The next iOS 8.3 update should be coming soon [you can already download iOS 8.3 beta 1 using direct links]. The public will most likely see it in April, but developers and the first public beta program should be unveiled earlier. It will be launched to a limited number of users, as Apple changes the testing program rules and decides to expand it beyond devs and partners. According to reports, the new iOS 8.3 beta release date will be in middle-March. The public will get their hands on this testing version to see what new iOS 8.3 features and specs are offered by the ‘fruit’ giant within AppleSeed program. Rumors say that the company has plans to limit the number of its public testers of betas. Only up to 100,000 such users will be able to see what’s coming earlier than others. It is curious that iOS 9 release date [the first beta version] is also promised around mid-March. It will be available to registered developers. Just as always, we’ll see the presentation of iOS 9 public beta at WWDC 2015 this June. The public release is expected sometime in fall. Do you think that public beta testing can improve the firmware? Apple has been criticized by users and experts who find the iOS platform not too stable. Will the iPhone maker focus on further optimization and improve iOS 9 stability? The company has such plans, and it always ‘thinks different’ and does everything to wow customers. We are sure that the more people can test iPhone and iPad operating systems at the beta stage, the better result we’ll see once the firmware goes public. This can be said about both iOS 8.3 and iOS 9 which should be pre-installed on the future iPhone 6S or iPhone 7. Would you like to help Apple test and enhance its firmware?