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iOS 18 Speculation Thread
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@gwhizkids Looks to be saved not coming today. Maybe tomorrow or next week. Apple knows for sure. 🤣
You are ever the optimist!
Looks to be saved not coming today. Maybe tomorrow or next week. Apple knows for sure.
I’m thinking Monday next week. But who knows?
On the bright side, everyone can have a real long lunch till Monday. 🤣
If not today, it could come tomorrow. Apple may want to release it on a day beginning with a T, so since they missed Tuesday, maybe they decided to drop it on Thursday… 😉
If not today, it could come tomorrow. Apple may want to release it on a day beginning with a T, so since they missed Tuesday, maybe they decided to drop it on Thursday…
I predict that it will come on a day ending in “Y”. I am 100% certain of this prediction.
I prefer W for Winning as a valid reason to release today.
Maybe Apple is waiting for @Redbeard25 to get back on macrumors.
It could just be a “late-in-the-day” release, sometimes we get those ones that come out at like 3:00 or 4:00 EST out of the blue after everyone’s given up hope.
Really when was the last time that happened? Especially on a beta 1?
So if history is anything to go on, tomorrow is a very good guess for 18.4. iOS 17.3 was released on Monday Jan. 22 and 17.4 b1 was released Thursday Jan. 25th. I would put it at something like 85% chance we see 18.4 b1 tomorrow. Next week does not make much as much sense to me. Especially seeing that we will more than likely have a higher number of betas with 18.4.
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Beta 1: February 4
Beta 2: February 18
Beta 3: March 11
Beta 4: March 25
A week after Beta 4 would be April 1. If 18.4 is supposed to come out in April, then next week makes much more sense than tomorrow.
I'm expecting Beta 1 to launch next week, and then either the week of March 25 or the week of April 1, there's either an event or series of press releases/short videos for the iPhone SE and iPad 11, which would ship the following week (Week of April 1 or Week of April 8) alongside 18.4.
Do you really think they are only going to have 4 betas of 18.4? That does not seem likely at all. With how big of an update this is, we are looking at a bigger beta testing season.
Also, they don't always skip weekly betas through a beta period.
I can't remember who, it might have been @gwhizkids had a much more accurate beta predicted calendar posted several pages back.
I agree with this.
Please see past history, yes it repeats in similar fashion. But not every point release is same length, so it depends on how extensive the point release is for length.
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