It did? When? I‘m not being antagonistic, I’m being serious — I didn’t hear anything about that.
And doesn’t iPadOS (not the beta) come out in late September/early October? I really wish they would go back to releasing iPhones in the early summer, like they did with the OG through the 4, and iPads two months or so before it. That way, you didn’t have to wait forever for the newest ios (or now, iPadOS) for very long.
Also. there was something cool and exciting about about new iPhones coming out right as summer was starting, especially the improved cameras that you could utilize during the time of the year when you spend the most time outdoors and travel a bit.
June would be so much better than the dreary, getting darker earlier every day, soon to be winter October release dates of the 4S and on. Throw Macs in that spot instead, lol. That way apple could make its $$$ selling the previous gen Macs with the back to school specials, and then release the new stuff a month after it ends, so the students can’t return them for the new ones. (I know they kind of do this now).
Or just release iPadOS updates separately from iOS. I don‘t know. If anything, this is a perfect example of the advice, “buy tech for what it does now, not for what it might do in the future.”