GA release time?

[thunderstorm]

Hey guys, I had a look back through a few pages and didn't see anything about this, so sorry if it exists but I didn't see it
Do any of you have an idea as to what time on Wednesday iOS 7 will be out? And will it be something like 'midnight in every time zone' or 'X PM EST, whatever time that is where you are'? I can't remember what happened with any of the previous updates.
Cheers!

 

[0000757]

Hey guys, I had a look back through a few pages and didn't see anything about this, so sorry if it exists but I didn't see it
Do any of you have an idea as to what time on Wednesday iOS 7 will be out? And will it be something like 'midnight in every time zone' or 'X PM EST, whatever time that is where you are'? I can't remember what happened with any of the previous updates.
Cheers!

Probably around midday Eastern US time, which is morning Pacific US time (Apple Headquarters is in Pacific Time)

 

[Apple_Robert]

I am guessing 1 p.m. est.

 

[madsci954]

If I had to guess, 10 AM Pacific time

 

[thunderstorm]

Thanks guys! That'll be about 6pm in the UK then

 

[dhlizard]

I am guessing 1 p.m. est.

If I had to guess, 10 AM Pacific time

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17899055/


Apple seems to love 10AM, PST ＝ 1PM EST

 

[C DM]

If I had to guess, 10 AM Pacific time

Thats the usual time. It's not always the case, but more often than not it is.

 

[cambookpro]

Thanks guys! That'll be about 6pm in the UK then

From memory, that's when iOS 6, 5, 4 and 3 were released. I can't quite remember when 2 was, but probably the same.

 

[darkfiber]

Historically the latest was around 10:00am PDT. Here are the postings that Macrumors made when each version was released.

iOS 6.0 was released around 9:43 am PDT on Sept 19th, 2012.

https://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/19/apple-releases-ios-6/

iOS 5.0 was released around 10:05 am PDT on October 12, 2011

https://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/1...otification-center-imessage-twitter-and-more/

iOS 4.0 was released around 9:34am PDT on June 21, 2010

https://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/21/apple-releases-ios-4-with-multitasking-ibooks-and-more/

iOS 3.0 was released around 7:20 am PDT on June 17, 2009

https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/17/apple-releases-iphone-os-3-0/

iOS 2.0 was released around 5:13 am PDT on July 11, 2008

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/11/apple-releases-official-iphone-2-0-firmware/

 

[benji888]

What the h is a "GA"? I've seen other posts using this, thought it was a typo for "GM" Golden Master, but, that's already happened.

I wonder if they'll release iOS 7 at 7:07 am PT?

 

[MonstaMash]

What the h is a "GA"? I've seen other posts using this, thought it was a typo for "GM" Golden Master, but, that's already happened.

I wonder if they'll release iOS 7 at 7:07 am PT?

GM = Gold Master
GA = General Availability

Both are the exact same software; GM typically means a pre-release for select individuals (developers), and GA means it is available for anyone who wants to download it.

 

[benji888]

GA = General Availability

Ah, that's better than some of the things that went on in my head...Georgia (as in the state), ...I wanted to assume the "G" still stood for "Golden", but couldn't come up with what the "A" was for...Golden Arse? ...oh, never mind, up too late, time to reGenerAte.