Apple Sows iOS 17.6 Public Beta 3 for iPhone with Bug Fixes

Apple on Wednesday rolled out the iOS 17.6 Public Beta 3 update for iPhone. The development comes just a day after the Cupertino-based tech giant seeded the third developer betas of the same update for its devices. However, users are not required to have registered developer accounts to download the public beta updates. While no new features have been reported in the update so far, it is speculated to bring bug fixes and system improvements.

iOS 17.6 Public Beta 3 Update

According to Apple’s release notesiOS 17.6 Public Beta 3 is said to bring general performance improvements and improved stability. The update is said to fix an issue that would result in a frozen home screen icon when reinstalling an offloaded app from a marketplace. It is also said to fix a notification error that would occur when an app installed from a marketplace with an expired license would not launch.

In addition to these issues, Apple says it is also fixing an issue that was causing Bluetooth headphone audio output issues with specific AVAudioSession configurations. The aforementioned issues were also notably noted in the release notes for the iOS 17.6 Beta 2 update that was released on July 1.

Alongside the iOS 17.6 Public Beta 3 update, Apple also rolled out the third public beta updates for iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, and visionOS 1.3 to users. When downloading the update, users will have to choose between the iOS 17 and iOS 18 beta depending on which firmware they want to use, as Apple is rolling out both at the same time.

The second iOS 17.6 developer beta introduced a new ‘Catch Up’ feature for Apple TV users, allowing them to watch key highlights and key moments from their favorite sporting events in case they missed them. The feature was first announced in June as part of the MLS Season Pass, but arrived on the Apple TV app with the iOS 17.6 developer beta 2. The iOS 17.6 update is widely considered to be the last major iOS 17 update, as Apple has already previewed [iOS 18]( – the next operating system for the iPhone.