ios Apple will fight iOS bugs with first-ever iOS Public Betas: 8.3 in March, 9 in summer

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Apple will fight iOS bugs with first-ever iOS Public Betas: 8.3 in March, 9 in summer

In an effort to eliminate bugs from upcoming iOS versions ahead of their general releases, Apple plans to launch the first-ever public beta program for the iOS operating system, according to multiple people briefed on the plans. Following the successful launch of the OS X Public Beta program with OS X Yosemite last year, Apple intends to release the upcoming iOS 8.3 as a public beta via the company

[grik]

What is amazing is that my iPhone 4s will still have 2015 updates and keeps working like a charm after 4 years 24/7 working. 

I hope Microsoft can pull off a stable and 2 or 3 years support for their next generation smart-phones. I want an alternative that its lacking on the market.

[spy beef]

What is amazing is that my iPhone 4s will still have 2015 updates and keeps working like a charm after 4 years 24/7 working. 

I hope Microsoft can pull off a stable and 2 or 3 years support for their next generation smart-phones. I want an alternative that its lacking on the market.

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WP7 never forget.

[Elliot B.]

What is amazing is that my iPhone 4s will still have 2015 updates and keeps working like a charm after 4 years 24/7 working. 

I hope Microsoft can pull off a stable and 2 or 3 years support for their next generation smart-phones. I want an alternative that its lacking on the market.

I'm surprised 2014's iOS 8.x didn't kill the performance/battery life of the 2011 iPhone 4S.

 

2010's iOS 4 obliterated the performance of my 2008 iPhone 3G. Music skipping when changing apps, slow Safari scrolling speed, the lot.

[AeonicVision]

What is amazing is that my iPhone 4s will still have 2015 updates and keeps working like a charm after 4 years 24/7 working. 

I hope Microsoft can pull off a stable and 2 or 3 years support for their next generation smart-phones. I want an alternative that its lacking on the market.

I think part of this is that the A5 chip was the first dual-core chip in Apple's lineup, and that's given it more staying power.

The A6 was Apple's first truly custom design, which is why I think it's still on sale in the 5c.  I expect the A6 to keep trucking for even longer than the A5.

 

The A7/A8 are beasts, so I'm hoping the outlook continues to be so positive moving forward.  Even the A4 in the iPhone 4 managed to last quite a while, though it went out a bit rough with iOS 7, several years later at least.

[Knife Party]

awesome, I'm looking forward to iOS9 and get a macbook 13 retina soon