Apple has released the latest public beta of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey to users enrolled in the public beta testing programs for the upcoming operating systems.

The latest beta builds match the developer beta builds released a few days ago, as typically Apple rolls out a dev beta first and soon follows with the same release a public beta.

Versioning lists them as iOS 15 public beta 3, iPadOS 15 public beta 3, and MacOS Monterey public beta 3, however they are technically the second public beta version available. Presumably the versioning is done this way to keep them in line with the equivalent builds for developer betas, which are also currently available as beta 3 of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, and beta 3 of MacOS Monterey.

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If you’re someone who enjoys discovering new songs, you may have wanted to listen to popular songs from around the world. Well, if you use Apple Music, let’s just say it’s going to be a whole lot easier from now on.

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Are you interested in running macOS Big Sur or Monterey from a Windows PC? If you don’t want to spend money on a Mac, you can use a virtual machine and still try out macOS, thanks to VirtualBox.

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If you’ve been using your Apple Watch for a long time, you may want to check its battery health to see if it’s still operating at peak performance, or if it requires a battery service. It’s pretty easy to check the health of your Apple Watch battery, so let’s review how to do that.

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Apple has released iOS 15 beta 3 and iPadOS 15 beta 3 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for the upcoming iPhone and iPad system software versions.

Typically the developer beta build will roll out first and is soon followed by a public beta release of the same build. iOS 15 beta 3 carries build number 19A5297e.

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Apple has released MacOS Monterey beta 3 to users enrolled in the beta testing program for macOS. The latest beta build arrives as 21A5284e, and is typically released as a developer beta first and is soon followed by public beta of the same build number.

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In the market for a new M1 MacBook Pro, M1 MacBook Air, or M1 iPad Pro? Then you might be pleased to learn that Amazon is offering some discounts on these Apple devices, with up to 15% off.

• M1 MacBook Pro – 256GB SSD – for $1099 ($200 off, 15% discount)
• M1 MacBook Pro – 512GB SSD – for $1299 ($199 off, 13% discount)
• M1 MacBook Air for $899 ($100 off, 10% discount)
• M1 iPad Pro 12.9″ for $999 ($100 off, 10% discount)
• M1 iPad Pro 11″ for $749 ($50 off, 6% discount)

Since USB-C is the port standard on these devices, you might also want to grab an Anker 7-in-1 USB-C hub for $30 so that you have access to USB 3, HDMI, and an SD card reader. The hub will work with the iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air.

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If you are having any peculiar disk issues or disk errors with an Apple Silicon Mac, you may want to try using the repair tools within Disk Utility, available in Recovery Mode.
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iPad users may be interested in learning how to perform a forward delete with the iPad Smart Keyboard or iPad Magic Keyboard.

As you probably know, the standard delete key on the iPad keyboards deletes backwards, but another keystroke offers the ability to perform a forward delete on iPad as well.

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Apple has issued a RC (Release Candidate) build of iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, and macOS Big Sur 11.5 to users who are participating in the beta testing programs for system software.

RC builds indicate the development process has ended (barring any major bugs or issues), and typically signify the final version is to be released to the public soon. Accordingly, it would be reasonable to expect the final version to be released sometime within the coming days or week.

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Wondering about the health of your Mac laptop battery? It’s pretty easy to check the condition and maximum capacity of a battery in modern macOS versions, and if you’ve had your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air for aw while now, you may have noticed the battery performance isn’t quite what it was when you first got the machine.

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Do you have an M1 Mac that you’d like to factory reset as if it were brand new? The process of factory resetting the M1 Mac line to restore the Mac to factory defaults – basically erasing all data and reinstalling a blank macOS – is different with the M1 Mac line, including M1 MacBook Pro, M1 Mac mini, M1 iMac, and M1 MacBook Air, so let’s review how the process works.

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Have you ever wanted to try out beta versions of your favorite apps? Perhaps, you want to get early access to certain app features that the developers are working on? TestFlight makes it easy to beta test apps on iPhone and iPad, so let’s review how it all works.

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If you purchased an Apple Watch mostly to keep track of your activity, fitness goals, and health, you may be interested in this new health-oriented feature that aims to keep your hearing in check.

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Some M1 MacBook Pro, M1 MacBook Air, and M1 Mac Mini users have discovered display issues when using an external display connected to their M1 Mac. Typically the M1 Mac external display issues are either a flickering display, a display that won’t wake from sleep and where the screen stays black, or a white noise display visible after the Mac has woken from sleep, or after the display has slept or turned off and is attempted to be used by the Mac again.

If you’re experiencing external display issues with an M1 Mac, read on to learn about possible fixes and workarounds to the display flickering, white noise showing, black screens that won’t wake, or other similar issues.

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Do you use your Apple account on several devices? What if you sell or give away an old iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Well, if you no longer use or own one or more of these devices, you should remove them from your Apple account.

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Did you know that you can use Apple’s Find My service with third-party accessories? That’s right, you don’t have to own Apple’s AirTags accessory. Although the list of supported devices is somewhat limited right now, it’s certainly a feature that you may want to keep your eye on.

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Apple has released the fifth beta versions of iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, and macOS Big Sur 11.5 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Fifth beta builds of tvOS 14.7 and watchOS 7.6 are also available.

iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, and macOS Big Sur 11.5 appear to focus on bug fixes to current system software versions, and no new features are expected in the releases.

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