It’s only been a few days since the last beta, and now Apple has released iOS 11.4 beta 6 for testing. With six betas having been released, we are nearing the end of the beta testing period. iOS 11.4 is likely to see a public launch in the next few weeks. 

iOS 11.4 includes unreleased features like AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud. There’s also a new wallpaper for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.

New in iOS 11.4

Beta 1

Messages in iCloud has returned for testing after being included in iOS 11.3 beta and not the release

AirPlay 2 returns when used with tvOS 11.4

HomePod stereo support returns in beta, but requires unreleased HomePod beta firmware to work

Beta 2

HomePod stereo pairing (which didn’t work without HomePod beta) removed from beta 2

Includes (PRODUCT)RED iPhone wallpaper on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus (sorry iPhone X users)

Beta 3-5

Evidence that HomePod will support Calendar with iOS 11.4

Beta 6

Yould could upgrade it in 3uTool without losing data.