According to unofficial data , the release of iOS 5 beta 8 is scheduled for early August. In particular, it was reported last week alone two different foreign resource. The authors trace the history Appadvice decided to release the fifth beta iOS, to check whether this information is correlated in a historical context.
It is known that the update iOS 8, which is now in development, have already appeared in four assemblies for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The first beta version was released on June 2 , the second - June 17 , third - July 7 . The latest at the moment is a test version iOS 4 beta 8, she saw the light on July 21 . History shows that Apple may release iOS 5 beta 8 or Tuesday, July 29 or in early September.
In 2013, the iOS 5 beta 7 came 8 days after the previous version. A year earlier, the fifth beta of iOS 6 did not exist. 37 days after the release of iOS 6 beta 4, the release of GM-final assembly. In 2011, between the fourth and fifth assemblies iOS 5 took 15 days. In this year Apple released seven beta that was the biggest test period in the history of the mobile platform.
Last week, the resource 9to5Mac reported that the release of iOS 5 beta 8 is expected in next Monday. According to the publication, the fifth will be the last beta before the release of GM. Another site, BGR, also with reference to the audited sources said that the fifth beta released on 4 August and the sixth will, it must make its debut on August 15. However, judging from the previous editions of iOS, this scenario seems less likely.
One thing is certain, the final release of "eight", available to all users of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, will appear, along with a new flagship smartphone Apple in mid-September.