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zorinlynx

macrumors G3
May 31, 2007
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Confusing presentation on that release article. We don’t have formal GMs for point releases (as some have pointed out), and while the latest beta can become the de facto “GM,” today’s release is still a beta. The whole thing reads like a public release announcement.

I suspect that what happened was that 13.4 was actually due today, but because all the Apple stores are closed due to the pandemic and it is a LOT harder for people to get support, they wanted to delay the release another week to get it well-tested by devs and maybe public beta testers.

If an update breaks the OS right now it will be ten times as frustrating for a user to get service. Apple wants to be really, really sure.

I installed it on my phone, but I know how to roll back to an older release and restore from a backup. Your average person does not.
 

embotix

macrumors member
Sep 10, 2016
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I’ve got public beta profile installed and on a lark went to see if any update was available....

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gank41

macrumors 601
Mar 25, 2008
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5,022
Is the GM of 13.4 worth installing or should i just wait till tomorrow at this point?

I guess that all depends on the next 15 minutes or so, if they release an updated GM of 13.4. IMO 13.4 has been great on my iPhone 11 Pro Max and my 2018 iPad Pro 11in. I was going to do a fresh install on both devices after the official release.
 
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