Apple releases iOS 8.3 beta to developers (updated)

Updated 12:14PM PST

Apple has made the first beta of its iOS 8.3 mobile operating system available to developers.

Details about the actual functionality and improvements contained in the new release were not announced, but as the release proliferates, we will have further information from the development community.

CultofMac reports that the new beta contains new features for wirelessly setting up Apple in the car (CarPlay), organizing emojis on one screen, and setting up two-factor authentication for Google Calendar. The update also adds Apple Pay support for iOS devices in the Chinese market.

The production version of 8.2 has yet to reach consumers. That release is supposed to contain features that allow the Apple Watch to interact with iPhones. Among other things, iOS 8.2 will return glucose tracking to the Health app for iPhones and iPads.

With 8.3 in the hands of developers, we’re already moving quickly toward iOS 9. The Apple news and rumor site 9to5Mac said this morning that iOS 9 would be mostly about improving the stability of the OS, not about adding new features.