iOS 5 beta 2
Slightly later than the usual 2 week beta cycle, Apple just a few minutes ago released iOS 5 beta 2 to developers. Despite rumors, this is a regular download and not the first over the air software update some were expecting. We are downloading this at the moment and will of course bring you anything new and noteworthy. If you are a developer head on over to the dev center now and get your download going, oh and don’t forget to let us know your findings in the comments.
Update 1: This release has the long awaited WIFI sync enabled which was missing from beta 1. From the release notes:
In iOS 5.0 beta 2, wireless syncing is now available for the Mac. It requires iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and OS X 10.6.8 or Lion. You will see an option to enable wireless syncing when you connect your device to iTunes with the USB cable. It is recommended you perform your initial sync with a cable after restoring your device.
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.
If you find issues with apps, media and/or photos synced to your device, you can reset then resync. From Settings -> General -> Reset, choose Erase all Content and Settings. Then reconnect to iTunes and sync again.
Be keen to know if it fixes the iMessage bugs and Notification Centre bugs
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Crucias wrote:
What have you noticed?
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Keen to see what you guys think before i download it.
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@ Nordy: Just as an FYI, If you’ve downloaded and installed beta 1 then you will need to install the next beta before August 4 2011 as it will expire and you will be left with the connect to iTunes logo.
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how does one become a developer, and where is the dev center?? plz
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forget post. Ive found it
Gen wrote:
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A few FYI’s for people installing, there are multiple compatibility references in the release notes which actually caught me out. Fixed up now and all good but some things to note are:
iTunes 10.5 beta 2 will not back up a beta 1 device
iTunes 10.5 beta 1 will update you to the new iOS beta 2 but will not restore your data from beta 1
In short what this means is – Do a back up of your beta 1 device using the iTunes 10.5 beta 1
Then upgrade to iTunes 10.5 beta 2. Then restore your device to iOS 5 beta 2. Then restore from the back up you made in iTunes 10.5 beta 1.
Common sense really but as I say this caught me out.
In my rush to install the new beta I did not do the above and ended up with multiple iTunes errors and problems. A couple of restores later and all good.
On a side note iMessage users in beta 2 will not be able to iMessage with beta 1 users and obviously vice versa.
Crucias wrote:
From the release notes the iMessage changes are:
NEW: iMessage seed 2 will be unable to communicate with iMessage users on seed 1.
FIXED: Swiping the iMessage on/off switch and the MMS messaging on/off switch in Settings crashes it. Just tapping or toggling does not crash settings.
FIXED: In an iMessage conversation, video/audio attachments cannot be viewed in the transcript on either side of the conversation.
Thanks Dan. Will definitely do before then. Bugger is two updates for the itunes betas, as i installed at work…
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Detailed changelog
http://www.greenpois0n.us/2011/06/ios-5-beta-2-new-features-log-change.html
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Just few remarks now i have it installed.
iCloud is active, i can sync my stuff to it (Calender, Notes, Email, Contacts, Reminders etc) and i have 5 GB available storage though there is no options to purchase more yet.
The notification banner for iPad now has the calender showing in it but i have little control over how it shows up.
iMessage seems more stable, but i need a guinea pig to test it with.
Required a hard reset for Safari and Twitter to access my net again though mail could instantly
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Anyone else have issues with Safari being very laggy/delayed when you first open it? Like when i open and then try to type anything in the address bar, I get the first letter (or 2) then it just freezes….waits about 10 seconds then allows me to keep typing..it happens everytime.
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yeah that happens to me
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In short what this means is – Do a back up of your beta 1 device using the iTunes 10.5 beta 1
Then upgrade to iTunes 10.5 beta 2. Then restore your device to iOS 5 beta 2. Then restore from the back up you made in iTunes 10.5 beta 1.
I did all this, successfully restored from backup and the device (iphone 4) syncs ok but I am getting an error message that it cant back up due to “failed to make connection”. I have iOS5 beta 2 on the Iphone and iTunes 10.5 beta 2 so they should be communicating. Anyone else having that issue..work arounds?
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@ camtab:
I had the same issues initially mate. Hard reset of iDevice and reboot of Mac sorted this for me.
im on windows and have my phone udid registered on my mates dev account can anybody confirm the itunes beta i have is an offical release for windows or if its been ported to windows? because i can sink everthing nicly apart from my apps i had to redownloadthem from the app store on my phone? thanks guys
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@ Xt3rminater: Apple haven’t officially released iTunes 10.5 for Windows as the developer program is for Macs only. That’s not to say the version you got didn’t come from Apple but there won’t be any official support for it.
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@ Xt3rminater:
Hi I can confirm that the beta 2 installs with no problems on a Win 7 64 bit machine. You will also need to download the lastest iTunes 10.5 beta 2. Go to http://download.imodzone.net/ and download the Ios 5 beta 2, iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and iCloud beta 2.
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I had issues with my apps on Beta 1 but none on Beta 2 (it even restored apps i didnt get around to reinstalling after i updated to Beta 1)
I am doing the updates on windows vista 64bit (no idea since i have a mac at home)
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GAH! No facetime. Wish I had read that before updating both my devices.
Roll on the next version. I MISS FACETIME!
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