iOS 6.1 'Beta 5' is Actually Not a Beta But a Publicly Releaseable Build!

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Posted January 27, 2013 at 2:39am by Shalom Levytam

Apple today released 'iOS 6.1 Beta 5'; however, developers have noted that the build is actually not a beta.

I0n1c a well known hacker tweeted:

Interesting thing about the iOS 6.1 Beta 5 release is that it has the build ID of a final, not that of a beta.

His comments were followed up on by winocm:

Looks like iOS 6.1b5 isn't a beta, it activates without developer registration and has no ReleaseType lockdown keys.

MuscleNerd, another popular hacker, revealed that it's actually a publicly releaseable build.

Despite the odd beta naming, as @winocm discovered, this is actually releaseable as public 6.1 at Apple's will. Good! Home stretch....

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iPhone5SF - January 28, 2013 at 6:25pm

Apple has released IOS 6.1 !!!!

Roger D - January 28, 2013 at 2:51pm

It was released to the developers "not to the AP unofficially" that's y their calling it "beta" n not GM.

Roger D - January 27, 2013 at 6:25pm

It's apples final version of 6.1 but via hardwired not thru their wifi updater in the fone.

Nope - January 28, 2013 at 12:49pm

Just tried to update my phone last night while hooked up to the computer. Still didn't work. So, what you are saying is untrue.

soydepr - January 27, 2013 at 6:06pm

i wish today there was a jb for ios 6.... been almost a year without my devices jbroken

174705d - January 27, 2013 at 6:04pm

Because its not an official release!

Amir - January 27, 2013 at 1:31pm

I checked for an update on my iPhone just now and it says iOS 6.0.2 is the latest version. No I am not a devolper.

Don't believe - January 27, 2013 at 12:16pm

It's a trick. Don't fall for it.

Matt - January 27, 2013 at 11:48am

One step closer to the jailbreak release :)

Dawid - January 27, 2013 at 11:42am

So why is it called beta and not golden master?

Med - January 27, 2013 at 10:22am

So why we still get no auto-update to the 6.1?

Chris - January 27, 2013 at 9:50pm

If you have version 6.0 the auto push update over the air is bugged.

odedoo1 - January 27, 2013 at 8:50am

This could be an Apple trap i would wait till its out for everybody and there is a jailbreak for it, be careful.

tzvifiller - January 27, 2013 at 5:13am

When will I be able to get this thru software update on my device?

odedoo1 - January 27, 2013 at 8:47am

don't ever upgrade through WiFi, first wait till you know that 6.1 is jail breakable and then always upgrade with iTunes if u wish to jailbreak.

tzvifiller - January 27, 2013 at 1:19pm

I'm not jailbreaking!

Evangel0z - January 27, 2013 at 3:19am

So should we update to 6.1 ("Grand Beta 5") now ?

Real - January 27, 2013 at 4:56am

Nope not until dev release jailbrwaking tools

Dune - January 27, 2013 at 5:16am

4S 5.1.1 should I go to 6.0.1 now or will 6.1 be jailbreakable ?

Real - January 27, 2013 at 5:24am

I would wait until Apple rolls out 6.1 officially and have dev's jb tool. We have no eta when Apple releases 6.1 anyway

Apple BOII - January 27, 2013 at 6:07am

But a tether JB already out for this build...y not try?