All Devices iOS 13 Speculation Thread [Merged]

[GBstoic]

I am confused as to why:

1. Apple downgraded this to Beta 4 after initially calling it a GM last Thursday.
2. The Beta 4 thread has still not been made sticky.

I have put 13.6 on 4 compatible devices and it runs as sweet as sweet. But I wonder if they have discovered a problem with it. If not then I expect it to be released tomorrow (Tuesday).

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

New release today

 

[AhRiHmAn]

New release today

Not today as it is national holiday in France (Bastille Day)


(Just joking )

 

[murad_fourth]

Not today as it is national holiday in France (Bastille Day)


(Just joking )

Not tomorrow either, as it is national holiday in Turkey (Democracy! Day).

Me as well just joking.

 

[Yptcn]

Not today as it is national holiday in France (Bastille Day)


(Just joking )

One day someone asked me what I was going to do on Bastille Day. I had no idea what he was talking about ! Here we just say ,14 Juillet 😬

 

[mattburley7]

nothing today either. usually we get some type of confirmation by now...

 

[zorinlynx]

I hope we get it today as I have about thirty iPads to set up and would rather them not have to do an iOS update a few days from now.

 

[ferretex]

nothing today either. usually we get some type of confirmation by now...

No word from 9to5mac yet...idk...

 

[mattburley7]

actually hoping we see another beta

 

[one more]

Should be there in about 5 minutes. All the hype has moved to iOS 14 betas now, IMO, hence no special announcements. 🤷🏻‍♂️
[automerge]1594746015[/automerge]

actually hoping we see another beta

Why? What’s wrong with the current release?

 

[Kylo83]

My guess tomorrow

 

[phillytim]

It's 1pm EST, and nothing. Better luck tomorrow. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[mattburley7]

Should be there in about 5 minutes. All the hype has moved to iOS 14 betas now, IMO, hence no special announcements. 🤷🏻‍♂️
[automerge]1594746015[/automerge]


Why? What’s wrong with the current release?

more fixes and stable version the better.

 

[ferretex]

Nothing today...

 

[one more]

more fixes and stable version the better.

But what is there to fix, actually? The current build looks as solid as they can get, so Apple could just call it a day for iOS 13 and focus all their energy on iOS 14 instead:

iOS 13.6 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

No issues here with WhatsApp notifications on my XS. The only issue I had after updating was 4G/LTE connectivity stopped working, but after another reboot, it's working again.

forums.macrumors.com

 

[nattK]

What’s the holdup with iOS 13.6? I wonder whether it’s regulatory/business agreements/corporate-ish stuff with Apple News+. They did announce an Apple News+ partnership with Verizon that starts Thursday, so maybe we’ll get 13.6 by then.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Dang! guess it's not being released today

 

[C DM]

What’s the holdup with iOS 13.6? I wonder whether it’s regulatory/business agreements/corporate-ish stuff with Apple News+. They did announce an Apple News+ partnership with Verizon that starts Thursday, so maybe we’ll get 13.6 by then.

They just released beta 4 last week, so hard to say that there's something like a holdup.

 

[nattK]

They just released beta 4 last week, so hard to say that there's something like a holdup.

Yeah, but Apple News+ Audio is still not live yet so I wonder whether it's related to that. I get audio story recommendations and audio briefings but I can't listen to any of them.

 

[Dwalls90]

more fixes and stable version the better.

The GM is a release candidate, not a beta, meaning the build won't change from GM to public release and there will be no more fixes or changes in the software. While Apple has updated the GM build a few times before before public release, it's incredibly rare. They're likely holding back the release for other reasons.

Yeah, but Apple News+ Audio is still not live yet so I wonder whether it's related to that. I get audio story recommendations and audio briefings but I can't listen to any of them.

There being some sort of launch/activation hold up with Apple News+ Audio seems like the best explanation to me.

 

[C DM]

The GM is a release candidate, not a beta, meaning the build won't change from GM to public release and there will be no more fixes or changes in the software. While Apple has updated the GM build a few times before before public release, it's incredibly rare. They're likely holding back the release for other reasons.



There being some sort of launch/activation hold up with Apple News+ Audio seems like the best explanation to me.

The latest seems to be beta 4 (even if initially it might have been labeled/seen as a GM).

 

[Cobold]

It was never labeled „GM“. Apple never uses that term at any time.
It‘s just assumed to be a GM by us, given the fact, that is has a „final“ build number (17G68) instead of a „beta-ish“ build like 17G5068a or something.

 

[AhRiHmAn]

It was never labeled „GM“. Apple never uses that term at any time.
It‘s just assumed to be a GM by us, given the fact, that is has a „final“ build number (17G68) instead of a „beta-ish“ build like 17G5068a or something.

When Apple seeded it , I went to the developer portal and it was labeled "GM" , it's only later that they changed it to beta 4

 

[nattK]

It was never labeled „GM“. Apple never uses that term at any time.
It‘s just assumed to be a GM by us, given the fact, that is has a „final“ build number (17G68) instead of a „beta-ish“ build like 17G5068a or something.

No, Apple did call it 13.6 GM initially before changing it to beta 4. Also, Apple had previously released a 13.5 GM prior to public release. So yes, Apple does use that term for point updates.

 

[JetBlack7]

I'd say Thursday. One week after the GM.