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batting1000

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This is probably because the PB and beta 3 were identical builds; the only reason Apple's servers treated them differently is if you had the PB profile installed. Remove that, and you're effectively running the Developer build.

Whether they continue with build number aggregation throughout the beta process remains to be seen, but judging by the fact that Apple have (perhaps unintentionally) made it very easy to jump between DP & PB, I can't see there being much consequence for updating when you're not a registered developer. Developers need the license to sign their apps before they can test them anyway.

Actually, non-devs can test apps now if they download the Xcode 7 beta.
 

batting1000

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But don't you need a particular certificate in order to install those apps to an actual device?

Yes, when you join the dev program as a free user, it let's you set up a free provisioning profile / certificate in Xcode 7 beta. I did it back when it was released on WWDC day...kinda forgot exactly how it works, but I made a basic hello world app and loaded it onto my phone.

https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

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