iOS 12.x.x Speculation Thread [Merged]

[souko]

Apple is not relying on the public to catch serious and obvious bugs. They have plenty of staff on payroll to do that along with automated testing. However, public beta testing gives Apple more opportunity to catch subtle or obscure bugs.

The code doesn't change significantly between beta versions. Obscure bugs on Beta 7 are likely to show up on Beta 10.

Apple needs time to prune references to unannounced devices from the code. This takes time and resources. Giving the public Beta n-2 or n-3 is a good compromise between security and public outreach.

OK, thank you. And do you know how they choose which build will be beta build?

 

[GreyOS]

My bet is no more betas before GM next Tuesday

Correction: I had the 12th in mind for GM (based on the date for the iPhone event) and thought that was a Tuesday. It's actually a Wednesday. So my bet is no beta before GM next Wednesday.

 

[gwhizkids]

Nothing today as its labour day

You have learned well the American holidays!

 

[MrGimper]

You have learned well the American holidays!

Except it's Labor Day without the "u" .... and I'm in the UK!

 

[GreyOS]

Except it's Labor Day without the "u" .... and I'm in the UK!

A Labor Day with without you is a Labor Day not worth having

 

[MozMan68]

The one day when I avoid all labor as much as possible....

 

[Jimpilot]

The one day when I avoid all labor as much as possible....

I on the other hand, have made it my life’s mission

 

[dan9700]

What u think do you think we will have beta 13 or just GM on the 12th

 

[wesley96]

What u think do you think we will have beta 13 or just GM on the 12th

For the past few years, developers were able to download GM on the same day of the new iPhone announcement. I do not see how this year will be different.

 

[GreyOS]

For the past few years, developers were able to download GM on the same day of the new iPhone announcement. I do not see how this year will be different.

To be fair to him, I read that as "(beta 13) or (just GM on the 12th)" and not "(beta 13) or (just GM) on the 12th". But in any case... he doesn't have to go far back in the thread to see people speculating on this already.

 

[dan9700]

To be fair to him, I read that as "(beta 13) or (just GM on the 12th)" and not "(beta 13) or (just GM) on the 12th". But in any case... he doesn't have to go far back in the thread to see people speculating on this already.

I mean would we see another beta as in beta 13 before the keynote on the 12th i know we get GM on the 12th but dunno if this is it till then or we might get another

 

[john991]

I mean would we see another beta as in beta 13 before the keynote on the 12th i know we get GM on the 12th but dunno if this is it till then or we might get another

We are probably already beta testing 12.01 as 12.0 is being installed on the new iPhones now.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

I mean would we see another beta as in beta 13 before the keynote on the 12th i know we get GM on the 12th but dunno if this is it till then or we might get another

I don't think we will. Beta 12 is pretty slick and I can see them taking the extra week to polish away a few remaining minor bugs before dropping the GM on event day.

 

[dannyyankou]

For the past few years, developers were able to download GM on the same day of the new iPhone announcement. I do not see how this year will be different.

And the GM is the same as the final release

 

[batting1000]

I don't think we will. Beta 12 is pretty slick and I can see them taking the extra week to polish away a few remaining minor bugs before dropping the GM on event day.

Yeah, who knows. We've never gotten 12 betas before so anything is possible in my opinion.

 

[dannyyankou]

Hope we get some cool default wallpapers with the GM. The current ones are pretty lame.

Yes, I know I can set a google image as my wallpaper.

 

[gigapocket1]

We are probably already beta testing 12.01 as 12.0 is being installed on the new iPhones now.

Apple probably doesn’t start installing it on devices until the weekend before the keynote.. which will be the GM.
Also, Apple doesn’t mind pushing out an immediate update upon release day.. iOS 12.0 may never officially be released but iOS 12.0.1 could be the first release

 

[PBz]

Netflix update. Just sayin’

 

[M-Life]

Netflix update. Just sayin’

Probability of a release today just jumped to 33%.

 

[mujtaba.mir]

My money is on beta 13 today.

 

[Bornee35]

Probability of a release today just jumped to 33%.

We should have a release percentage, visually similar to the doomsday clock.

 

[bigjnyc]

Hope we get some cool default wallpapers with the GM. The current ones are pretty lame.

Yes, I know I can set a google image as my wallpaper.

Lol yes exactly, I don't remember the last time I actually went in to settings > wallpaper to select a wallpaper. There are hundreds of thousands of great wallpapers online already sized for each iPhone model, with websites dedicated to them.... I think its very low on Apples priority list.

What I would like to see, is the ability to set an image as a wallpaper without having to save it to your camera roll first.

 

[M-Life]

My money is on beta 13 today.

Probability of a release today just dropped to 32%.

 

[dannyyankou]

Speaking of wallpapers, here’s the full iPhone XS wallpaper-

 

[912181]

Speaking of wallpapers, here’s the full iPhone XS wallpaper-

Where’d you get that?