Apple's software engineers recently began testing iOS 27.4, according to the MacRumors visitor logs.
Fun fact: Apple tests the "fall" (iOS 27.0) and "spring" (iOS 27.4) software releases concurrently.
Popular Stories
iPhone 18 Pro Launching in Two Months With These 12 New Features
It is now mid-July, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are now just two months away. The devices are expected to look similar to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but there will still be many year-over-year changes, with rumored features including a smaller Dynamic Island, 5G via satellite, and more.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, ...
Read Full Article • 56 comments
Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices in 8 Countries
Apple has increased the price of iCloud+ in Nigeria, Türkiye, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, according to an updated version of its iCloud support document.
Price increases range from 11 percent to 55 percent depending on the plan and the country. Nigeria saw the biggest hike, and a 50GB plan is now ₦1,300, up from ₦900. Türkiye saw the next largest...
'AppleCare One' is Now Even More Valuable
While the monthly and annual prices of AppleCare+ plans for Macs and iPads received a slight increase this week, AppleCare One continues to start at $19.99 per month in the U.S., making the multi-device plan even more valuable.
Launched in July 2025, AppleCare One allows you to cover up to three devices as part of a single subscription for $19.99 per month, and additional devices can be...
Top Rated Comments
2 weeks ago
Of course.
This is always the way it goes in engineering. There are some people working on fixes to the current release, others working on stuff that will make the next release, and yet others working on stuff with a much longer timeline. It is management’s job to make sense of this chaos and assign people and target dates to different tasks. But you are always working on both some long-term and shorter-term projects. I’m sure some are working on "28" already.
This is always the way it goes in engineering. There are some people working on fixes to the current release, others working on stuff that will make the next release, and yet others working on stuff with a much longer timeline. It is management’s job to make sense of this chaos and assign people and target dates to different tasks. But you are always working on both some long-term and shorter-term projects. I’m sure some are working on "28" already.
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure what you mean, snow leopard had several pretty big updates during its cycle.
So far for the Snow Leopard approach...
Update to add support for the magic trackpad and magic mouse.
10.6.6 added support for the Mac App Store and FaceTime.
Not to mention both iTunes 9 and 10, along with iLife 2011 and Safari 5.
2 weeks ago
OS 27.4 is the purest version is OS 27 that Apple has ever developed. It truly is the OS for ultra pros. Apple can’t wait to see the incredible things customers are able to do with it. Apple thinks you’re gonna love it. Stay tuned!
But seriously, we can now see how far in advance Apple locks-in even their software. Apple has mastered the art of more evolutionary than revolutionary to keep the shine on the Apple fresh.
But seriously, we can now see how far in advance Apple locks-in even their software. Apple has mastered the art of more evolutionary than revolutionary to keep the shine on the Apple fresh.
