Apple seeds iOS 9.1 beta 5 to developers

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Less than a week after seeding the iOS 9.1 beta 4 to developers, Apple has released the fifth beta for the it’s upcoming update to iOS 9 that includes a bunch of small new features and performance enhancements.

The latest release notes for iOS 9.1 beta 5 don’t mention any major new additions. Previous betas for iOS 9.1 did add new wallpapers of Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, and a desert landscape, along with some small changes to the shift and delete key.

iOS 9.1’s most notable new feature is the new emoji characters added to the keyboard that include images for burrito, avocado, unicorn, taco, and a new mystery eye emoji. Apple also added support for the new Apple TV and iPad Pro, both of which are due out later this fall.

We’ll let you know if we find any new features once we install the new beta on our devices. Developers can grab the software update over at the Apple Dev Center, or via an over-the-air software update if you have iOS 9.1 beta 4 installed.

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