So Apple has started shipping the new iPhone 5S's and 5C's in the United States. Maybe Apple is planning on skipping the GM and going straight to the Public Release on September 10th? What's everyones thoughts on this?
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Skipping the GM?...
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not a chance, developers need to test and get there apps ready for iOS 7. usually are given a week to get them ready so release around September 18th.
It's the same process as every year. The GM is is ready and being flashed to new devices. The GM will be released to devs on September 10, and released to public a few days before new phone release dates.
Sorry, I forgot about the part where developers needed a GM to test out there apps. So I take back what I said.
The GM is the same Build as the Public Release! How many times do I have to tell you people that if you have a Beta Build of either Beta 5 or 6, it will time bomb sometime after the GM has been released and it can be sooner than October six if apple wants it to be so. Do NOT skip installing the GM/PR.
The GM is what was sent to the factories to be loaded onto those devices.
They didn't skip GM.
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They'll get it next Tuesday after the keynote, and a week before general availability like so many times in the past.
actually, its been a recent occurrence where we will get the XCODE SDK in advance of the Public, but NOT the GM/PR itself due to all the Leaks that have occurred.
Recent is subjective. GM has launched after the keynote since iOS 4. So... since at least 2010 and updates 4, 5, and 6. I didn't follow before that.
Sir, I am a member of the Apple ADC Program, recently we have gotten The GM Seed on the exact same day as the General Public due to all the Leaks that used to occur when ever we got the Build Early there would always be someone from our program who Leaked It, so now they only give us the XCode GM Seed in Advance.
1. Does this make you special?
2. false.
iOS4 GM dev seed June 7, general availability June 22
iOS 5 GM Oct 5, general release Oct 12
iOS 6 GM Sept 12, general release Sept 19
https://www.google.com/search?q=ios...me&ie=UTF-8&qscrl=1#q="ios+5"+gm+seed&qscrl=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history
Actually, IOS 6 went GM on August 12th NOT September 12th if you look @ the Build Date in Windows, however the only reason ADC Members got it on September 17th is because IOS 6 Beta 4 Time Bombed on September 19th @ 12:00 G.M.T.!
The GM release date always coincides with the Keynote where they announce the new phone and the release date of the new iOS version.
Apple released the iOS 6 GM the day of the keynote where the iPhone 5 and the iOS 6.0 release date were announced
The build date is significantly before the release date, purely because it has to be ready long enough in advance for it to be put onto new hardware. Nobody mentioned the build date apart from you!
What you're saying simply isn't true.