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iOS 18 Speculation Thread
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I hope you are correct, but going by the last two years, it will be the week of the 29th. The last two years we had 20 and 21 days between beta 3 and 4.
Isn't beta 3 usually a 3 week beta? And even moreso this year with the small update they released.
The real question is will first Apple Intelligence stuff be in Beta 4. I want that shiny new Siri UI bad. 4 seems a good point to get some of the soft part of Apple Intelligence going
Exactly this. And if it is present, I think there’s a higher likelihood we see it today or tomorrow than next week.
Apple seems very consistent with dev seeds so far, and the changes to last weeks revise PB seed don’t add up to any delays really. So seems likely it will be this week as you say, possibly in 2 hours again on a Monday.
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Last year with iOS 17, Apple also released a revised beta 3 build along with the PB1 and that indeed did push beta 4 back a week making it almost 3 weeks between beta 3 initial release and beta 4.Apple seems very consistent with dev seeds so far, and the changes to last weeks revise PB seed don’t add up to any delays really. So seems likely it will be this week as you say, possibly in 2 hours again on a Monday.
So my guess indeed is next week for beta 4.
Last weeks revised seed for PB showed no changes to Safari/webkit, Darwin Kernel, versions of FW, just eliminated the emoji and sticker changes that Apple introduced with the initial third beta release. This week will probably continue polishing what’s presently offered over the long game of in house AI features arriving so soon.
If you look at iOS 15, iOS 16, and iOS 17, they released a revised beta with virtually no changes and released the next beta 2 weeks later.
You can have a look at the release chart below. While with iOS 12-14 Beta 3 period was quite short, starting with iOS 15 they got longer. We will know for sure in a few hours. 🖐️
I'm saying focus on work or go outside and enjoy the sunshine, focus on the beta next week.
It is now 1:02:43 and there is no Beta 4.
I am devastated. I quit my job and divorced my wife and left my 5 kids to be ready for this beta update. Apple has betrayed me. I will be launching an invasion into Portugal over this.
I am devastated. I quit my job and divorced my wife and left my 5 kids to be ready for this beta update. Apple has betrayed me. I will be launching an invasion into Portugal over this.