Apple has released the iOS 26 Beta 8 update to developers today, a move that typically signals the imminent conclusion of the Beta testing phase. Historically, Apple follows a pattern of releasing developer Beta versions of iOS systems up to eight times before the official software rollout. Reflecting on past releases, the test versions of iOS 18, iOS 17, iOS 16, iOS 15, iOS 14, and iOS 13 adhered to this eight-Beta limit, reinforcing this established pattern.