iOS 8.4 vs. iOS 9 Release: 5 Things to Know Right Now

iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 release details have been flying around in May teasing iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users around the world. With an iOS 8.4 release and iOS 9 release in the cards and details emerging parallel to one another, we want to take a look at how the iOS 8.4 vs. iOS 9 release is stacking up right now.

Last June, Apple took the stage at WWDC 2014 and announced a number of new products including iOS 8, a successor to iOS 7. On stage, Apple demoed a number of iOS 8 features and shortly after the event, the company released an iOS 8 beta for developers ahead of a public iOS 8 release date.

In the fall, Apple revealed the iOS 8 release alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. A few days after the event, Apple released iOS 8 into the wild for owners of its older devices. In the months since the iOS 8 release, Apple’s rolled out a number of updates including iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3. All three brought huge changes to the iOS operating system. The company isn’t done though.

An iOS 8.4 release is confirmed. It currently sits in the company’s beta program for developers and for those that signed up for the Beta Software program. The iOS 8.4 release date is unknown but several reports have hinted at a release sometime in the next few weeks.

In May, iOS 8.4 details have clashed with iOS 9 rumors. iOS 9 is Apple’s next big iOS update and it’s an update that could be out, in one form or another, in the near future.

Naturally, iPhone and iPad users are comparing the two releases and today we want to take a look at how they are stacking up to one another ahead of WWDC 2015 in June. This roundup is centered on the releases not the features as we take a look at betas, release dates, and more.

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