AppleInsider Staff
An email sent to developers from speech recognition software company Nuance on Monday suggests iOS 7 could be available to the public on Sept. 10, the same day Apple is widely expected to announce its next-generation iPhone.
The email, posted to the Web by Owened (via The Verge), is seemingly meant for members of Nuance's NDEV Program who are using SpeechKit 1.4.5 speech services.
Technology from Nuance was recently confirmed to be part of the Siri voice-recognizing assistant, meaning the company works closely with Apple and could be privy to upcoming launch information.
There is, however, some confusion over the email's use of iOS 7 "GA," which means general availability, a term often confused with "GM," or golden master. Traditionally, Apple has released GM versions of iOS to developers alongside a new iPhone's release, with the GA rolling out a week later.
Apple is expected to announce both a next-generation "iPhone 5S" and a lower-cost "iPhone 5C" at a special event on Sept. 10.
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If so, then Apple needs to fix the numerous bugs still present in both iOS 7 beta and Xcode 5 before then.
Something tells me that someone is about to not being working for Nuance. Hope it was worth it
The Sept 10 release date isn't covered by the Apple Developer NDA, right? Right??? Apple has publicly acknowledged that date, right??? Oops...
I would guess some Apple leaks are engineered by Apple & their partners, kind of like a Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
The Sept 10 release date isn't covered by the Apple Developer NDA, right? Right??? Apple has publicly acknowledged that date, right??? Oops...
Yeah someone must have already thought that date was widely known judging by how the note was worded.
Anyway, I'm thinking September 10th will be the GM, which makes sense since Nuance is referencing developers with this note. The wide release of iOS 7 will probably coincide with the iPhone launch.