iOS 17 Speculation Thread

[Kylo83]

Someone on X says it’s out

its not out

 

[Kal Madda]

its not out

Don’t updates generally drop around 11:00 Cupertino time?

 

[Abthevolfan92]

Aaron P suggested it could be tomorrow I was worried for this

 

[Banglazed]

VisionOS 1.1 RC is out so far

 

[waterskier2007]

Don’t updates generally drop around 11:00 Cupertino time?

Generally they are at 10 AM Cupertino time (closer to like 10:10)

 

[Yptcn]

its not out

Right 😂 just another 🤡

 

[Reeneman]

RC holding strong so far 😅

 

[Kylo83]

the reason its not likely today is the new iPads will have code in the 17.4 release version to the public, so they would wait until the iPads are announced before realising 17.4 to the public, it will be a new build than the RC we have now

 

[muntundombe]

its not out

But the new M3 MacBook Air and Apple Watch bands are out

 

[Kylo83]

as macOS 14.4 RC is also out, they could wait till end of the week or Monday next week and release all at the same time

 

[mariuskv]

as macOS 14.4 RC is also out, they could wait till end of the week or Monday next week and release all at the same time

Looks like it

 

[Kal Madda]

as macOS 14.4 RC is also out, they could wait till end of the week or Monday next week and release all at the same time

I doubt that, because they have to release iOS 17.4 before March 6.

 

[Banglazed]

watchOS RC is out now

 

[wir43]

@Kylo83 In the EU they can‘t wait till next week.

 

[Abthevolfan92]

as macOS 14.4 RC is also out, they could wait till end of the week or Monday next week and release all at the same time

doesn't it have to be out by the 6th?

 

[Broken Hope]

as macOS 14.4 RC is also out, they could wait till end of the week or Monday next week and release all at the same time

I can't see final not releasing this week as their response to Spotify states the following.

Apple is set to comply with the DMA in days, and our plans include changes to the rules challenged here.

 

[gwhizkids]

My guess is that now that all the other RCs are out, they all come out as public releases tomorrow, which meets the EU deadline.

At any rate, there is ZERO chance iOS 17.4 is released any later than 3pm PT tomorrow.

 

[Yptcn]

@Kylo83 In the EU they can‘t wait till next week.

I’m in the EU and couldn’t care less for side downloading

 

[wir43]

I’m in the EU and couldn’t care less for side downloading

Me too. But if they want to comply with the DMA, it has to be published by the middle of the week.

 

[thatJohann]

I guess 17.4 tomorrow or next week.

 

[Broken Hope]

I guess 17.4 tomorrow or next week.

Which part of it has to release before the 6th don't people seem to be getting?

 

[Abthevolfan92]

These trolls on X gotta go several were saying it was out

 

[P_Watt]

watchOS RC is out now

installing in UK now

 

[gwhizkids]

Seeing the cadence of RC releases today, my further guess is that Apple released the iOS/iPadOS 17.4 RC last week by themselves so that (A) they would be the only thing developers and testers were flyspecking, as there is no possibility for a delayed release and (B) to avoid clogging up the distribution servers by releasing all today, including the iOS RC, which probably is the largest install base.

 

[ManuCH]

Still weird that no iOS 17.4 RC2 is coming out today, as Apple announced they would re-enable Progressive Web Apps in the final version for EU customers. So they can either enable that server-side, or they just skip the RC2 and make a final version that is different from the first RC.