's Fifth release and the latest beta version of iOS 8 is scheduled for early August, according to the resource 9to5Mac. iOS 8 beta 5 will be released on Monday, August 4, after which the GM-expected debut version.
According to the newspaper, referring to "reliable sources", the latest test build of iOS will be released for 8 closed circle of users in September. Software supposedly already tested Apple engineers some time and if all goes according to plan, in the form of 8 iOS GM-assembly appears in the early months. Before that Apple will release another build of iOS 5 beta 8.
Golden Master will be the last test assembly iOS 8. Usually its release with two goals ultimate refinement of applications under the new firmware for the latest and unresolved bugs.Software in the status of GM often identical to the final release, available to the public.
IOS Update 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, which was published July 21 .
Among the main innovations of iOS 8 presented at WWDC 2014, can provide support for the predictive text keyboard function "Family Access" for easy sharing shopping, photos, and calendars with the family, the service "Photo Archive iCloud», new features iMessage. The platform also includes an application Health , dedicated to health and cloud storage service iCloud Drive .
The final release of "eight", accessible to all users iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, will simultaneously with the presentation of a new flagship smartphone Apple in mid-September.