I'm not sure I would say that the iPad release is blocking these updates, its more likely that Apple planned its software releases around their hardware releases so that they would all be released at the same time. Apple is, first and foremost, a hardware company, and all software releases are in service of hardware sales.
Because that wouldn’t make much sense, they’d waste several weeks of valuable development and beta testing time for iOS 17.5 just for what? To supposedly “stay on schedule”? By that logic, they were supposedly already “scheduled” to release beta versions of iOS 17.4 these weeks, so in order to “stay on schedule” they could just release a couple or few more betas for iOS 17.5 in the place of those “scheduled” iOS 17.4 betas. Then they’d stay on schedule, and iOS 17.5 would just be that much better for it with more beta testing before launch…
Zollo? That you?
If it has code for new products they would hold back, also the current releases were rushed because of the eu so they want to go back onto a normal schedule
Perhaps the update is minor enough that extended beta testing isn't necessary.
They often just release minor updates that include references to new hardware, so I don’t think that would have to hold up the entire beta testing process. Also, a “normal schedule” would be releasing beta updates right now, not waiting for 2-3 weeks of doing nothing until we decide to get back around to releasing software again…
They can modify an existing public seed for that, not hold back a new beta cycle. The only thing that was rushed was iOS 17.4 with iPadOS 17.4 a forced rider. All the other OS's went their separate route. Then we have all the fluff with other OS issues afterwards, most nothing to do with 17.4 that much.
I guess my point was that Apple may not be able to move the software releases forward to fill the hole left by the accelerated 17.4 release because of the pending iPad release which may have a more rigid release window. So -- yes agreed.
Ok, but why would that mean they couldn’t continue to put out new betas? That would just give us more time to beta test iOS 17.5, and make it a more stable release.
A Friday software release is generally avoided if at all possible (just in general across technology teams)
I dare say a lot of us would be somewhat happy with everything but iOS 17.5. If they want to overcook that so be it, most of us just want to be served, not go hungry.
The whole reason that article was even created was because the twitter account Fame G Monster posted the build on monday afternoon. When that happened they decided that meant it was coming in the next couple of days, that is their only rhyme or reason.