Following the launch of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and macOS 27, Apple has started the beta process again, but unexpectedly for the 27.2 versions.

After reaching the end of the developer beta process for its milestone operating systems, Apple has now moved on to the point releases. The first developer builds of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, watchOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2 are now available for testing.

Normally, you would expect that the first updates will be for the 27.1 versions, as a point-1 release usually follows the milestone ones. However, since the iOS 27.1 build is made with iPhone Duo elements in mind, that version is being skipped for the non-foldable iPhone models.

AppleInsider regularly warns readers that people trying out beta software should do so on secondary, spare hardware instead of their mission-critical or daily driver devices.