When will beta 6 be available?

[Tyler23]

Anything yet?

There likely won't be another beta released to developers until the GM, so there's nothing to anticipate until then.

 

[C DM]

If your right it will be totally 5 weeks between Beta 5 and GM? Sounds like a very long time since there have been 2-3 weeks between the recent betas. I know that they usually increase the time between the Betas but it feels like a huge step.

Nothing really new or strange in any of that.

 

[apple.snapple]

Oh well. See you guys next week.

 

[Tyler23]

If your right it will be totally 5 weeks between Beta 5 and GM? Sounds like a very long time since there have been 2-3 weeks between the recent betas. I know that they usually increase the time between the Betas but it feels like a huge step.

It's pretty normal time length between the final beta and the GM. It's usually around one month.

 

[cheekyjeremy]

For me, Beta 5 is nowhere near ready. While I suppose the amount of apps crashing on launch can be attributed to failure on the developer side of things, the fact that I cannot open a pdf file from an email in the stock mail app says things are still hugely buggy.

 

[Stuke00]

For me, Beta 5 is nowhere near ready. While I suppose the amount of apps crashing on launch can be attributed to failure on the developer side of things, the fact that I cannot open a pdf file from an email in the stock mail app says things are still hugely buggy.

Gotta remember that apple has nightly builds internally. I am sure that is being tested and worked out.. No need to fear.

 

[cheekyjeremy]

Gotta remember that apple has nightly builds internally. I am sure that is being tested and worked out.. No need to fear.

I'm not bothered about it being in the GM, I'm bothered about dealing with it every day until the GM

 

[Stuke00]

I'm not bothered about it being in the GM, I'm bothered about dealing with it every day until the GM

hahaha, well at least you can open it in iBooks that is what I am doing for now.

 

[gglittle]

In a surprising twist xcode beta six is no longer in Dev center, beta 5 is back up.......wonder why?!?!

It's still there on the Mac->Yosemite page.

 

[ajiuo]

Oh well. See you guys next week.

I don't think you get it.. Developer beta testing is done. The final beta was for the carriers only.

 

[eastamherstbias]

For me, Beta 5 is nowhere near ready. While I suppose the amount of apps crashing on launch can be attributed to failure on the developer side of things, the fact that I cannot open a pdf file from an email in the stock mail app says things are still hugely buggy.

I agree with you. I think it needed a Beta 6 before going to carriers and then to GM.

It still feels not even a 7/10 in terms of being ready. But it is just an opinion.

 

[Stuke00]

I agree with you. I think it needed a Beta 6 before going to carriers and then to GM.

It still feels not even a 7/10 in terms of being ready. But it is just an opinion.

Couldn't this "Beta 6" be the GM?

Or maybe this build has some of the new iPhone 6 features that we won't find out about until Sept 9th.

 

[brandonfro]

I just hope that we can successfully update to the final build when it's ready for the public without having to wipe, etc.

It seems like I couldn't get this to work last year and had to wipe and restore from iCloud.

 

[ajay96]

I just hope that we can successfully update to the final build when it's ready for the public without having to wipe, etc.



It seems like I couldn't get this to work last year and had to wipe and restore from iCloud.

Yeah you usually have to wipe to go from beta to final release. Probably will be the same.

 

[atlatnesiti]

Beta 6 will not happen
GM will be released when it's ready

 

[Stuke00]

Yeah you usually have to wipe to go from beta to final release. Probably will be the same.

Not true. You cannot update OTA but you can update via iTunes if you have the IPSW file. Tho that is not recommended..

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Beta 6 will not happen
GM will be released when it's ready

GM will be released Sept 9th.

 

[ajay96]

Oh, I would personally always start off fresh though like you said.

 

[SMIDG3T]

Beta 6 has fixed the issues with Continuity between iOS and OS X.

 

[l.w41sh]

Beta 6 has fixed the issues with Continuity between iOS and OS X.

There is only a beta 6 for the Mac not iOS

 

[SMIDG3T]

There is only a beta 6 for the Mac not iOS

There is a beta 6.

And as I said, it fixes the issues with Continuity between iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite.

 

[Stuke00]

There is only a beta 6 for the Mac not iOS

There is a beta 6 for iOS... we just don't have access to it

 

[C DM]

There is a beta 6.

And as I said, it fixes the issues with Continuity between iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite.

How do we know that's actually the case?

 

[apollo1444]

How do we know that's actually the case?

because it has been reported that apple distributed beta 6 to carrier partners only

 

[bgro]

Can't remember when GM's typically come out. Is it ~1-2 weeks before the iPhone annoucements or on the day of the announcement?

Edit - Found answer in this thread...looks like typically day of iPhone/iOS announcement
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1767066/

 

[C DM]

because it has been reported that apple distributed beta 6 to carrier partners only

Right...so how do we know what was fixed or changed?