Apple's macOS 27.2 beta 3 adds touch gesture code to Photos, Notes, Safari and Quick Look ahead of a touchscreen MacBook Pro expected as soon as October. Apple is building touch handling into its own apps one at a time, and Mac developers have only that code and press reports to judge how much of the same work their apps will need.
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Apple's second 27.2 public betas are the same builds developers got a day earlier as beta 3. Testers can use what is visible now, but the Apple TV 4K and HomePod features in the code stay hidden until Apple announces them.
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Apple's iOS and macOS 27.2 beta 3 builds use the Apple Music logo first shown for Apple Music Hall last month. Teams with Apple Music artwork now have to choose between switching at the public release, expected later this month, and waiting for Apple's own pages.
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Apple released beta 3 of iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS 27.2 two weeks after beta 2, with new iOS and macOS builds alongside. The Health changes can be tested now, while Apple has not said what tvOS and visionOS add, and those changes may wait on rumored hardware.
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Apple is rolling out AirPods beta firmware 9B5042a, up from public build 9A348, to H2 models including AirPods Pro 3, Pro 2 and AirPods 4. For teams that test or support apps on AirPods, most of the practical work is keeping track of which pair runs which firmware.
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