The Talk Show With John Gruber · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The development of iOS 17 appears to be slightly behind schedule compared to previous years, with the release of Beta 5 occurring around the third week of July, a few weeks later than the previous year's Beta 5 for iOS 18. One of the speakers noted that Beta 4 has been particularly problematic, calling it the worst of the betas so far.
“It looks like Apple's only a little bit behind.”
“But it feels to me like a lot behind.”
“I think Beta 4, the one that we've been stuck with since the very beginning of July, has been the worst of all of them.”