Apple publishes RC1 for iOS/iPadOS 14.7, macOS 11.5, watchOS 7.6, tvOS 14.7.

iOS 14.7 gets couple of notable updates:

  • ‌MagSafe Battery Pack‌ support for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • ‌Apple Card‌ Family adds the option to combine credit limits and share one co-owned account with an existing ‌Apple Card‌ user
  • Home app adds the ability to manage timers on ‌HomePod‌
  • Air quality information is now available in Weather and Maps for Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, and Spain
  • Podcasts library allows you to choose to see all shows or only followed shows
  • Share playlist menu option missing in Apple Music
  • Dolby Atmos and ‌Apple Music‌ lossless audio playback may unexpectedly stop
  • Battery service message that may have disappeared after reboot on some iPhone 11 models is restored
  • Braille displays could show invalid information while composing Mail messages

Also “weird WiFi name” bug is fixed.

macOS 11.5 has updated Podcasts app and music playback fixes.

watchOS 7.6 includes ECG app in new regions.

Beta download: Beta Software Downloads

Reference: Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of tvOS 14.7 to Developers, Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 7.6 to Developers, iOS 14.7 RC now available with MagSafe Battery Pack support, Apple Card Family updates, more, Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS and iPadOS 14.7 to Developers, Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.5 to Developers, Apple releases watchOS 7.6 RC to developers and public beta testers, Apple releases macOS 11.5 RC with Podcasts app improvements and Music app fix

Recommendations

Developer:

Try running apps on release candidate, check for compatibility issues.

QA engineer:

Check for regressions on RC.

PM/DM:

Business as usual.
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