Going to be weird if they push out the RC next week and 16.5.1 is delivered on a monday. Literally going to have 1 week of 16.5.1
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I would not be terribly surprised to see 16.5.1 tomorrow (yes I am aware that it will be Friday).
16.3.1 was a rare Friday release so it's possible.
The beta version numbers of the macOS Big Sur and Monterey releases have been bumped up today from 11.7.8 to 11.7.9 and 12.6.7 to 12.6.8. It sounds like the previous version numbers are now reserved for a more imminent update which would suggest security fixes across the board and Apple would like to get them out the door ASAP as possible.
Yeah. Smells like another zero day fix. Getting more frequent, it appears.
I’m sure they save the current version of iOS for last as it’s the largest install base.
sounds crazy but it almost has to be tomorrow. I don't really see them debuting it and the RC in the same week
Well the PB tester beta 3's are out, if you need it.
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As expected, Public Beta is out on a Friday! Woo! ✨
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Apple Releases Third Public Betas of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test out the...
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If you have iOS 16.6 beta 2 or 3 installed, you would not care about 16.5.1 at all? It's just another patch for something specific.
I am still using 16.5. Just confusing why we would be on 16.5.1 for 1 week and then the next 16.6 to the public
Perhaps you are expecting the 16.6 to the public a lot earlier then Apple has it planned. It's also tethered to the other OS's progression. So even if you think of iOS 16.6 mostly, that is not what Apple sees of this beta cycle. The absence of SDK notes doesn't mean it gets done any sooner. They also need to fix some issues with MacOS 13.4 vs the new M2 Ultra based Macs. Thats how I expect this beta roll out to proceed.
I'm expecting the RC this weekPerhaps you are expecting the 16.6 to the public a lot earlier then Apple has it planned. It's also tethered to the other OS's progression. So even if you think of iOS 16.6 mostly, that is not what Apple sees of this beta cycle. The absence of SDK notes doesn't mean it gets done any sooner. They also need to fix some issues with MacOS 13.4 vs the new M2 Ultra based Macs. Thats how I expect this beta roll out to proceed.
You previously said 16.6 would all be all over in two weeks a month ago. It's a month later.
Watch out for a beta 4 coming.
If I recall correctly, iOS 16.6 was referred to as a stability and bug fix version. Yeah, I haven’t lost my hope, so instead of installing 16.5.1 whenever it is released, I think I’ll definitely wait for 16.6 to make a clean install.
I'm expecting you will be disappointed this week.
It’s probably one of the last updates iPhone X and iPhone 8 users will get aside from security updates so there’s probably a level of stability and reliability this update will target.
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My fingers are crossed. We are getting something today. ONE more hour to go.
Apple retail at their campus's are open. Still doesn't mean it will occur, but it could.
As I said in the other thread, Retail being open is a completely meaningless metric. Retail is open on Thanksgiving (by phone) and Christmas Eve (in person). You’re not going to see a beta on either of those days…ever.
I think we are going to get 16.5.1 tomorrow and the 16.6 RC wednesday. Going to be a total of 6 days for 16.5.1
Both watchOS 9.5.1 and the last round of betas came out outwith the normal release time window so who knows at this stage. We might still see something today.