Updated on May 3 with more details on what will be in the update.
The next Apple iPhone update is almost our doors. When iOS 18.5 is published, it will probably be one of the last versions before the development goes to iOS 19, which will be revealed on Monday, June 9. Here is the last indication of the moment when iOS 18.5 will come and a warning that if you expect many new features, you will probably be disappointed – although there is no report of new taste buds. More about this below.
Apple iOS 18.5 is almost there.
Historically, version .5 of iOS software almost always landed in mid-May, as indicated by 9TO5MAC. Last year, iOS 17.5 landed on Monday May 13 for example. Last month, I pointed out that the same date, on May 13, Tuesday of this year, was a strong possibility.
The above date is always a likely choice, as well as the day before, Monday, May 12. Apple regularly prefers Tuesday outings, but more recently, on Monday was also a favorite day.
There could be more iOS 18 outings – last year, we saw iOS 17.6 in July and iOS 17.6.1 in August. Then, iOS 17.7 and iOS 17.7.1 were published alongside the iOS 18 versions in September, mainly for users who wanted the latest security updates but who were reluctant to get on board with the new operating system so shortly after the initial exit. However, iOS 18.5 is one of the last.
A report of 9TO5MAC In the past few days, underlines that there are few features in iOS 18.5, and “very few has increased from a beta update to the next. Consequently, Apple has no reason to extend the test cycle, ”he says.
And something else has happened that only takes place when the final version is almost ready. “In addition, this week, Apple has sent the developer and the public beta of iOS 18.5 and its additional updates on the same day. This does not occur normally until late in a beta cycle, when the launch is close,” said the report.
There is another factor: improved Siri. Earlier in the publication cycle, Siri’s promised upgrade with Apple Intelligence seemed to slow down things. As soon as Apple announced that it was coming later, things accelerated again, it was like.
Apple iOS 18.5: What is there
Things could change, but right now, the content found in beta versions is fairly sparse. Although new features can still be added, the liberation candidate is unlikely to be so close to the final beta version before the general release.
There are small adjustments to be sent by post, to facilitate the adjustment of the application parameters and a new banner that may appear if you have the activated back-tap action. It is possible that Apple Intelligence is activated for China and it is likely that there will be new pride wallpapers. It is more or less outside the details discovered by Aaron Zollo.
Additional indication that we are almost at the end of the beta cycle comes from Zollo to Zollotech Who stresses that the latest beta version has built the number 22F5068A. “With an A at the end of the construction number, it means that we are really close to a final version,” said Zollo.
Zollo also says that as well as the wallpapers of pride, it seems that there are “mentions of a few other wallpapers which should be added in this update if Apple decides to add them”, as he says, on the basis of recent leaks such as a post on x of x from x of x of x x of x of x of x of x of x of x @ aaronp613Analyst at MacRumors.
“IOS 18.5 Beta 4 indices on 2 new wallpapers that soon arrive:` `innumerable and light points create pockets with graphite profiling which overlap the emanations of light” and a trio of crystalline bubbles children refractions of light, disclose a simulacra of aberrations through spherical contours “, is the description.
Zollo also says that the latest beta version has solved a carplay problem that had been experienced in the previous beta version, and he also says that “microstts” in applications like Apple Music have now disappeared.
Apple iOS 18.5 release date
For all the above reasons, I stick to my previous prediction, that Monday May 12 or Tuesday May 13 is still the most likely dates for iOS 18.5, unless there is a last minute problem, in which case the following week approaches.
The next big indicator will be the appearance of the candidate for liberation. If this happens on Monday May 5 or Tuesday May 6, the following week for the general version looks like a shoo-in.
By the way, Zollo also talks about the scheduled release date, saying that he expects the Liberation candidate to arrive on May 5, “with a public release probably on the 12thth .. This is generally what Apple does, “he says, although he also suggests that a smaller release, iOS 18.4.2, could be on the way.” And the reason why I say Apple has ceased to sign iOS 18.4 “, he says.
It is not impossible, but in this case, it should appear in a few days. I have not seen any indication that iOS 18.4.2 still occurs. My money is still on iOS 18.5 being the next update on Monday, May 12.
