New HexOS features reach a small group of users before they reach everyone. Those testers run the feature on their own servers, with their own data, and tell us how it fits: what they expected, what they did, and where their setup differs from the ones we planned for.
This page lists the programs running now and explains how to take part.
The feature is switched on for your account. There is nothing extra to install. You use it as you normally would, and you tell us what you expected and what actually happened.
A feature in beta is finished and working. Beta means you have it early, and that what we learn from you shapes how it reaches everyone. There is no minimum commitment and no deadline.
Warning: Keep any routine you already rely on running alongside a beta feature. Nothing new should be the only copy of anything you care about.
Each program has its own signup form, linked below. It asks a little about your setup so we can place you in a group. Places are added in small groups, so it may be a short wait.
If you have a question before you sign up, ask in the HexOS Discord Community.
The two features that make up HexOS 1.1, which ships on Black Friday. Testers back up folders to a friend's server or a second server of their own, and run virtual machines through the new wizard.
What the Buddy Backups and Virtual Machines beta involves, then register using the Buddy Backups and Virtual Machines beta signup form.
Try newly curated apps before they reach the catalog for everyone. Register using the app curation signup form.
Feedback is read by the engineers who built the feature. Expect follow-up questions.
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