Makes sense!No, the RC version will be released after the iPhone 17 launch event, with a public release a week later. And as far as I remember, there's no beta the week before the launch event, so I don't think we'll see a beta release that week. That's assuming the event is on September 9th, of course.
Still thinking about to upgrade to the 17 Pro or to keep my 15 Pro 1-2 years more.