Apple
iOS 7 Beta 4 Release Could Be Weeks Off
While Apple is not publicly offering any timeline for the Developer Center re-launch and the IOS 7 beta 4 release, top iOS developers speculate that we could be in for a long wait.
The recent Apple hack took the iOS developer center offline delaying the iOS 7 beta program while Apple re-launches a more secure developer center.
Apple already launched a status page and outlined what parts of the Developer Center they plan to work on first. While the iOS 7 beta is important, Apple’s first goal is to bring the functions developers need to make and sell apps to iPhone and iPad users running iOS 6.
Over a week after the hack, the Developer Center remains offline to developers and iOS 7 beta testers, and Apple’s status page shows no new services online since it launched earlier this week.
Many expected an iOS 7 beta 4 release on Monday, timing up with the two-week release cycle the first iOS 7 betas arrived on, but without the Developer Center online to deliver the needed applications and files developers are still waiting for a new iOS 7 beta.
Two popular iOS 7 developers speculate that the iOS 7 beta 4 release could be weeks away, sharing their assessment of the situation on Twitter. These are not Apple employees or leaks from Apple, but commentary from experienced Apple developers.
Paul Haddad of Tapbots is behind the wildly successful TweetBot iPhone and iPad application which delivers a better Twitter experience on the iPhone and iPad. Haddad tweeted his thoughts on when we may see a new iOS 7 beta.
I got a feeling we're not going to be seeing new iOS 7 betas for at least a couple weeks. https://t.co/KVLEwBQocb
— Paul Haddad (@tapbot_paul) July 24, 2013
Marco Arment, best known as the man behind iOS app InstaPaper, shares his thoughts on the Developer Center outage, hoping for a speedy recovery.
Hopefully, the Developer Center comes back up with a new iOS 7 beta before the current one expires.
— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) July 24, 2013
The iOS 7 beta 3 expiration date is August 29th, nearly a month away. This should in theory give Apple plenty of time to bring the iOS Developer Center online.
To be clear, neither individual claims insider knowledge, but the opinions of longtime, well-known developers could hint at Apple’s situation.
Apple released an OS X Mavericks Developer Preview during the outage, which is good news, but users will likely need to wait for the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles part of the system to come online before Apple starts to share the new iOS 7 beta.
While there is no iOS 7 beta 4 to bring bug fixes and new features to developers now, it is possible and likely that Apple is still working on new versions of the iOS 7 beta inside the company. Previous leaks suggest Apple employees are testing a different build, one that supports offline dictation.
Apple publicly stated it plans an iOS 7 release this fall, but no specific date was given.
George
07/26/2013 at 8:58 am
“The iOS 7 beta 4 expiration date is August 29th, nearly a month away.”
You mean beta 3?
sputnik003
07/26/2013 at 10:50 am
Beta 3 is out?
brokenpipe
07/26/2013 at 6:54 pm
It has been for weeks. Best beta yet (beta 3 > beta 1 > beta 2).
Andre
07/26/2013 at 10:03 am
Apple is prolonging this as long as possible so as to maximize the subsequent lawsuit against the perpetrator.
Lee Pee
07/26/2013 at 10:27 am
You must of missed the bit on where the hack came from…
Mike Prouty
07/26/2013 at 11:58 am
Weeks? If that’s the case, I’m selling my current iPhone, buying an HTC One, and that’s the end of Apple for me. The BETA shouldn’t expire before a new one comes out.
Shiva
07/26/2013 at 12:29 pm
Nice descision Mr I hv to do the same
Phalps
07/26/2013 at 12:08 pm
還要等多久呢
Shiva
07/26/2013 at 12:26 pm
It’s a disaster to apple
Tremonti
07/26/2013 at 2:55 pm
Wow…..piss poor Apple
ward
07/26/2013 at 3:03 pm
i think apple is start to going down —tow time hacked–shit dates like reales betas
and old features that they have
they most encrease the ios7 in iphone 4 and i hope to the best apple maybe i will buy galaxy s3 and seal the iphone 4s
Rwd
07/26/2013 at 3:13 pm
Ios 7 beta 4 update set for next monday
Kevin
07/26/2013 at 3:19 pm
The iOS dev site and software downloads are back up
mrjr101
07/26/2013 at 4:08 pm
“The recent Apple hack took the iOS developer center offline delaying the iOS 7 beta program while Apple re-launches a more secure developer center.”
Software downloads are back up but no IOS Beta 4 yet. Let’s get real Josh, Apple never intended to release Beta 4 last Monday. The “hack” had nothing to do with the “delay” because there was never a delay. Beta updates do not have to be done in 2 week increments, so where did you get the memo that the IOS 7 Beta update was delayed, or that developer center being down was the cause of the delay for that matter?
Joseph Isaiah Cruz
07/26/2013 at 4:33 pm
Software downloads tab in the dev center is now online but there is no OTA update available! Why?
Kjell
07/26/2013 at 4:58 pm
The iOS Dev Center is online again the Beta 4 should be almost out
DiMas ;)
07/26/2013 at 5:08 pm
People be pissing apple up
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Robert Thomson
07/26/2013 at 6:01 pm
What makes me wonder is the Mavericks B4 was released the night IOS 7 Beta 4 usually comes out (as usual). So maybe something else is holding back IOS 7 Beta 4
John
07/26/2013 at 7:43 pm
can you still use beta 3 without signing up for a UDID?
bugvey
07/26/2013 at 8:41 pm
yeah, just download the appropriate ipsw and when in iTunes hold Shift and click Check For Update.
Search iOS 7 beta x ipsw (device name) in Google.
OTACORB
07/26/2013 at 8:20 pm
Just a bunch of nonsense speculation!
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Mck
07/28/2013 at 1:49 pm
My beta 3 expired weeks ago
Ryan
07/28/2013 at 8:05 pm
What functions iOS needs:
1. Smarter keyboard options and Notes functionality
2. Offline dictation and offline Siri
3. Multi-window support for iPad (to enhance productivity)
4. Actionable and Interactive Notifications
5. New camera features
Lasana
07/29/2013 at 12:47 pm
If update to beta 4 do i have use a udid
Lasana
07/29/2013 at 12:56 pm
Beta 4 just came out