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iOS 2.0 Beta 8

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Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

Beta 8 paired the final prerelease SDK and firmware with updated signing state, a developer iTunes installation path, and the opening of App Store submission workflows.

Date
Jun 26, 2008
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Release milestone

Beta 8 paired the final prerelease SDK and firmware with updated signing state, a developer iTunes installation path, and the opening of App Store submission workflows.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

What Beta 8 documents

This archive page contains 6 narrowly attributed historical records. All titles, summaries, and explanatory prose are original synthesis, with source locators retained for verification.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Selection boundary

The selected reports call the June 26 milestone Beta 8. Later reporting sometimes describes the same firmware lineage as a golden master, but this batch does not duplicate one uncertain identity into separate routes. MobileMe push, bookmark syncing, and the Applications pane are excluded because the retained text describes iTunes 7.7 behavior, not an iPhone OS change; an anonymous stability impression is also excluded.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Archive limitations

This archive does not reproduce publisher articles or confidential developer material. Unsupported build numbers, speculative features, long excerpts, and the separately owned Public route are excluded.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:26:00-07:00 · Beta 8; identity and timing — Beta 8 of the iPhone Software Developer's Kit

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  2. iPhone SDK beta eight is great

    Macworld · Dan Moren · 2008-06-27T02:09:00-07:00 · Beta 8; identity and timing — beta 8 version of the software development kit

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  3. Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:34:00-07:00 · Beta 8; identity and timing — eighth beta version of the iPhone OS

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  4. iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released

    Engadget · Robert Palmer · 2008-06-26T23:15:00Z · Beta 8; identity and timing — firmware revision 5a345

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  5. iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released

    Engadget · Robert Palmer · 2008-06-26T23:15:00Z · Beta 8; identity and timing — iPhone SDK Beta 8

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  6. Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:26:00-07:00 · Beta 8; identity and timing — new version of the iPhone 2.0 Firmware

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  7. Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:34:00-07:00 · Beta 8; App Store preparation — conduct final testing and prepare your application for submission

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  8. Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:26:00-07:00 · Beta 8; App Store submission — Apple is now accepting Apps into the App store

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  9. Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:34:00-07:00 · Beta 8; App Store submission — now accepting applications to the App Store

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  10. iPhone SDK beta eight is great

    Macworld · Dan Moren · 2008-06-27T02:09:00-07:00 · Beta 8; App Store submission — version required to build and sign iPhone apps

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  11. iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released

    Engadget · Robert Palmer · 2008-06-26T23:15:00Z · Beta 8; Code signing — certificates issued before June 9 have also expired

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  12. iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released

    Engadget · Robert Palmer · 2008-06-26T23:15:00Z · Beta 8; iTunes installation — developer-only version of iTunes 7.7

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  13. iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released

    Engadget · Robert Palmer · 2008-06-26T23:15:00Z · Beta 8; iTunes installation — install iPhone OS Beta 8 on your Apple devices

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  14. Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8

    MacRumors · Arnold Kim · 2008-06-26T17:26:00-07:00 · Beta 8; iTunes installation — seeded a pre-release of iTunes 7.7

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  15. iPhone SDK beta eight is great

    Macworld · Dan Moren · 2008-06-27T02:09:00-07:00 · Beta 8; SDK and iPhone OS — beta 8 is compatible with the final iPhone OS 2.0 software release

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

developerApi · changed

Beta 8 opened final App Store testing

partiallyDocumentedreported

Beta 8 evidence places this App Store preparation state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store · Beta 8; App Store preparation — conduct final testing and prepare your application for submission

compatibility · changed

Prerelease application-signing policy

partiallyDocumentedreported

Beta 8 evidence records a new cutoff: certificates issued before June 9 had expired.

  1. [1] iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released · Beta 8; Code signing — certificates issued before June 9 have also expired

compatibility · changed

Beta 8 became the required submission toolchain

documentedreported

Beta 8 evidence places this App Store submission state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] iPhone SDK beta eight is great · Beta 8; App Store submission — version required to build and sign iPhone apps

feature · introduced

The App Store began accepting application submissions

partiallyDocumentedcorroborated

Beta 8 evidence places this App Store submission state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8 · Beta 8; App Store submission — Apple is now accepting Apps into the App store
  2. [2] Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store · Beta 8; App Store submission — now accepting applications to the App Store

compatibility · changed

A prerelease iTunes 7.7 accompanied Beta 8 installation

partiallyDocumentedcorroborated

Two reports connect the developer-only iTunes 7.7 preview to Beta 8 installation; neither establishes it as a general iPhone OS feature.

  1. [1] iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released · Beta 8; iTunes installation — developer-only version of iTunes 7.7
  2. [2] iPhone SDK Beta 8 Released · Beta 8; iTunes installation — install iPhone OS Beta 8 on your Apple devices
  3. [3] Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8 · Beta 8; iTunes installation — seeded a pre-release of iTunes 7.7

compatibility · changed

SDK support for the target iPhone OS

partiallyDocumentedreported

The Beta 8 release notes tie this SDK to the forthcoming public 2.0 target.

  1. [1] iPhone SDK beta eight is great · Beta 8; SDK and iPhone OS — beta 8 is compatible with the final iPhone OS 2.0 software release