Apple Releases iOS 10 Public Beta 3


Following the launch of iOS 10 Public Beta 2 couple week ago, the company has officially released the third public beta of its latest mobile operating systems, iOS 10 Public Beta 3, to the public for download and testing.

Similar to the recent iOS 10 Beta 4, iOS 10 Public Beta 3 includes some new features as well as other improvements like:

  • Over 100 new emoji that promote gender equality featuring a wide range of activities and professions available in both male or female options
  • An intro screen has been added to Control Center when opened for the first time that instructs people to swipe left to access the different Control Center cards
  • There's no longer a haptic feedback buzz when locking an iPhone
  • The Color Filters option now includes a set of colored pencils to show off the different color options instead of a color grid, which is located in the Accessibility section of the Settings app
  • The widgets screen, accessible by swiping to the right in the Notification Center, now displays the date
  • The Home app icons have been tweaked in the Control Center
  • Keyboard sounds have been slightly tweaked. Backspace now has a distinctive sounds unique from other key press sounds, and there's a new sound for space, return, shift, and number/emoji shift
  • Some older wallpaper options have been removed and the mountain wallpaper with stars from an earlier version of iOS has been re-added
iOS 10 Public Beta 3 is now rolling out as a free update to public beta testers registered in the company's Beta Software Program.