Apple watchOS 9.6 RC release

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CTOnews.com July 19 news, Apple today pushed watchOS 9.6 RC update (build number: 20U 73) to Apple Watch users, just one week after Beta 5 release.

Apple didn't publish any release notes for this update, and CTOnews.com didn't find any new features. Please post what you found here to share with us.

Not surprisingly, this should be one of the final updates to watchOS 9, as Apple has shifted its focus to watchOS 10.

How to upgrade iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / macOS Developer Edition?

Upgrade iOS / iPad OS 17 developer preview version, please refer to family friends to share experience: experience paste 1|| Experience 2|| Experience 3|| Experience 4.

Starting from iOS / iPadOS 16.4 Developer Preview Beta 1, you need to register for the Apple Developer Program. After registration, open the system [Settings][Software Update] to see the upgrade option. Note that your iPhone or iPad must be signed in with the same Apple ID you used to sign up for the Apple Developer Program to see upgrade options in Settings.

In future versions of iOS and iPadOS, this new setting will be the way to enable developer previews, and profiles will no longer grant access.

How to upgrade iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / macOS beta? Just download and install the [Description File] to detect the public beta upgrade in the system update. The description file download methods are:

Method 1: Pay attention to CTOnews.com Weixin Official Accounts (click here to enter), and send a message [Description File] or [Apple] to get an automatic reply download link. As shown below:

Method 2: Open CTOnews.comApp (click here to download), click [Discovery] → [Apple Description File] to find the download link. As shown below:

Method 3: Go to Apple iOS Description File Download Daquan & Complete Use Guide: Play Beta/Limit Upgrade... Essential Download.

It should be noted that due to the cache configuration problem of Apple's regional node servers, there may be a slight delay in detecting upgrade updates in some places, generally within half an hour, not too long.

Apple iOS firmware download history: Apple iOS / iPadOS / macOS firmware download/update log

watchOS 9 Release History: 2023-07-11: watchOS 9.6 Beta 5 (20U5570a)

2023-06-28：watchOS 9.6 Beta 4 (20U5559c)

2023-06-22：watchOS 9.5.2 (20T571)

2023-06-16：watchOS 9.6 Beta 3 (20U5548c)

2023-06-01：watchOS 9.6 Beta 2 (20U5538d)

2023-05-31：watchOS 9.5.1 (20T570)

2023-05-20：watchOS 9.6 Beta (20U5527c)

2023-05-19：watchOS 9.5 (20T562)

2023-05-10：watchOS 9.5 RC (20T562)

2023-05-03：watchOS 9.5 Beta 4 (20T5560a)

2023-04-26：watchOS 9.5 Beta 3 (20T5549e)

2023-04-12：watchOS 9.5 Beta 2 (20T5538d)

2023-03-29：watchOS 9.5 Beta (20T5527c)

2023-03-28：watchOS 9.4 (20T253)

2023-03-22：watchOS 9.4 RC (20T253)

2023-03-16：watchOS 9.4 Beta 4 (20T5249a)

2023-03-08：watchOS 9.4 Beta 3 (20T5239f)

2023-03-01：watchOS 9.4 Beta 2 (20T5233d)

2023-02-17：watchOS 9.4 Beta (20T5222g)

2023-02-14：watchOS 9.3.1 (20S664)

2023-01-24：watchOS 9.3 (20S648)

2023-01-19：watchOS 9.3 RC (20S648)

2023-01-11：watchOS 9.3 Beta 2 (20S5637h)

2022-12-15：watchOS 9.3 Beta (20S5626e)

2022-12-14：watchOS 9.2 (20S361)

2022-12-08：watchOS 9.2 RC (20S361)

2022-12-02：watchOS 9.2 Beta 4 (20S5357b)

2022-11-16：watchOS 9.2 Beta 3 (20S5348d)

2022-11-09：watchOS 9.2 Beta 2 (20S5342d)

2022-10-26：watchOS 9.2 Beta (20S5331e)

2022-10-25：watchOS 9.1 (20S75)

2022-10-19：watchOS 9.1 RC (20S75)

2022-10-13：watchOS 9.1 Beta 5 (20S5072a)

2022-10-11：watchOS 9.0.2 (20R383)

2022-10-06：watchOS 9.1 Beta 4 (20S5063c)

2022-09-28：watchOS 9.1 Beta 3 (20S5055e)

2022-09-23：watchOS 9.0.1 (20R8380)

2022-09-21：watchOS 9.1 Beta 2 (20S5049d)

2022-09-15：watchOS 9.1 Beta (20S5044e)

2022-09-13：watchOS 9 (20R361)

2022-09-08：watchOS 9 RC (20R361)

2022-08-24：watchOS 9 Beta 7 (20R5359a)

2022-08-16：watchOS 9 Beta 6 (20R5353a)

2022-08-09：watchOS 9 Beta 5 (20R5343e)

2022-07-29：watchOS 9 Beta 4 (20R5332g)

2022-07-07：watchOS 9 Beta 3 (20R5316f)

2022-06-23：watchOS 9 Beta 2 (20R5307h)

2022-06-07：watchOS 9 Beta (20R5287q)