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iOS 18 Speculation Thread
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We just got an update on Friday, doubt we’ll see another so soon.
I think there will be public beta 2 today but it beeing the same build as dev beta 4 revised (22A5316k).
Then a new dev beta next week. So nothing new today for those on dev. Just my guess.
Then a new dev beta next week. So nothing new today for those on dev. Just my guess.
I agree, most probably iOS 18.0 PB2 = DB4v2 and public release of iOS 17.6 this week, then Mark Gurman’s teased iOS 18.1 next week:
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I think I will stay with iOS 18 betas, do not want to stay for another two months on a very hot phone degrading my battery !
wow so this week we're getting:
Phew, fun week for releases
- iOS 18 dev beta 5 (maybe)
- iOS 18 public beta 2
- iOS 18.1 dev beta 1 (w/ Apple Intelligence)
- iOS 17.6 public release
Phew, fun week for releases
If so, I wonder how chose between 18.0 dev beta and 18.1 dev beta. 🤔
I'm assuming a new option will show on the field "Beta Updates" where you select from iOS 17 vs iOS 18 betas.
It will probably show:
- iOS 18.1 Developer Beta
- iOS 18 Developer Beta
- iOS 18 Public Beta
- iOS 17 Developer Beta
- iOS 17 Public Beta
I dont think there will be split beta. Beta 5 today, or an activation toggle for select devs to test AI beta
How will this selection work, I wonder? Based on their devices, location, or both?
And what about that pending PB? Will it be based on DB4v2 or 5 then?
Assuming the public release of 17.6 will go out this week, they might as well remove it from that beta list altogether.
A toggle for AI is a good idea. I don't understand why 2 separate builds that are the same unless the AI code is so deep that it requires a new ios18 build.
Unlikely, considering they would need at least five weekly releases for it, so we will be in September by then.
It's simple really, iOS 18.0 is a beta for the version that will be available to the general public in September. Since it seems that they've decided that it won't be available at launch in September in Beta form or otherwise (according to rumors anyway, nothing confirmed) then it makes sense to test 2 separate development branches, with the intention of including the new AI features intended for release with 18.1
Apple has released .1 betas of fully unreleased software in the summer before, but this seems really, really early. If Apple is planning to internally finalize iOS 18.0 by the end of July, since betas provided to the public (dev and public betas) are a few weeks behind their internal builds, I think we will still get iOS 18.0 betas into August, although perhaps not as deep into the season. Historically, the build number from the mid August betas is often very close to the final beta any way, and again, operates on a few weeks lag from what they are using internally. Then, we will ultimately get the zero day 18.0.1 update when released to the public in September and the new iPhones arrive to customers, which will probably jump a few builds. I just don't see them fully abandoning the 18.0 beta tree when the 18.1 beta tree launches, whenever that may be.
Just over 1hr 30 to see if anything drops today 🤷♂️
Agree, though I wonder if last Friday's second Beta 4 has to do with the iOS 18.1 dev beta coming. Any future iOS 18.1 dev beta's would also have to include iOS 18 dev beta changes also so I imagine we won't see public beta's of iOS 18.1 until after iOS 18 goes live. I guess what I'm trying to say is we get 17.6 release today, 18B2 public today, 18.1B1 dev this week and then going forward we probably will get 18.1B dev builds the same day or few days after 18.0 dev builds come out.
Seems to me that Apple just wants to expedite the testing of .1 to get their AI feature set out the door ASAP.
Just a complete guess, but I think 18.1 beta will drop today. It's running behind, Apple wants testing to begin on it ASAP.