Mert Erdir has found a way to bypass iOS 5 beta 1 activation without having a developer account, reports Gizmodo.
My will is not to do something harmful to anyone, I just wanted to get the attention of Apple, the company I'm in love with; and maybe one day have a chance to talk to/meet Steve Jobs himself. You can reach me on Twitter for further questions.
I found this because I don't have much cash to get an IOS Developer account, so donations for a young developer will be appreciated. They can be made on my blog (not in english). You'll see the PayPal donate button on the right. Thanks!
Warning: We do not recommend that anyone who is not a developer install iOS 5. Proceed at your own risk... iPad 2 owners should be especially careful since they cannot downgrade even with SHSH blobs
Instructions: Before starting make sure you have downloaded iOS 5.0 and installed by Shift/Option clicking Update or Restore in iTunes.
1. Triple click the home button. This will activate the Voice Over. 2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear. 3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it's switching, swipe with your three fingers down. 4. The Notification Center will appear! 5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load. 6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone's springboard.
Update: These instructions will let you bypass activation but apparently will not activate cellular service. You can still use them to preview the operating system but without the ability to make calls, it's far less useful.
Those with an iPod touch could try the instructions posted by Lean in the comments since cellular service is not an issue with that device.
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Talha - June 9, 2011 at 9:00pm
Another easier way is just to go to emergency call and dial an emergency number... during the call press the keypad button... from there you can press home button to get to the homescreen.
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zib - June 9, 2011 at 6:11pm
I had no problem downgrading my ipad2 from ios5 to 4.3.3
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MAlejandroH - June 9, 2011 at 1:36pm
This is not an Activation, this is just a tricky way to get into the homescreen. The multitasking bar is disabled and the notification center won't work. And most important, the phone WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNAL.
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Daniel - June 9, 2011 at 1:11pm
Pretty useless.
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Stevo - June 9, 2011 at 12:13am
Pretty useless at this point good taste of what iOS 5 holds in store though if you dont feel like waiting till fall for iPhone 5
I never got past the 3 finger swipe oh well back to 4.3.3 I go. Successfully downgraded on my iPhone 4 if anyone is having trouble try Sn0wbreeze make sure you get your phone into iReb mode
Cheers
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Marc539 - June 8, 2011 at 11:09pm
Beware the Battery life on iPhone 4 is horrible with this beta. Down 50% within about 2 hours with wifi, most notifications, and spotlight search off. Aside from that everything seems to be working smoothly.
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Fabian - June 8, 2011 at 4:03pm
how to bypass on iPad 1 ?
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Fabian - June 8, 2011 at 7:13pm
I want to know how I can get a valid UDID.
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Jordi De Poortere - June 8, 2011 at 7:08am
Easier method: Press emergency call, call an emergency number and press the lock button while it's starting to call. It'll say failed, just press ok and you will be at the home screen.
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JR - June 8, 2011 at 10:27am
... Yeah, and kiss your ability to make and receive calls GOODBYE ! Gotta be registered as a Dev phone.
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iPod touch iwber - June 8, 2011 at 5:55am
Does anyone know how to restore from your last backup? I'd really appreciate it. THANKS! :P
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bms122223 - June 7, 2011 at 10:59pm
Is the UDID number the same as the IMEI?
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Airrick - June 7, 2011 at 11:06pm
Plug your iPad into iTunes and under the info screen click once on the serial number and it will show ur UDID! It's 40 characters long, numbers and letters
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tvadakia - June 8, 2011 at 12:48am
Nope, it's easy to get in iTunes though. Just click on the serial # and it changes to something beautiful. The just head to the menu to copy it.
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bms122223 - June 7, 2011 at 10:30pm
What are the steps for the ipad2 to break activation??
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Elliethebug - June 7, 2011 at 7:42pm
Why would one want to upgrade...If thet can't use the phone?!
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Leon chen - June 7, 2011 at 7:34pm
i figured out how to bypass this on the ipod touch
first of all you have to go to the activation failed screen. tripple tap home button. then press on ipod to the voice will say. ipod. after that pull down the widget by sliding down with 3 fingers. then keep on pressing on the little information buttons untill your out
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leon chen - June 7, 2011 at 7:38pm
by the way you can turn off voice over fter you have reached the lockscreen
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dave41172 - June 8, 2011 at 5:55am
does anyone know how to get round activation on 3g ipad1? any help would be great thanks
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Muhammad - June 8, 2011 at 8:12am
once you install it on your ipod can you down grade to 4..3.3?
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Adil - June 8, 2011 at 12:54pm
Yes. You can downgrade it to 4.3.3 by entering into DFU mode and then click restore. That will take you back down to 4.3.3
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ipodtouch44085 - June 11, 2011 at 8:11pm
My iPod Touch 4g got messed up somehow while trying to get ios5 to work, now it's stuck in voice over and voice over isnt even WORKING! I cant get the triple click to work either. it just brings up the start over button. got any tips?
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Scott Forstall - June 7, 2011 at 7:18pm
This works!! Confirmed! I did this on a Verizon iPhone 4... only thing is you'll have no service. Hope this helps guys!
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c305lo - June 8, 2011 at 11:27am
I'd like to update to iOS 5 but want to make sure i dont brick my phone..
Is there any way you can give me step by step instructions for dummies (including all steps not included on article)?
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Aaron Murray - June 7, 2011 at 7:18pm
I can't get iOS 5 to install on my iPhone 4. I keep getting the "this device is not eligible for this build" message which i was attributing to the fact that my UDID wasn't registered with Apple. But that is supposed to be the whole point of this discovery......... Thoughts??
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mwhelan - June 7, 2011 at 9:20pm
Remove your host file that is pointing to cydia's servers...then you will be able to update...
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nazoof - June 7, 2011 at 7:14pm
Can I do this way for IPAD 2 ?
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iop - June 7, 2011 at 6:28pm
Warning: We do not recommend that anyone who is not a developer install iOS 5. Proceed at your own risk.
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Justinishulk - June 7, 2011 at 6:50pm
i am with iop, yes of course u can go back to older firmware... U will need to have Xcode to get it back....
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Ryan - June 8, 2011 at 3:06pm
All you have to do is boot the iPad/iPhone or whatever into DFU mode when plugged into iTunes and click restore and it will restore down to 4.3.3... whats teh big deal. I just did it.
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