iOS 5 beta 8 coming this Friday, GM on the 23rd, iPhone 5 launch early October as rumored?

By Jonathan S. Geller on Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM

We have received some information from a trusted source surrounding upcoming release of iOS 5 that could help pinpoint a more specific launch time frame for the iPhone 5. Starting off, we have been told that even though Apple seeded iTunes 10.5 beta 8 last week, iOS 5 beta 8 won’t be released until this Friday. After beta 8, Apple will introduce a Gold Master build on or around September 23rd as has been rumored. We believe that build is what will be loaded onto the already-assembled iPhone 5 hardware currently waiting for final software in China. Apple will then request that carrier partners give technical acceptance to the Gold Master by October 5th if there are no issues with it. What’s not clear is what Apple will do if the Gold Master doesn’t pass technical acceptance for some reason, though odds are it will still be loaded on the iPhone 5 at launch with a software update made available almost immediately following the device’s release.

Tags:: Apple, IOS 5 Beta 8, IOS 5 GM, iPhone 5, Launch, Release

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Anonymous

can you ask your trusted source when are they holding the keynote?

http://twitter.com/GRZLA Grizzly Atoms

Well all signs point to an October release, so I would guess 2-3 weeks before that.

Blurry

Y u no hold the keynote!
Anonymous

I just got a $829.99 iPad2 for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HDTV for only $251.92, they are both coming with USPS tomorrow. I would be an idiot to ever pay full retail prices at places like Walmart or Bestbuy. I sold a 37″ (HDTV) to my boss for $600 that I only paid $78.24 for. I use BidsOut.c om
Anonymous

Unless you got a keynote for $103.37 go f yourself.
Plazmic Flame

Look at all the f**ks I give!

Anonymous

The GM build is always released the day of the keynote. So they announce the iOS formally and then say the GM is available to developers, “Today!”.

So based on that logic somewhere around 9/24, which based on the early October release is about right.

Scott Duffy

Except the 24th is a Saturday. Keynote on the 23rd? That would make for a nice birthday present!
http://twitter.com/mattsinopoli matt sinopoli

Don’t they usually hold their September media event the day after the back to school special ends? That would put it on the 21st this year (which means hopefully invites go out tomorrow).

RIMTastic

I’m so excited, I may do a b0lDbuRrY-esque rap to mark the occasion.

Oakenfold1978

That would be fantastic,lol

Trustedsource

“trusted source” lol. be honest, you made it up to get more traffic.
Bringit

and it gets even better.
Anonymous

Jailbreak hopefully follows shortly after the i5 release. I can’t wait to test OS X Lion Ultimatum, rather wait for i5 so the bugs with Ultimatum will be worked out by then.

The Thrasher

Maybe iOS 5 will allow side-loading? HA! Yeah right.

Anonymous

We know it won’t, not like I give shit since I jailbreak as soon as it’s available and get on with my life. Average Joe doesn’t care either way.

Anonymous

Things that we already knew? Check.
Trdracer21

PUT IT LIKE THIS IS TAKE 1 MONTH FOR A PHONE TO PASS FCC. SO IF THEY ANNOUNCE OCTOBER IT BE OUT TILL NOV

Anonymous

fcc approval is different from partner approval.

Emperor_was_a_jerk

Can you imagine the disappointment if after over a year since the last iPhone the the iPhone 5 will look almost exacttly the same? Apple is certainly taking it’s time in releasing a new iPhone but something tells me it has more to do with iOS 5 than the iPhone hardware and that the big thing with be iOS features, not a super snazzy, newly designed iPhone.

Now that iOS is the main Apple product (no longer OS X or the Mac) it would make sense that it will be the big feature rather than the iPhone (or iPad or iPod) itself.

Anonymous

That makes sense. I mean, they are up to 8 betas now.

RegalBeagle

Didn’t BGR also speculate on twitter that invites to the Keynote would be released last Tuesday? Didn’t happen. “Trusted source” or not, this blog isn’t that great at predictions outside of the Blackberry world.

Valandil

AMEN
http://www.applehistory.us/ AppleHistoryUS

REAL iOS 5 beta 8 release date: [BREAKING] Apple changes next iOS 5 update to Sept. 18!

Anonymous

I’m more excited for the Galaxy S II to hit stores, but I’ll be happy as shit when these customers stop asking me when the iPhone 5 is coming out.

Frustrated

Me as well, I for one will be at the At&T store on Sunday!

http://profiles.google.com/bryancampbelljnr Bry Campbell

So.

23rd September is the beginning of ‘ Fall ‘, as you Americans call it, and iOS5 was due to land on ‘ Fall ‘.

I can do this blogging lark, Geller get your people to call my people homey.
Rob

Would somebody please leak the damn phone already so I can decide what I’m upgrading too! /sigh :)
Anonymous

oooooohhhhh-iphone launch; more crap from crApple. And the world keeps on turning.

madman

and idiots keep whining like little girls….

Anonymous

it be a big failure if its just an upgraded version of the iphone 4. i still think that like last year they will find a problem with the handset and it will be like antennagate…eitherway im looking forward to see what the phone will be like…shall be interesting few weeks..still love my galaxy s2 and the s3 will be a beast when it comes out….android has alot to look forward to as well with ICS and what features that will have..suprised BGR has not mentioned anything regarding that

Zac Caslin

Nobody cares.

Anonymous

what that the iphone will be the same look and oooo maybe a few inches cm’s bigger…oooooo very innovating…oooo very new…..at least with android there is always new things to look out for…muppet

Anonymous

Wow iOS 5 already? Holy smokes man, not till I see a stable jailbreak out for it.

anon-web.at.tc
JBeezy

I’m waiting on the freaking invitations for the keynote. What in the hell are they waiting on? The 27th sounds like a likely date for the keynote, since they seem to like to do them on Tuesdays. How far in advance have they typically sent invitations before a major keynote? Bring on the keynote Apple!

madman

Seems to me it’s usually a couple weeks before the event is when keynotes go out….

http://twitter.com/JoshuaPingley Joshua Pingley

8 fucking betas? SERIOUSLY?! Either way, still excited for iOS and iPhone 5 (:

http://twitter.com/n0kru Krunoslav Tomašević

iPhone os 2.x has also had 8 betas. I think Apple will release beta 8 on Friday and announce the keynote for 23rd (exactly 7 days :)
Scott Duffy

Unlike Android, they like to pass the beta testing instead of making their customers beta test.

ScroatFan

How many articles a week reference this phone coming so on with no new info, nothing substantiated? I thought this site was about phones and technology, yet all I read is about when the iphone may be released and writers articles that say the STUPIDEST THINGS IMAGINABLE, like windows phone will be huge and be a major dominator by 2015.

Anonymous

Well said… Apples marleting machine is almighty, and iBGR either blindly fall for it, or worse, are getting paid for this

Sylar

We will see on the 23rd. I find it strange that BGR is the only one with this info I do understand the “inside source” thing and all but I’m sure it would have gotten out to others as well but they are using BGR’s story. This coming from the same people that said something was going to happen on the 7th and nothing did.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Thomas-Byers/1297256323 Thomas Byers

What if the only announcement they make is IOS 5, and the iPhone for Sprint? Anyone consider this? I think it is possible, and they don’t release the iPhone 5 till next year? Food for thought.

http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/ BoyRetardedReport

No. The iPhone 5 is coming out the first week of October or I am going to firebomb the Apple HQ. Good for thought.

Louise Schmidt

What if Windows8 is the real game changer and nobody cares about IOS5

madman

it should read “What if Windoze8 is another pile of shit coming out of Redmond and nobody cares?”

Frustrated

I’ve LOVED ios for years but I have become very frustrated with the lack of teh ui being uncustomizable at all so have decided to move on to the Galaxy S II.
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/ BoyRetardedReport

I honestly hope the iPhone 5 looks SOMETHING like the Nexus S 4G that phone is honestly the best looking phone I have ever seen… and I am a 100% Android hater!
http://www.applehistory.us/ AppleHistoryUS

Wrong. The .plist file in beta 7 clearly states that iOS 5 beta 8 will be release Sept. 18 on SUNDAY. Here is a pic:
Mhines207

Stop spreading rumors all over the Internet. Don’t assume when things will be released. Just because you think it will doesn’t mean anything. Keep your opinions to yourself. News reporting is supposed to be done on facts. Not opinions.

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