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A golden master build is likely the final build of a piece of software. Two builds of iOS that were declared Golden Master are 2.0 5A345 (despite 5A347 being the publicly-released build) and 4.0 8A293.
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A '''golden master build''' (GM) is typically the final build of a piece of software in the beta stages for developers. Typically, it is the final build before a major release, however, there have been a few exceptions.
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With iOS/iPadOS 14.2, Apple stopped using Golden Master and was replaced by [[Release Candidate]].
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== Builds declared Golden Master ==
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=== iOS/iPadOS ===
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* 2.0 - <code>5A345</code> (<code>5A347</code> was release)
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* 3.0 - <code>7A341</code>
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* 4.0 - <code>8A293</code> (release had no [[/Applications/GameCenter~iphone.app|Game Center]], but contained same build number)
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* 4.1 - <code>8B117</code>
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* 4.2 - <code>8C134</code>, <code>8C134b</code>
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* 4.2.1 - <code>8C148</code> ([[N88AP|iPhone 3GS]] received [[Jasper 8C148a (iPhone2,1)|<code>8C148a</code>]] for release)
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* 4.3 - <code>8F190</code>
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* 5.0 - <code>9A334</code>
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* 5.1 - <code>9B176</code>
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* 6.0 - <code>10A403</code>
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* 7.0 - <code>11A465</code>
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* 7.1 - <code>11D5169b</code>, <code>11D5167</code> and <code>11D5169</code>
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* 8.0 - <code>12A365</code> and <code>12A365b</code>
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* 9.0 - <code>13A340</code> and <code>13A341</code>
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* 10.0.1 - <code>14A403</code>
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* 11.0 - <code>15A372</code>
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* 12.0 - <code>16A366</code>
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* 13.0 - <code>17A577</code>
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* 13.5 - <code>17F75</code>
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* 13.6 - <code>17G68</code> (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
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* 14.0 - <code>18A373</code>
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* 14.1 - <code>18A8395</code>
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=== tvOS ===
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* 9.0 - <code>13T396</code>
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* 10.0 - <code>14T330</code>
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* 11.0 - <code>15J381</code>
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* 12.0 - <code>16J364</code>
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* 13.4.5 - <code>17L562</code>
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* 13.4.8 - <code>17M61</code> (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
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* 14.0 - <code>18J386</code>
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=== watchOS ===
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* 2.0 - <code>13S343</code>
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* 3.0 - <code>14S326</code>
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* 4.0 - <code>15R372</code>
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* 4.1 - <code>15R846</code>
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* 5.0 - <code>16R364</code>
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* 6.0 - <code>17R575</code>
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* 6.2.8 - <code>17U63</code> (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
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* 7.0 - <code>18R382</code>
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=== Notes ===
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From iOS 8.0.1 onwards, the "5" or “6” in the GM build is a fake number to allow upgrading from a beta.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Firmware]]
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** [[Beta Firmware]]
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 25 September 2021

A golden master build (GM) is typically the final build of a piece of software in the beta stages for developers. Typically, it is the final build before a major release, however, there have been a few exceptions.

With iOS/iPadOS 14.2, Apple stopped using Golden Master and was replaced by Release Candidate.

Builds declared Golden Master

iOS/iPadOS

  • 2.0 - 5A345 (5A347 was release)
  • 3.0 - 7A341
  • 4.0 - 8A293 (release had no Game Center, but contained same build number)
  • 4.1 - 8B117
  • 4.2 - 8C134, 8C134b
  • 4.2.1 - 8C148 (iPhone 3GS received 8C148a for release)
  • 4.3 - 8F190
  • 5.0 - 9A334
  • 5.1 - 9B176
  • 6.0 - 10A403
  • 7.0 - 11A465
  • 7.1 - 11D5169b, 11D5167 and 11D5169
  • 8.0 - 12A365 and 12A365b
  • 9.0 - 13A340 and 13A341
  • 10.0.1 - 14A403
  • 11.0 - 15A372
  • 12.0 - 16A366
  • 13.0 - 17A577
  • 13.5 - 17F75
  • 13.6 - 17G68 (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
  • 14.0 - 18A373
  • 14.1 - 18A8395

tvOS

  • 9.0 - 13T396
  • 10.0 - 14T330
  • 11.0 - 15J381
  • 12.0 - 16J364
  • 13.4.5 - 17L562
  • 13.4.8 - 17M61 (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
  • 14.0 - 18J386

watchOS

  • 2.0 - 13S343
  • 3.0 - 14S326
  • 4.0 - 15R372
  • 4.1 - 15R846
  • 5.0 - 16R364
  • 6.0 - 17R575
  • 6.2.8 - 17U63 (renamed to beta 4 later in the day but is a GM build)
  • 7.0 - 18R382

Notes

From iOS 8.0.1 onwards, the "5" or “6” in the GM build is a fake number to allow upgrading from a beta.

See Also

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