iOS 8 Beta 6 Update Release Date Set For Monday, August 18? iOS 8 GM [Gold Master] To Follow On September 9?

iOS 8 beta 6 update release date is expected to happen next week.

Following Apple's release pattern for the beta versions of the upcoming mobile operating system, it is likely that the iOS 8 beta 6 update will roll out next week. Particularly, there are reports about iOS 8 beta 6 release date suggest that it may arrive on August 18, Monday.

However, there are also rumors implying that the iOS 8 beta 6 update might arrive as early as today, August 15, as cited on Christian Post. If that will push through, the iOS 8 beta 6 update might be available any hours from now.

It is expected that the beta 6 will be the last test version update for Apple's new mobile operating system. After the iOS 8 beta 6 launch, Apple will prepare for the release of iOS 8 Gold Master (GM), which is expected to be available next month, few weeks after the iOS 8 beta 6 launch.

Christian Post report specifically mentioned that the iOS 8 GM release date is set for September 9.

As described on The iPhone Wiki, "A golden master build (GM) is typically the final build of a piece of software in the beta stages for developers."

iOS 8 beta 5 was released by Apple on August 4 and one of the features now available on the firmware is Apple's continuity feature called the SMS Relay. According to BGR.com, after installing iOS 8 beta 5, Apple users will receive a "popup that asks them whether they want to use their phone numbers for SMS Relay on their MacBooks running OS X Yosemite."

Furthermore, the iOS 8 beta 5 also saw featured changes on the iCloud icons in the Settings app. There is also a new option for the keyboard, enabling the users to turn on and off the predictive text.

Check back on this site for more news regarding the iOS 8 beta 6 update and the release date for the iOS 8 Gold Master.