iOS 27 Speculation Thread

[AhRiHmAn]

It would be beta 8, but yes, they could release it. I think there was also a beta release for iOS 14 the week before the RC. It's not normal, but it's possible. Besides, I think Apple likes to have 8 or more betas in the beta cycle for major releases, another reason to believe there might be a beta on Monday.

Yes beta 8 , I corrected it thanks 😉

 

[COBRASVT]

Unfortunately I think we’re stuck with most of the current bugs until 27.1

You misspelled 27.4 😀

 

[chillip]

Question for you all…

Once the betas are done and final public release do you all do a fresh install to final version or just do OTA and carry on.

 

[dwrufus53]

Question for you all…

Once the betas are done and final public release do you all do a fresh install to final version or just do OTA and carry on.

I install the RC and then turn off the beta software setting. If there's a change between the last RC and the general release, I install it and carry on. If no updates come with the general release, I simply carry on. No need to complicate the process by mucking around with IPSW or fresh installs. It's one of the few things from Apple that still just works.

 

[gwang73]

Question for you all…

Once the betas are done and final public release do you all do a fresh install to final version or just do OTA and carry on.

I update via IPSW and carry on. I haven't had any reason to do a fresh install since I can't remember when, so a long time ago.

 

[COBRASVT]

Question for you all…

Once the betas are done and final public release do you all do a fresh install to final version or just do OTA and carry on.

OTA and carry on ready to endure the 27.1 B1 woes 🙂

 

[zarmanto]

Once the betas are done and final public release do you all do a fresh install to final version or just do OTA and carry on.

Good question. I ran the Developer beta this cycle, and like most who've replied, I plan to update OTA and carry on -- but...

If I were using the Dev beta specifically because I was actually developing for iOS, I expect I'd want to know how my software behaves in both scenarios, especially if my app uses iCloud for data storage. I think that a final release after the beta period would be a good opportunity to validate those use cases. In that scenario, I'd do the OTA update, test my app to ensure that everything works as designed, and then do a clean install of the OS, reinstall my app and run a full secondary round of tests.

Alternatively, if I were an extremely well funded development shop, (😆) perhaps I'd have one tester running one use case concurrently with another tester running the other use case.