Apple Beta Software Program

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The program converts curiosity into QA at scale: millions of volunteer testers, Feedback Assistant reports on hardware Apple's labs can't replicate, and expectation-setting for reviewers before launch. Since developer betas went free in 2023 the tiers mostly measure risk appetite — and Apple's habit of tuning contested features between beta builds has made "the betas" a news cycle of their own.	The program converts curiosity into QA at scale: millions of volunteer testers, Feedback Assistant reports on hardware Apple's labs can't replicate, and expectation-setting for reviewers before launch. Since developer betas went free in 2023 the tiers mostly measure risk appetite — and Apple's habit of tuning contested features between beta builds has made "the betas" a news cycle of their own.

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