Ezinguqulweni ezimbalwa ze-iOS, i-Apple ivule uhlelo lwe-beta ukuze noma yimuphi umsebenzisi akwazi ukubhalisa futhi ahlanganyele nenkampani ekwenziweni kwezinguqulo ezilandelayo ezizofinyelela emakethe. Ukuvulwa kwama-betas emphakathini jikelele kuvumele inkampani ukuthi ikhulule izinhlobo zokugcina zezinhlelo zayo zokusebenza ngokushesha okukhulu futhi kube nezimbungulu ezimbalwa kakhulu kunangaphambili. Isibonelo sokugcina sohlelo lokusebenza lwe-iPhone, i-iPad ne-iPod Touch esinikeze izinkinga eziningi zokusebenza ngokushesha nje lapho sifika emakethe kwakuyi-iOS 7, yize i-iOS 8 nayo yayingafushane. Kepha kusukela lapho, kufanele yazi ukuthi iningi lama-betas nezinguqulo zokugcina ezikhishwe zisebenza kahle, uma kungenjalo kahle.
Njengamanje zombili i-iOS 10 neMacOS Sierra kutholakala kuphela konjiniyela abakhokha imali yabo yonyaka minyaka yonke enkampanini. Kepha kusukela esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka, inkampani futhi ivumela abasebenzisi bomphakathi ukuthi bakwazi ukuhlola ama-betas ahlukene inkampani ewaqalisa ngezinhlelo zayo zokusebenza, okungukuthi, izinhlobo zokuqala zohlelo olusha lokusebenza azitholakali esidlangalaleni, ukuze i-beta yesithathu, cishe noma ngaphansi, ngeke sikwazi ukufinyelela kubo uma sinesifiso sokuyifaka nokuhlola zonke izindaba.
Ama-betas asesidlangalaleni womphakathi we-iOS ne-MacOS azofika ngoJulayi, azohambisana ne-beta yesithathu noma yesine yabathuthukisi. Uma ufuna ukuzama zombili izinhlobo, kufanele ubhalisele Uhlelo lwe-Apple beta nge-ID yakho ye-Apple nedivayisi ofuna ukuyisebenzisa ukuzivivinya. Uma ufuna ukuzama i-iOS 10 kuzofanela ukwenze kusuka ku-iPad yakho yesizukulwane sesi-6, i-iPhone noma i-iPod Touch ukuze kufakwe isitifiketi esidingekayo ukuze sikwazi ukuwafaka. Kuyafana naku-Mac, uma ufuna ukuhlola ama-betas ahlukile we-MacOS ngaphambi kokuthi angene emakethe ngoSepthemba.