Beta and Public Release Timeline

[PHARMDRX]

I keep getting this message...
This version of the iPhone software (15.7) is the current version.

 

[gwhizkids]

So is RC and official one the same? same features and performance? also when I get the iPhone 14 and do restore from back up ( from a 13 with RC version) will I have any issues ?

Please ask this question in this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-16-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2357230/

 

[Kford]

Why have I got iOS 15.7 update instead of iOS 16

 

[gwhizkids]

Why have I got iOS 15.7 update instead of iOS 16

Please ask this question in this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-16-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2357230/

 

[gwhizkids]

Updated through this morning.

 

[guyguy17]

This will be a wikithread listing, in reverse order, the release date of each beta (Developer and public) and public release of each version of iOS 16 (and potentially beyond). Although I am aware of the Wikipedia thread with the release date of each (major, minor and "point" release) version of iOS, that post does not list the date the various betas of each version was released, which is a topic of frequent conversation here.

Color Code:
Developer Betas
Public Betas
General Releases


So here goes:

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 4

• Release date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: __ days
• 20B5064c

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 4

• Release date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: __ days
• 20B5064c

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 3

• Release date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5056e

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 3

• Release date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5056e

iOS 16.0.2

• Release date: Thursday, September 22, 2022,10am PDT
• 20A380

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 2

• Release date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5050f

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 2

• Release date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5050f

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 1

• Release date: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 6 days
• 20B5045d

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 1

• Release date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days
• 20B5045d

iOS 16.0.1 Public Release (iPhone 14 models only)

• Release date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022,4pm PDT
• 20A371

iOS 16 Public Release

• Release date: Monday, September 12, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A362

iOS 16 Release Candidate

• Release date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 12 pm PDT
• Duration: 5 days (released version)
• 20A362

iOS 16 Public Beta 6

• Release date: Monday, August 29, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 9 days
• 20A5358a

iOS 16 Developer Beta 8

• Release date: Tuesday, August 29, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 9 days
• 20A5358a

iOS 16 Public Beta 5

• Release date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 10 am PDT
• Duration: 5 days*
• 20A5356a

iOS 16 Developer Beta 7

• Release date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days*
• 20A5356a

iOS 16 Public Beta 4

• Release date: Monday, August 15, 2022, 1 pm PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A5349b

iOS 16 Developer Beta 6

• Release date: Monday, August 15, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A5349b

iOS 16 Public Beta 3

• Release date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days*
• 20A5339d

iOS 16 Developer Beta 5

• Release date: Monday, August 8, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days*
• 20A5339d

iOS 16 Public Beta 2

• Release date: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 12 days*
• 20A5328h

iOS 16 Developer Beta 4

• Release date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 12 days
• 20A5328h

iOS 16 Public Beta 1

• Release date: Monday, July 11, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 17 days
• 20A5312j

iOS 16 Developer Preview 3 (UPDATE)

• Release date: Monday, July 11, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 16 days
• (20A5312j)

iOS 16 Developer Preview 3

• Release date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 5 days
• 9 builds ahead of DP2 (20A5312g vs 20A5303i)

iOS 16 Developer Preview 2

• Release date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 14 days

iOS 16 Developer Preview 1

• Release date: Monday, June 6, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 16 days

*This will be filled in when the next beta (or public release) is made available

Thanks for list. Please continue to update it. It would helpful if the same list was for the macOS as well.

 

[GBstoic]

What is the relevance of this thread? Given that it has not been updated for 5 months I would suggest it be unpinned.

 

[gwhizkids]

What is the relevance of this thread? Given that it has not been updated for 5 months I would suggest it be unpinned.

Feel free to update it if this concerns you.

 

[gwhizkids]

Thanks for list. Please continue to update it. It would helpful if the same list was for the macOS as well.

You are quite welcome. I update it in spurts as it occurs to me, as has Mozman.

The relevance is so we have a record of when each beta or public release is released. That allows us to avoid arguments the following year (usually) as to when a particular version was released.

This is a wiki thread so anyone who is interested may also update it. All we ask is that anyone who does do use the same formatting and color coding.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

I have a question regarding the Public Beta. If I get the Public Beta for the phone, will that impact the Watch if I don't get that public beta as well?

 

[MozMan68]

I have a question regarding the Public Beta. If I get the Public Beta for the phone, will that impact the Watch if I don't get that public beta as well?

Not in my experience....I only have the beta program on my phone...and maybe one of my Apple TV's??

 

[gwhizkids]

I have a question regarding the Public Beta. If I get the Public Beta for the phone, will that impact the Watch if I don't get that public beta as well?

Yeah it’s only an issue going the other way. If you update the Watch to a higher numbered beta than the phone, it won’t connect to the phone. But having the phone on a higher numbered beta than the Watch is fine.

 

[MrSasa]

HERE! HERE!

Would it be good to include day of the week (Tues, Wed, etc) on the dates? Asking for a friend. {⚈ ̫ ⚈}

This will be a wikithread listing, in reverse order, the release date of each beta (Developer and public) and public release of each version of iOS 16 (and potentially beyond). Although I am aware of the Wikipedia thread with the release date of each (major, minor and "point" release) version of iOS, that post does not list the date the various betas of each version was released, which is a topic of frequent conversation here.

Color Code:
Developer Betas
Public Betas
General Releases


So here goes:

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 4

• Release date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: __ days
• 20B5064c

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 4

• Release date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: __ days
• 20B5064c

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 3

• Release date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5056e

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 3

• Release date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5056e

iOS 16.0.2

• Release date: Thursday, September 22, 2022,10am PDT
• 20A380

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 2

• Release date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5050f

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 2

• Release date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days
• 20B5050f

iOS 16.1 Public Beta 1

• Release date: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 6 days
• 20B5045d

iOS 16.1 Developer Beta 1

• Release date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022,10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days
• 20B5045d

iOS 16.0.1 Public Release (iPhone 14 models only)

• Release date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022,4pm PDT
• 20A371

iOS 16 Public Release

• Release date: Monday, September 12, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A362

iOS 16 Release Candidate

• Release date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 12 pm PDT
• Duration: 5 days (released version)
• 20A362

iOS 16 Public Beta 6

• Release date: Monday, August 29, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 9 days
• 20A5358a

iOS 16 Developer Beta 8

• Release date: Tuesday, August 29, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 9 days
• 20A5358a

iOS 16 Public Beta 5

• Release date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 10 am PDT
• Duration: 5 days*
• 20A5356a

iOS 16 Developer Beta 7

• Release date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days*
• 20A5356a

iOS 16 Public Beta 4

• Release date: Monday, August 15, 2022, 1 pm PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A5349b

iOS 16 Developer Beta 6

• Release date: Monday, August 15, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: ___days*
• 20A5349b

iOS 16 Public Beta 3

• Release date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 6 days*
• 20A5339d

iOS 16 Developer Beta 5

• Release date: Monday, August 8, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 7 days*
• 20A5339d

iOS 16 Public Beta 2

• Release date: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 12 days*
• 20A5328h

iOS 16 Developer Beta 4

• Release date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 12 days
• 20A5328h

iOS 16 Public Beta 1

• Release date: Monday, July 11, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 17 days
• 20A5312j

iOS 16 Developer Preview 3 (UPDATE)

• Release date: Monday, July 11, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 16 days
• (20A5312j)

iOS 16 Developer Preview 3

• Release date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 5 days
• 9 builds ahead of DP2 (20A5312g vs 20A5303i)

iOS 16 Developer Preview 2

• Release date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 10am PDT
• Duration: 14 days

iOS 16 Developer Preview 1

• Release date: Monday, June 6, 2022, 1pm PDT
• Duration: 16 days

*This will be filled in when the next beta (or public release) is made available