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iOS 26 Speculation Thread
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So with the revised release schedules of late, that means public beta comes out either later this evening or tomorrow afternoon, depending upon how smoothly the dev beta release goes... right?
If I remember right last year 18.3 was pretty underwhelming, wouldn’t be surprised to see the trend continue. Really hoping 18.4 delivers.
Also side note but we are almost at the halfway point to the first iOS 27 beta!
Also side note but we are almost at the halfway point to the first iOS 27 beta!
@Kylo83 Is it time for an iOS 27 speculation thread do you think?
Why? Just rename this thread again, and voila! A brand new discussion!
/s (well... sorta)
We create a new speculation thread each year for each new version of iOS. 🙂👍🏻
Given the comments so far, I expect that depends upon your purpose for using the betas in the first place.
While testing it out on your iPhone 13 is obviously of some value to Apple, I imagine they are particularly interested in feedback from owners of newer devices, like that 17 Pro of yours. So, IMHO, if you want to be able to provide meaningful and relevant feedback to Apple when you encounter a bug, you're going to need that update.
If you're only using the betas so that you get to be one of the first to play with the new toys when Apple drops them... (no criticism meant, mind -- this kind'a describes me, actually) well, you've already seen what's new on your older device. So... meh?
My mother brought her phone in today to get it fixed because she couldn't use it. It was stuck on the iOS 26 welcome screen, and last night it updated itself to 26.2. It's clear that Apple does update to a newer version automatically.
Possibly, though, it should be noted that these models will be distinct and separate from Gemini but based on Gemini models. So they won’t be a copy paste of Gemini, they will be customized models designed to work alongside Apple’s existing ones and improve them. 🙂👍🏻.
Personally, I’m really excited to test the new Siri features out when they drop! 👍🏻. So I’m hoping that maybe we’ll get a 26.4 beta soon! 👍🏻
Same.
I usually restrict myself to the public beta channel, but I'm actually debating over whether or not this development will be interesting enough to warrant switching to the dev channel. Of course, if they keep the public channel at only a day or so behind, I might be patient enough to just wait for it.
Might. 😆
I will definitively install it. But I worry that Apple will do like they always do with new features like this. Only have them available in English for a year or two. So we who use other languages need to wait all over again like with Apple Intelligence and other functionality
With all due respect, that's just a natural side effect of being a predominantly English speaking company; they simply don't have as many people who can validate that the non-English responses are accurate and meaningful. And quite frankly, personally I'd much rather that they take the time needed to get things right in those languages, rather than release a half-baked product that calls you a jelly donut or some other ridiculous thing.
With an AirPods update today, I wouldn't be surprised if we still get 26.2.1 before the end of the week. It feels like a public release for 26.3 is either around Jan 26th or Feb 2nd weeks.
Apple is one of the largest companies in the world. They have all the resources needed to do testing in multiple languages simultaneously
Unless you work for Apple, and are speaking from a place of pride… I would suggest that your speculation on their resources is no better than my own speculation. While it is true that they have a large employee base, those employees are spread across a number of different disciplines from salesforce to tech support to stock boys to software engineers. The reality is, Apple does not publish specific breakdowns of their employees based on skill set; we can only guess at how many of their software engineers and testers happen to have non-English language skills.
I remain unconvinced.
I just hope we don’t get a repeat of last year and we actually get the new Siri with the .4 update. Think it’s a good sign that they are publicly talking about partnering with google and using Gemini.