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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 to Developers

Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 to Developers

Posted August 6, 2011 at 7:55pm by iClarified
Apple has just released iOS 5 Beta 5 to developers for download. Alongside the new firmware comes Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 5 and iTunes 10.5 beta 5. To update OTA, you must first erase all content and settings on your device. The delta update is 128MB.

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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 to Developers


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Rob
Rob - August 8, 2011 at 4:57am
The official dev site said to delete settings ONLY IF YOU UPDATE OTA. I suspect you can alt-restore no problem (which is what many did). RTFM.
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Miguel
Miguel - August 8, 2011 at 4:18am
Did not erase data and settings, straight alt restore with perviously jailbroken 4.32 iPad 1. Not one glitch yet. And zippy too
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Momo
Momo - August 7, 2011 at 10:38am
I read in iclarified And do it Works great
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ricardo
ricardo - August 6, 2011 at 11:22pm
I just updated my phone and its awesome ! it did not erase anything that i had is less buggy , they fix the wifi issue that hotspot will not over over wifi. is faster. the screen does not take long to go to bright . is pretty good not
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raksasok
raksasok - August 7, 2011 at 7:38pm
hi , how do you upgrade iOS 5 ? i have iPhone 3gs . can i upgrade too. thank you
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nixx
nixx - August 6, 2011 at 11:14pm
it woks for me without erase my data. ios 5 beta 5 is really really fast on my phone. wow
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t11chb
t11chb - August 6, 2011 at 8:03pm
I never erased my contents and settings!
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Andrew
Andrew - August 6, 2011 at 8:38pm
Combatting the non Dev with that move. Erase content on your daily use phone... Checkmate Apple
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digihead
digihead - August 6, 2011 at 10:46pm
oh, c'mon! guys are developers! just they are not decided jet what to develop! :p
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digihead
digihead - August 7, 2011 at 9:47pm
oh, that's good one! :D you mast be one hell of dev! :D it just feels in every word you say! :D:D:D
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