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Just two weeks after iOS 7 beta 2 arrived with iPad support, Apple has released iOS 7 beta 3 to registered developers.

Apple unveiled iOS 7 at WWDC 2013 on June 10 and offered its first beta to developers the same day. For now, the release cycle appears to be every two weeks for a new beta — which is faster and more consistent than iOS betas in the past.

The release notes for iOS 7 beta 3 don't mention any significant changes or feature additions — mostly bug fixes and performance enhancements. Still, early reports indicate some UI tweaks, especially when it comes to fonts and icons within apps.

I'm going to spend some time with iOS 7 on various test devices and will report on new tweaks or pertinent changes. For now, it's important to remember that Apple is still just getting started with iOS 7. What appears in the beta versions today may not necessarily represent the final look and feel of the shipping version, expected sometime this fall.

For now, I'm excited to see Apple releasing beta updates so quickly and on such a consistent cycle. I hope this continues because iOS 7 brings lots of changes for app developers and a more consistent update cycle means a better testing strategy.