A fascinating post has cropped up over at Chinese tech forum WeiPhone.com, claiming to offer a number of official links for the the first beta of iOS 6, as well as a developer preview of Safari 6, suggesting that Apple may release both previews at tomorrow’s WWDC keynote.
The links are not yet active, and their authenticity cannot be verified, although a similar leak of iOS 5 leaks occurred just before WWDC last year, and those links turned out to be authentic. Further, as MacRumors points out, the links do appear to be unique:
…clicking on the links does take users to an error page stating “Your session has expired.” Altering the URLs to reference a different build number or making other changes yields an “Access denied” error message, suggesting that there is indeed something unique about the leaked URLs.
It’s also particularly interesting that the links appear to offer both consumer and enterprise versions of iOS. It’s not clear what those designations actually mean, but it could suggest that Apple is releasing a business-focused variant of iOS to allow employers to restrict certain activities on company-purchased iPhones and iPads.
Apple is expected to discuss iOS 6 at tomorrow’s keynote, and many (including myself) have speculated that Apple is likely to release the first betas of iOS 6 at the WWDC keynote, or at least within a few days. We’ll all find out tomorrow!
Make sure to stay tuned to MacTrast tomorrow for our full coverage of the WWDC keynote. It should be an exciting affair! The download links can be found at MacRumors, and if authentic, should begin working shortly after the keynote ends tomorrow.
