Maybe. WatchOS6 had multiple "a" beta releases before GM was released.
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Since WatchOS 7 beta 7 came out today, without iOS 14 B7, I am really unsure when iOS 14 B7 will come. If iOS 14 B7 was coming today, then the watch beta would have been left to come with it, surely.
I still wanna know if iOS 13.7 supports WatchOS 7 B7, as that's really weird how they came out together.
Yea, so either way, this isn't the GM, it's just the potential last build before a GM.
I wasn't disputing that any beta could be the last before a GM, I was only disputing that this wasn't the actual GM, and I might have misunderstood your reply to my dispute of that. Although this *could* be the last build before GM, it's not anywhere near a guarantee, and we don't want some people on here thinking otherwise.
You seem to misunderstand. No one is arguing that this is the last build before the GM. I was just saying that last year, beta 9 was the same build as the GM. So people who had B9 installed got no OTA update with the GM release, because they already got it a week before with B9.
That happens quite often that the last beta equals the GM.
So we could literally sit on the GM in 1-2 weeks without knowing (it could even be this beta if the rumors about a reveal event / press release for the S6 next week are true).
//EDIT: 13.7 does not support wOS 7, I tried with my dads phone (and my Watch) just for you (I ****ed up by unpairing though, but I guess it should restore over night).
13.7 seems to be just a backport of the new exposure system.
Well, we don’t know what iOS 14 B7 build is yet anyway. Only the watch build. So, yes, could be the last watch build that becomes the GM. Or we might get 2 more betas. Until GM comes, we don’t know. 😊
Hmm, as for 13.7 & WatchOS 7 b7, well that answers the question form me and the other person.
Curious indeed as to them releasing that out of sync.
Maybe iOS 14 B6 is the last build that becomes GM. Nothing will surprise me now.
The a at the end of a build only denotes that the build passed QA the first time around. It‘s not unusual for betas to go to a and then back to a higher letter.
I never got the sentiment that an a build is better than one with b or c at the end. One could argue that the a build potentially has nasty issues QA didn‘t catch, whereas the b or c one had them look „closely“ before giving their stamp of approval.
That being said, I don‘t think there was ever a final release based on a beta without an „a“ build so I don‘t think b6 is the GM (we‘re probably looking at 1-3 more betas).
I never got the sentiment that an a build is better than one with b or c at the end. One could argue that the a build potentially has nasty issues QA didn‘t catch, whereas the b or c one had them look „closely“ before giving their stamp of approval.
That being said, I don‘t think there was ever a final release based on a beta without an „a“ build so I don‘t think b6 is the GM (we‘re probably looking at 1-3 more betas).
Show us your sources for such a guess!!!! </s>
I hope you're right, but I'll say 2 weeks.
One word posts are a waste of the reader's time. They are also a waste of the poster's time. Of course this is all conjecture. But the value is in people posting about WHY they think something will happen. That is the speculation I envisioned when I created the "Speculation" thread concept. I keep pointing that out not for self-congratulatory purposes, but because it makes me singularly qualified to state what this type of thread was designed to accomplish.
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Are we confident that the iOS beta will not come out today because of 13.7?
I read through today's comments, and did some googling, and couldn't pin down whether or not Apple has done both releases on a single day.
If not, what's the leading theory on why the day can't be shared? Is it probably a question of server load? I can theorize why iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/watchOS betas are tied together, but it's unclear why people tie macOS beta releases and non-beta iOS versions to beta iOS releases. I assume they're—at this point—separate teams/schedules?
I read through today's comments, and did some googling, and couldn't pin down whether or not Apple has done both releases on a single day.
If not, what's the leading theory on why the day can't be shared? Is it probably a question of server load? I can theorize why iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/watchOS betas are tied together, but it's unclear why people tie macOS beta releases and non-beta iOS versions to beta iOS releases. I assume they're—at this point—separate teams/schedules?
The typical release windows for the day have come and gone now, so the confidence seems fairly high that it won't happen today. The rest of the week is certainly still within the realm of fairly good possibility, although it can certainly be something that's more for next week.
It can all be called that unless Apple says it, but there is still a range of pure random guessing, speculation based on something like past history or other observations, and even likelihood of something based on leaks and other type of announcements. Not everything carries the same type of meaning behind it, and the way things are stated makes a difference in relation to that.
Coolio, so todays WatchOS beta isn't explicitly going to be the final release then, since it seems the logic for iOS builds ending with an 'a' does not hold for WatchOS. Thanks for sharing that.
Anytime! This is the site I got the info from: https://www.theiphonewiki.com
It's a great site to track releases and dates for all idevices.
Just when you thought it wasn’t already confusing enough. 😂
iOS 14 release date is anyones guess at the moment. 🤔
Looks like the Apple Watch 6 and iPad Air are being released.
Or could it be the date for the iPhone event? 🤔
iOS 14 release date is anyones guess at the moment. 🤔
Looks like the Apple Watch 6 and iPad Air are being released.
Or could it be the date for the iPhone event? 🤔
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Well, at least announced.... who actually knows at this point. Apple could just be messing with us now haha.
It's just not the same as roasting you <3
Mr. Prosser needs to learn about time zones. Apple is in PST NOT EST.