Apple's two-week update cycle for the iOS 7 beta is proceeding with clockwork precision and come next Monday, July 8, the third instalment is hitting the testing pipeline, new reports said.

The upcoming dispatch, according to BGR News, are for network service providers and developers to tinker with but, of course, there is no stopping iPad and iPhone owners to test drive the unfinished version of Apple's latest mobile operating system.

For those planning to take the plunge on Jony Ive's new baby, you may want a quick rundown first on exciting things to expect, three of which we provided below.

Both iPhones and iPads will be supported

The likelihood of the third iOS 7 beta supporting iPhones and iPads is high, experts said, as Apple will surely take a direct page from the second beta release. Sure, the iOS tablets were deliberately skipped when beta one was outed but improvements from the latest beta build should be carried over next Monday.

So for iPad owners mulling a beta install this week, it should be prudent to hold out for a few more days and wait for the freshest from to land.

More iOS 7 secrets to be unveiled

Snippets of the final platform make was revealed in the last two betas and naturally besides fixing stability and other key issues, more features will be uncloaked in a matter of days.

From beta one and two, Apple fans were given solid hints of new iPhone and iPad capabilities, which for the third beta serving should gain further enhancements line in device interface and camera application. Gaming, as suggested by Apple during the WWDC gathering last month, should be afforded more highlights next week, supporting earlier reports that the tech giant is increasingly sinking its teeth on the struggling industry.

A clearer view of the final iOS 7

Apple is more than halfway in finishing the look, feel and function of the software that will run its flagship devices in the next 12 months, starting off September or October this year. In fact, what we have right now - the simpler interface, the richer features and the more versatile Siri - should not change too much on the official date.

The Apple universe will get to confirm all of these by late Q3 2014, as the company strongly suggested when it unveiled the iOS 7 last month. And following shortly are the iPhone 5S and the iPad 5, which reports said will be released in short intervals by September this year.