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Why everyone should be running the latest betas on their Apple devices

For years, I’ve written articles warning people away from installing pre-release versions of Apple operating systems. Sure, beta season is exciting, what with Apple unleashing brand-new features that promise to transform your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. By downloading a beta, you can live in the future – today.

But the price… is bugs. And incompatibility. As iPad & iPhone User’s Michael Simon wrote recently (fave.co/3YlEV64), if you’re patient, you’ll get what you want this autumn, and without spending a summer complaining about bugs and bad battery life.

But I’ve changed my tune about public betas. You

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