The last iOS 15 beta was iOS 15.4 RC, which arrived on March 17. with this version all the news announced by Apple has ended up arriving for operating systems at WWDC 2021. In this context, do new betas make sense? Is attention already jumping on iOS 16? Let’s talk about all this.
All attention on WWDC 2022 and iOS 16
There are only two months left for WWDC 2022. It is true that we do not have the officially confirmed date, but June 6 presents itself as an excellent candidate. In just two months, Apple will introduce iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS 13 and tvOS 16.
A full rollout of operating systems, each of which should come with plenty of new features. We don’t know exactly what they may be, beyond the hypothesis of the arrival of interactive widgets on the various systems, but we know something is coming.
Upgrading to a major version of an operating system is quite a task. If we are already talking about five different operating systems, although related, the dedication required goes from high to enormous. For this reason, the various operating system development teams within Apple they must have been working on the new releases for a while.
Now that all the novelties presented at WWDC 2021 are now available, attention turns to iOS 16and WWDC 2022, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see another iOS 15 beta.
Betas go beyond news, they also serve as fixes and improvements
As we just explained, the attention of the software engineering team at Apple Park must have turned to new operating systems months ago. New functions, changes in design and, in general, important news are already reserved for iOS 16 and macOS 13But that doesn’t mean the end of the iOS 15 betas.
Keep in mind that although new operating systems are released in June, their availability is restricted to developers. Official availability is reserved for the fall, with the launch of the iPhone 14 and new devices. So, if any bugs are discovered or improvements need to be made to iOS 15, even after the release and start of the iOS 16 beta cycle, we will continue to see betas.
It might seem that after showing off a 15.4.1 build, which by the way was released without a prior beta, Apple might choose to update the system without going through the test cycle, although that seems unlikely. The number of devices running iOS (iOS only) worldwide now exceeds 1.5 billion. An error affecting only 0.01% of devices represent 150,000 people.
With this in mind, Apple takes a lot of precautions to avoid any bugs. One of them is test all new updates in a beta phaseEven if it is only one version. In addition, the distribution of automatic updates is carried out gradually, just so that possible errors can be detected.
With everything we have just exposed, and while waiting for a new beta to appear today, Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m., it is expected that the development of iOS 15 will continue both in beta and in the news releases, albeit at a slower pace. rhythm. Recall that iOS 14 reached version 14.8 shortly before the launch of the iPhone 13. Yes, the news should be for iOS 16 only, but iOS 15 has had software for a while.
