Late on a Friday summer afternoon when everyone’s about to get early cocktails, Apple goes and releases the new iOS 5 beta we’ve been waiting all week for.
iOS 5 Beta 2 is now available to registered developers. The build is 9A5248d.
As usual, there’s skimpy release notes; but it looks like WiFi syncing has been turned on.
First shown off at WWDC, WiFi syncing allows an iOS device to be synced with a host machine over WiFi. In other words, without plugging in a USB cable. The device must be plugged into power though. According to the release notes:
Wireless syncing is triggered automatically when the device is connected to power and on the same network as the paired computer. Or, you can manually trigger a sync from iTunes or from Settings -> General -> iTunes Sync (same network as paired computer required). Be sure your device is plugged into a power source when performing Wireless syncs.
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34 responses to “The New iOS 5 Beta Has Just Been Released”
I love seeing these beta releases… It = 1 step closer to me getting iOS 5!!!
-Chris
http://friendsofmac.net
You got 5 already, these are like.. better versions coming at you when you least expect. It’s like, there really IS cake!
if anyone wants to try iOS 5 i have a few spots left. all i ask is a 7 dollar donation to my paypal account [email protected]. once received i will register your device and then send you the information needed.
We have lots of slots to try iOS 5 beta 2!
http://appledrunk.com
Could you get it OTA?
I have dev spots available if anyone would like to register their devices and try it out, $7 via paypal [email protected]
What information do you need?
your udid of your device
if I registered my UDID for the 1st beta, can i just download and install without registering again?
MIne just hangs at the “waiting for device” :-( No Beta2 for me i guess.
Did you download iTunes 10.5 beta 2 too?
Just a heads up. iOS 5 Beta 2 has FaceTime disabled. So for those of you who need to use FaceTime, do not upgrade. Beta 2 has fewer bugs (obviously) though. I couldn’t stand not being able to delete photos from my Photos app on the iPad so I upgraded to Beta 2.
FaceTime will be back on the next Beta according to Apple.
yes.
They added a new animated statup logo to iOS 5 as shown in this video:http://www.appletips.nl/ios-5-…
ill register you on my dev acount for 5 $ , paypal @ [email protected] with your uuid
Had the same problem. Do not update with xcode! Alt-click restore in iTunes, and select the .ipsw file. The update goes smooth then.
Jeez, developers trying to scam $7 off of people who want to brick up their device just to try the new BETA software? FYI this is only Beta 2 and there are reasons why it’s a BETA. You don’t want this on your everyday device!!! Beware!