Mike Wuerthele
Just three days after the last release, Apple has made the ninth beta of iOS 11, and tvOS available for developers to test — suggesting a release is imminent in conjunction with new products that need the operating systems to function.
The most notable changes in iOS 11 overall are back-end enhancements and an improved voice for Siri, plus Apple Pay and Photos services enhancements. The Do Not Disturb While Driving feature was introduced during the second beta. The ninth beta of iOS 11 has build number 15A5370a, with the previous holding number 15A5368a — a very small increment since Monday's update
tvOS 11
Apple continues to have very sparse developer notes for tvOS. The previous tvOS build was numbered 15J5374a, and the current has been incremented to 15J5378a.
Earlier on Thursday, Apple declared that its next release event is on September 12. All four of Apple's operating systems in testing are expected to be released on or around the release event, with the "iPhone 8," "iPhone 7s," and "iPhone 7s Plus" likely debuting as well.
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I'm not surprised by the quick turn-around on another release. There were major screen display issues that were introduced in the last beta including in Apple's own native apps. I have not had any real problems with simple Siri directions in the past but after beta 7 I've had Siri give me directions to the wrong turn on a street or a wrong building. Not sure if it's beta related or Maps is just screwed up right now.
AirPlay 2? ApplePay p2p?
My guess is that we'll see updates every 3-4 days prior to the launch date, as they knock out bugs and start adding in the "secret" things that will be part of the iPhone 8 software.
So, which iOS do the millions of new phones already produced include, iOS10.3 or an older beta of iOS11?