Apple has just released the first beta version of iOS 27.2 to developers for testing. Yes, you read correctly: iOS 27.2, not iOS 27.1.
Why no iOS 27.1 beta? The answer probably concerns the iPhone Duo.
Apple previously announced that the iPhone Duo will ship with iOS 27.1, meaning the software version will contain all kinds of references to the device hidden in the code. If an iOS 27.1 beta had been released today, it might have spoiled some small details of the iPhone Duo that weren’t included in Apple’s event.
Earlier beta versions of iOS 27.2 will likely have at minimum little to no iPhone Duo references in the code to avoid leaks.
Eventually, the iOS 27.1 and iOS 27.2 codebases will likely converge, but we’ll have to wait and see how exactly Apple goes about it.
The iPhone Duo launches on Friday, October 23.
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