Apple has its hands full with plenty of iOS 8 issues in the short run with iPhone and iPad owners still calling for various bug fixes for the new mobile operating system. Apple is still looking at iOS 8 in the long run, though, and is already testing three major updates – iOS 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 – for the software, 9to5Mac reported.
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According to the report, sources have stated that three major updates to iOS 8 are on the way. The most convincing evidence, though, comes from 9to5Mac's own web analytics, which show that iOS devices running iOS 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 – most likely from users close to Apple testing out the system updates – have visited the site. These visits have been corroborated by an app developer who also started seeing these iOS 8 update hits from the Cupertino area in his own analytics.
These analytics show that these operating system updates have been making appearances since the launch of iOS 8 a couple of weeks ago, with iOS 8.1 reportedly showing up in analytics as early as a couple of months ago.
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It's unclear whether this means that Apple is spending more time perfecting iOS 8 before moving on to a new iOS 9 or if it just means that Apple will release these three updates in quick succession. With rumors that a couple of new iPads are in the works and the knowledge that Apple will be dropping a brand new mobile device – the Apple Watch – in 2015, it could be nice to have iOS 8 update throughout next year with new features and functions as Apple expands its product line.