dannyyankou
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Might as well through Friday in there too with every other weekday being mentioned, lol.
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iOS 26 Speculation Thread
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Maloney~888
macrumors 6502a
This would be the thing to make me happy. I don’t care about Siri or AI at this point, just release the new damn Apple TV already!!!
Stuipdboy1000
macrumors 68000
RC could have been delayed couple of days to incorporate the webkit changes I suppose.
yeahtyeaht
macrumors 6502a
Maloney~888
macrumors 6502a
An update’s an update. Made up somewhat for the lack of 26.4 RC 😁
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
I’m hoping that background security improvements will lead to shorter beta cycles, since most iOS updates are primarily security fixes anyway.
But also, I’m predicting this will lead to less frequent iOS updates. If security fixes can be pushed out separately, there’s less of a reason to do an iOS x.5 or whatever.
But also, I’m predicting this will lead to less frequent iOS updates. If security fixes can be pushed out separately, there’s less of a reason to do an iOS x.5 or whatever.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Are rapid security updates supposed to be scheduled/“non-random” though? 🤷🏼♂️
gtmead09
macrumors 6502a
I would anticipate a beta / RC yet this week. Unless the latest beta is patched for the security release from today, I would think Apple will want to get an update out for the beta branch as well. I know it’s a test software, but I can’t see Apple wanting to chance it.
mcvaughan
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iLuddite
macrumors 6502a
Erm, why wouldn’t they just release a security response instead if that were their impetus 🙂
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gtmead09
macrumors 6502a
My speculation is that if it was being released, it would have come same time as the version yesterday. Security usually isn't one of those things where updates get held back if the incident is big enough. However since it wasn't, I could see one of the following:
1. We see it today and the release was held back to get the general population patched first. Beta testers are a much smaller population in the overall grand scheme.
2. It wasn't worth their time since they could just incorporate it into the next beta / RC and release this.
gank41
macrumors 603
I'd think they clearly found some kind of system issue that needed to be addressed sooner than later.. Whenever we do end up seeing the RC, there's still roughly a week or so after until it's officially out. Clearly there was an issue that needed to be addressed before then.
I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t on 26.4 beta. Has this been an exceptionally long cycle or is it just me?
#1 : It’s a security patch. They test it thoroughly before the public release not after.
#2 : Unless it’s being actively exploited in the wild including the betas, the fixes come in the subsequent betas.
one more
macrumors 603
IMO, that update failed, epically. Firstly, unless somebody was told there were an update and where to find it exactly, people would not know where to look for it and the OS would not notify them. I have had an iPad with automatic updates enabled plugged into a charger and connected to WiFi overnight and nothing happened. So what’s the point of these background security updates, when we need to proactively initiate them and then our devices would restart, which is exactly the same amount of effort as initiating the “regular” OS updates? 🤷🏻♂️