from which people new letters came.

A nice addition is the Raise to Wake feature, which automatically wakes the screen when you pick up your iPhone, allowing you to view all notifications right from the lock screen.

Widgets have become more informative and even allow you to watch videos without opening the application, and the camera can now be launched by swiping to the center from the right edge on the lock screen or directly through the Control Center.

Even in iOS 10, you can delete (read - hide) standard applications. The innovation allows minimizing the number of useless and unnecessary applications on the main screen, and if necessary, they can be restored through App Store.

There are also hidden features which the company has not mentioned. Among them dark theme design, which was declassified by the voice assistant Siri. Unfortunately, enable this setting so far impossible.

Siri and QuickType

Siri has learned to understand complex requests and has become available to third-party developers. This means that the voice assistant has reached perfection and can now work with any application. For example, with its help you can already call Uber or send a message via WhatsApp. In addition, with Siri, you can control CarPlay apps, adjust the air conditioning or radio through apps from car manufacturers.

Siri also made friends with the QuickType keyboard, thanks to which the latter learned to predict words based on the context of the correspondence and suggest certain actions. For example, to the question "Where are you?", the keyboard will offer ready-made answers indicating your current location.

Photos and Messages

The Photos app has learned to recognize faces and automatically group photos of people, places and objects into beautifully designed collections in Memories mode. New Feature uses self-learning algorithms and allows you to relive the most important and forgotten moments saved in your photo collection. You can even find a separate collection with cats or "selfies", and additional function Memory Movie will automatically create a movie with music, titles and frame transitions.

iMessage now allows you to send handwritten messages, can show pictures and videos, and automatically replace some words with emoticons. The latter at the same time became three times larger. It also became possible to insert photos with a swipe and send hidden messages (“Invisible Ink” function) - the recipient sees the text of the message only when he swipes his finger over it.

Soon the App Store will have a whole section with various customizations for iMessage. Developers have gained access to the application and can now offer users their own stickers, animations and other decorations. Another interesting innovation was the ability to make purchases in online stores directly from the correspondence.

Phone and Maps

The Phone app has learned to convert voicemail to text and receive calls via IP-telephony through third-party services. The innovation is implemented through the VoIP API, which is designed to unify incoming calls. This means that calls through applications such as WhatsApp, Skype and Viber will be made through the standard application interface.

Analytical abilities allow Maps to anticipate the user's desires, plotting a route based on the most likely places to visit, taken from the daily routine and calendar marks. When the route is planned, the service will show gas stations, restaurants, cafes and other establishments along the way and tell you how much the travel time will increase, taking into account the stop. Also, the application has learned to show traffic jams and made friends with extensions. For example, without leaving the service, you can call Uber or mark the restaurant where you booked a table in OpenTable.

Music, News and HomeKit

The Music app has become simpler and now shows the lyrics of the song being played. The number of tabs remains the same, but the little-needed Connect tab is gone. It has been replaced by the Search tab. The Media Library, For You, New and Radio sections have been overhauled to make navigation easier.

The News app received new design with thematic sections, learned to notify about important events and now allows you to follow the releases of paid publications. Unfortunately, in Russia this service is useless.

New home app, which is the control panel smart home. It supports any HomeKit-certified devices and accessories. These can be thermostats and air conditioners, video cameras, light bulbs, door locks, all kinds of sensors, blinds, sockets and switches.

Home

Devices can be controlled individually or combined into groups to set up all devices at once with one scenario - and even one command for Siri. App supports remote control and allows you to enable automatic change of settings depending on the time of day, your location and activity. The company says it has already released about 100 HomeKit-enabled home automation products this year.

Security and more

There are also many other less noticeable, but useful innovations. In particular, joint work on notes, the ability to edit Live Photos, and two-window mode in Safari on the iPad. Payment system Apple Pay now lets you shop on websites in Safari that supports it, and the Bedtime Alarm in Watch helps you get regular sleep and get notified when it's time for bed.

In addition, the company claims that iMessage, FaceTime and HomeKit applications use backbone encryption technology to protect user data - neither Apple nor outsiders can read it.

iOS 10 release date

On the this moment iOS 10 operating system is available only to developers. The public beta version was released in July 2016, the final one in the fall, presumably in September 2016.

The new iOS 10 system supports iPhone 5, iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad 4, iPad mini 2, iPod touch 6 and newer devices from the company. iPhone 4s, iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad mini users will not receive it because these devices do not meet iOS 10 specifications.

Please note that this list of changes is not final. Some innovations may be added or declassified during beta testing, which will last about three months. In addition, the company probably has a few surprises in store for the launch of new smartphones.

Summary

It is sad that support for the iPhone 4S has been removed from iOS 10. But in general, it is even unexpected that iOS 9 has been released for this smartphone. Meanwhile, the "ten" represents a further evolution of Apple's mobile operating systems. There are no cardinal changes along with it and, obviously, there will not be even in iOS 11. As they say, the crisis of the genre is difficult to come up with something “such-and-such” when a lot of things are already implemented.

It remains to be hoped that a new version won't be as problematic as iOS 9. Have you tried iOS 10 yet? Can you say something about its stability and performance? Leave your opinion in the comments!

To argue with the fact that Apple knows how to surprise, it would be at least tactless. The company of two Steves, created in the garage, at all times stood out from the background of others and at the same time managed, without changing old traditions for 40 years. The release of iOS 10 was no exception, with truly unexpected devices included in the compatibility list.

According to official data published on the company's website yesterday, the new operating system will be available on almost all gadgets running under iOS control 9. The coveted list, as our readers hoped, included not only the iPhone 5 and 5c, but even the first generation iPad 2 and iPad mini. At the same time, oddly enough, the long-suffering one remained out of work this year, as if hinting to its owners about the need for an early replacement.

However, after a few hours, the information on the mentioned page was changed, and the data that appeared on it looks much more realistic:

Although iPhone 5 remained on the list, the minimum supported version Apple tablet became iPad fourth generation. To make sure that the situation was different yesterday, you can see a cached page with devices that support iOS 10 at this link. In any case, maybe this is for the best, because only in a nightmare can you imagine how the iPad 2 will work on tenth version of iOS.

On Monday, after months of waiting, Apple announced the iOS 10 operating system and released a preview version of the new OS. Formally, the platform is only available to developers in the Apple Developer Center, but in reality, iOS 10 can be installed on any iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch using a configuration profile.

Apple calls iOS 10 "the biggest release of the world's most advanced mobile operating system". It will bring a number of changes to system applications to devices.

With iOS 10 beta, the look and feel of iMessage has changed significantly, making chatting with friends and family more fun with features like stickers and full-screen effects. In the "ten" Siri interacts even better with applications, Maps, Photos, Apple Music and News are presented in a new design, and in the new Home application it is easy to manage all smart home devices from a single interface. iOS 10 opens up new ways to work with Siri, Maps, Phone and Messages.

The OS interface is focused on displaying information that the user may need. For example, the Raise to Wake feature automatically wakes the screen when you lift your iPhone, allowing you to view all notifications right from the lock screen. Notifications, Today View, and Control Center can all be accessed with a single swipe or tap. Unlocking gadgets in iOS 10 is done by pressing the Home button, not by swiping across the screen.

List of devices compatible with iOS 10:

• iPhone 5/5c/5s/SE/6/6 Plus/6s/6s Plus
• iPad Pro 9.7/12.9
• iPad Air 1/2
• iPad 4
• iPad mini 2/3/4
• iPod touch 6G

How to install iOS 10 beta without a developer account:

Step 1: Open this page in a browser on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

Step 2. Click on this link to download the developer profile. If you are using Dropbox, then click on the link and select "Open in new tab".

Step 3: iPhone or iPad will open the new profile setup screen. Click "Install" on the right upper corner screen.

Step 4: Restart your device.

Step 5: Go to General > Software Update and wait for the data to update. Click the Download and Install iOS 10 beta 1 button to install the new OS on your device.

Step 6: Confirm the installation of iOS 10 beta and reboot the gadget.