iOS 8.4 in Development With Possible Support for New Music ServiceAlong with iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3, both of which have been seeded to developers in beta form, Apple is also said to be working on an iOS 8.4 update. According to
9to5Mac, the beta is codenamed "Copper," and set to be released later this year at some point after the Apple Watch becomes available for purchase in April.
Given the release timing after iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3, it's possible that iOS 8.4 will be the update that introduces Apple's new streaming music service. Recent rumors have suggested that Apple's existing Beats music service
will be rebranded, revamped with a
lower price tag, and
integrated into iOS and OS X. A timeline is unclear, but Apple could be aiming for a June launch, sometime around its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
iOS 8.4 began appearing in
MacRumors site logs towards the end of January, with usage spiking up at the beginning of February. The number of visits from devices running iOS 8.4 from both Apple IPs and non-Apple IPs remains relatively low, however, suggesting that development on iOS 8.4 is in the very early stages.
<center>Visitors to MacRumors.com via Apple's networks from devices running iOS 8.4</center>
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Overall visitors to MacRumors.com from devices running iOS 8.4</center>
iOS 8.2 has been in developer testing since November,
and iOS 8.3, with wireless CarPlay support, a new emoji picker, and Apple Pay for China was just seeded to developers this morning. Along with its iOS 8 projects, Apple is also
working on iOS 9, an update that may heavily focus on stability and optimization.
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