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iOS Releases

A simple page to record historic Xcode & iOS Releases for future project planning

2014 (iOS 8)

Date	Xcode Version	iOS Version	Submit?	Notes
Jun 02	6.0.0 Beta 1	8.0.0	NO	WWDC Keynote Dropped iPhone 4 (47 months)

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Jun 17 |6.0.0 Beta 2 |8.0.0 | NO | | | | | Jul 07 |6.0.0 Beta 3 |8.0.0 | NO | | | | | Jul 21 |6.0.0 Beta 4 |8.0.0 | NO | | | | | Aug 04 |6.0.0 Beta 5 |8.0.0 | NO | | | | | Aug 18 |6.0.0 Beta 6 |8.0.0 | NO |Pulled, then re-added same day | | | | Sep 02 |6.0.0 Beta 7 |8.0.0 | NO | | | | | Sep 09 |6.0.0 GM 1 |8.0.0 | YES |iPhone 6, 6+ announced
iOS 8.0 Release: Sep 17 | | | | Sep 17 |6.0.1 |8.0.0 | YES |Public Release | | | | Sep 24 |6.0.1 |8.0.1 | YES |8.0.1 Pulled within 2 hours | | | | Sep 25 |6.0.1 |8.0.2 | YES | | | | | Oct 07 |6.1 GM 2 |8.1 | YES? | | | | | Oct 16 | | | YES |iPad Mini 3, Air 2 announced
iOS 8.1 Release: Oct 20 | | | | Oct 20 |6.1 |8.1.0 | YES |Public Release | | | | Feb 01 |5.X |7.X | NO | Users must use Xcode 6.X to submit to app store

2013-2014 (iOS 7)

Date	Xcode Version	iOS Version	Submit?	Notes
Jun 10	5.0.0 DP 1	7.0.0	NO	WWDC Keynote Dropped iPhone 3GS (48 months) Dropped iPod Touch 4G (33 months)

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Jun 24 |5.0.0 DP 2 |7.0.0 | NO | | | | | Jul 08 |5.0.0 DP 3 |7.0.0 | NO | | | | | Jul 29 |5.0.0 DP 4 |7.0.0 | NO | | | | | Aug 06 |5.0.0 DP 5 |7.0.0 | NO | | | | | Aug 22 |5.0.0 DP 6 |7.0.0 | NO | | | | | Sep 10 | | | NO |iPhone 5C, 5S announced | | | | Sep 11 |5.0.0 GM |7.0.0 | YES | | | | | Sep 19 | |7.0.1 | YES |iPhone 5C, 5S released | | | | Sep 26 |5.0.0 |7.0.2 | YES | | | | | Oct 22 | |7.0.3 | YES |iPad Air, Mini 2 announced | | | | Nov 01 | | | YES |iPad Air, Mini 2 released | | | | Nov 04 |5.0.2 GM |7.0.3 | NO? | | | | | Nov 11 |5.0.2 |7.0.3 | YES | | | | | Nov 14 |5.0.2 |7.0.4 | YES | | | | | Jan 29 |5.0.2 |7.0.5 | YES | | | | | Mar 10 |5.1 |7.1.0 | YES |Carplay & iTunes Radio

2014 (iOS 8)

02 June 2014 (Initial Beta)

• 8.0 Announced during WWDC Keynote
• Xcode 6 Beta 1
• Dropped support for:
  • iPhone 4 (47 months old)

17 June 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 2

07 July 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 3

21 July 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 4

4 August 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 5

18 August 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 6
  • Release pulled briefly from developer.apple then re-uploaded

02 September 2014 (Beta Update)

• Xcode 6 Beta 7

09 September 2014 (Initial GM)

• Xcode 6.0 GM
• Can submit apps to store
• iPhone 6 announced
• iPhone 6+ announced
• Release date for iOS 8.0 set (17 September 2014)

17 September 2014 (Initial Release)

• 8.0 Released to public
• Xcode 6.0.1 Released

24 September 2014 (Release Update)

• 8.0.1 Released to public
• 8.0.1 Removed due to phone bricking

25 September 2014 (Release Update)

• 8.0.2 Released to public

07 October 2014 (GM Update)

• Xcode 6.1 GM 2

16 October 2014 (Announcement)

• iPad mini 3 announced
• iPad Air 3 announced
• Release date for iOS 8.1 set (20 October 2014)

20 October 2014 (Release Update)

• 8.1 Released to public

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References

• iOS 8
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_8
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_SDK
  • http://iosdevelopertips.com/beta/xcode-6-beta-2-released.html
  • http://fortheloveoftech.com/2014/07/08/xcode-6-beta-3-is-now-available-and-it-keeps-getting-more-swift/
  • http://theswiftlangblog.com/swift-ios-8-xcode-6-beta-4-now-available-access-control-for-swift-is-here/
  • http://iosdevelopertips.com/beta/apple-releases-ios-8-xcode-6-beta-5.html
  • http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/18/apple-re-releases-xcode-6-beta-6-solves-issues-discovered-by-developers-in-new-build/
  • http://www.reddit.com/r/swift/comments/2f9zfx/xcode_6_beta_7_is_out/
  • https://developer.apple.com/news/
• iOS 7
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_7
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch#4th_generation
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5S
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_Air
  • http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/10/apple-releases-ios-7-beta-1-to-developers/
  • http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/06/apple-seeds-2nd-os-x-mavericks-preview-and-xcode-5-to-developers/
  • http://www.mactrast.com/2013/07/apple-seeds-ios-7-beta-3-to-developers-right-on-schedule/
  • http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/06/apple-releases-xcode-5-developer-preview-5-with-minor-improvements
  • http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/29/apple-releases-new-betas-for-xcode-5-os-x-server-remote-desktop-37
  • http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Releases-Xcode-5-Developer-Preview-6-377312.shtml
  • http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/22/xcode-5-0-1-released-with-mavericks-sdk-and-new-build-debug-features/
  • http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/11/apple-issues-xcode-502-update-with-bug-fixes-performance-improvements
  • http://blog.instabug.com/2014/03/ios-7-1xcode-5-1-whats-developers-2/