How many betas?

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This is already the fourth iOS 5 beta. How many are typically released? How many more do you think will be released?

 

[Saberon]

There has *never* been more than 4 betas although the gap between beta 4 and GM can be around a month. I still think were going to see 5 betas for the first time ever here, Beta 4 came only like 10 days after 3.

Even when a GM comes out to devs, it may be a week or two on top of that before the public gets it (as in Lion GM for example)

 

[Govern1]

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I'm thinking one more beta in the next two or three weeks and then the next generation iPhone is announced two weeks later.

 

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For iOS 4, I believe there were 4 betas plus the GM version. Honestly, I expect an iPhone 5 revealing in three weeks.

My prediction:

iOS Beta 5: August 5
iOS 5 GM: August 16
iPhone 5 released: September 8

 

[gigapocket1]

I updated to beta 4 and it feels like a released version of the software. My iPhone 4 has never ran this smoothly!!! its great.. The next release could very well be the GM seed

 

[Nicolas4ever]

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For iOS 4, I believe there were 4 betas plus the GM version. Honestly, I expect an iPhone 5 revealing in three weeks.

My prediction:

iOS Beta 5: August 5
iOS 5 GM: August 16
iPhone 5 released: September 8

something offtopic!How did you put the time in your signature ?

 

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For iOS 4, I believe there were 4 betas plus the GM version. Honestly, I expect an iPhone 5 revealing in three weeks.

My prediction:

iOS Beta 5: August 5
iOS 5 GM: August 16
iPhone 5 released: September 8

something offtopic!How did you put the time in your signature ?

I'm using the mobile version of macrumors on my phone.

 

[Nicolas4ever]

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I'm using the mobile version of macrumors on my phone.

ohh ok!!

 

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Thanks for the replies!

 

[Ksizzle9]

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Agreed with previous poster, my iPhone has NEVER ran this flawlessly

 

[Djlild7hina]

nice... maybe gm and final release? haha can't wait but shouldn't they have already announced a press conference for iphone 5 by now if it's gonna to be released soon?

 

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Agreed with previous poster, my iPhone has NEVER ran this flawlessly

I don't know about you guys, but I still have major problems with Wi-Fi sync and iTunes. Probably something on my end, just annoying that it doesn't "just work" for me.

 

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For iOS 4, I believe there were 4 betas plus the GM version. Honestly, I expect an iPhone 5 revealing in three weeks.

My prediction:

iOS Beta 5: August 5
iOS 5 GM: August 16
iPhone 5 released: September 8

A little off, I must say.

 

[Kyotoma]

A little off, I must say.

Yeah, but if this is the last Beta before GM(doubtful), I'd look for a September 5th announcement of the iPhone 5(two weeks from tomorrow, four weeks one day from iOS 5 beta 5 release), with the GM being released that day or week.

Just a theory though.

 

[troop231]

Yeah, but if this is the last Beta before GM(doubtful), I'd look for a September 5th announcement of the iPhone 5(two weeks from tomorrow, four weeks one day from iOS 5 beta 5 release), with the GM being released that day or week.

Just a theory though.

September 5th is Labor Day though.

 

[Gjwilly]

There has *never* been more than 4 betas although the gap between beta 4 and GM can be around a month.

Yes there has but it wasn't called iOS back then.

 

[Kyotoma]

September 5th is Labor Day though.

True. Lol. I forgot about that. Perhaps the 6th then?

 

[Kyotoma]

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Those links are broken

 

[shandyman]

Yes there has but it wasn't called iOS back then.

well a name change means nothing so those versions going up to beta 6 and 8 count

 

[luked14]

There has *never* been more than 4 betas although the gap between beta 4 and GM can be around a month. I still think were going to see 5 betas for the first time ever here, Beta 4 came only like 10 days after 3.

Even when a GM comes out to devs, it may be a week or two on top of that before the public gets it (as in Lion GM for example)

Not true. iOS 2 - 8 betas, iOS3 - 5 betas, iOS 4 - 4 betas.

I think we'll have 6 betas before the GM for iOS 5.

 

[JetBlack7]

I don't know about you guys, but I still have major problems with Wi-Fi sync and iTunes. Probably something on my end, just annoying that it doesn't "just work" for me.

Some people reported to be having those problems aswell.

 

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For iOS 4, I believe there were 4 betas plus the GM version. Honestly, I expect an iPhone 5 revealing in three weeks.

My prediction:

iOS Beta 5: August 5
iOS 5 GM: August 16
iPhone 5 released: September 8

A little off, I must say.

Well, I was off because everyone thought it was coming out in September. Now, everyone is saying October. I'll update it with a new October release prediction.