Apple Seeds iOS 5 Beta 6, iTunes 10.5 Beta 6 and Xcode Preview 6 To Developers: ChangeLog Inside

After rumors about iOS 5 Beta 6 being released yesterday, Apple has just released the iOS 5 Beta 6 to developers along with with iTunes 10.5 Beta 6 and Xcode Preview 6. iOS 5 is Apple’s next new major advancement to iOS platform bring new features like new notification center, iCloud integration and much more. Apple says there are over 200 new features including iMessage, Newsstand and PC free setup with over the air updates.

The new build is labeled 9A5302b and comes nearly two weeks after Beta 5, which Apple pushed out on a Saturday. The OTA update is about 144MB on the iPhone (153MB for the CDMA one) and Apple isnt asking you to wipe the device first this time like it did with Beta 5. Apple TV Software beta 5 and iWork for iOS beta 2 are out too.

Nothing major in the changelog, its mostly bug fixes as Apple gets closer to the public release. iCloud calendar push is fixed, the Find My iPhone toggle switching itself off after setup is fixed, and the Apple TV beta lets you mirror an iPad 2 to a 2nd gen Apple TV. Also note that turning on iCloud Backup disables the automatic backup in iTunes when you sync. iOS 5 is expected this fall along with the next iPhone, with rumors now pointing at early October. We will post if we find anything else new, so stay tuned!!

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