So yesterday after the geek fest known as WWDC, twitter and the interwebs were frantic with developers and geeks alike wanting the new iOS5 beta. I honestly can say I was one of those wanting to join the developer program just to get the newest beta!
It was released to the community of developers yesterday, but is it worth the jump to the developer crew just to get your hands on it?
I think so!
Apparently there is a down side to spending 99 dollars and getting the latest beta of iOS 5. You should know that Apple has said (via image below) that any device updated to the beta cannot be downgraded back to iOS 4. They will only be able to further upgrade their device and eventually install the final iOS 5 release.
This note was delivered to developers alongside the latest builds of iOS 5. As most of you may know, downgrading has not been supported since iOS3. With tools out there to allow for jailbreaking, there are ways to kick your device out of the said errors and downgrade if necessary.
For the larger developers, this shouldn’t be an issue with multiple devices, but for noobies such as myself who have one device, it could be fun!
So who out there is a developer and going to upgrade to iOS5? Who is going to add my 3GS to their account so I can!?!
[via AppleInsider | Image via Dekuwa]
Tim Peterson says
I can add you to my developer list. Send me your UDID!
Matthew Snider says
Appreciate it brother – just got in on a buddies account this AM. About to pull the trigger on my 3GS.
brett barner says
Jealous. I never knew how bad iOS 4 was until iOS 5 told me. 😛 I’d love to jump to iOS 5.
Matthew Snider says
I assume Tim would do the same for you as he would for me brother. Grab it – I am almost done installing it now on my 3GS.
Tim Peterson says
Sure… I have a few spots left… send me an email at tpeterson at crossroadscolorado dot com
brett barner says
Email sent. You have won several internets today.
Timmy says
Tim rocks! I installed mine last night and am rather pleased. There are a few speed hiccups here and there, but overall I am very happy. The notification revamp is worth it even if nothing else changed. Be advised that you do need to have a copy of iTunes 10.5 beta, however.
Thanks, again, Tim!
John Peele says
I installed the beta last night. Had a couple of small app crashes, nothing major. But the new features are totally worth the effort so far. The notifications are worth it alone for me!
Jordan Wiseman says
Just bought my iPad last week. Want iOS 5 so badly! Ahhhh.
Chris says
I upgraded my 3GS and iPad 2 yesterday. Forgot to add my UDID for my iPad and thought I bricked it. Couldn’t do anything on it and couldn’t get past the registration thing. Attempted restore back to 4.3 and that too failed. Attempted restore again and it WORKED! So technically they are wrong that you can’t go back because I was able to. Added UDID and upgraded to 5 without any issues now.
Lee says
Anyone able to add my UDID to their dev account? I’d love to give it a whirl.
Jason Bultema says
Anyone have a available spot open to add my UDID to their dev account?
Lee says
Nevermind I got on one. Installing now 🙂
Chris Gomez says
You know whats weird, I did not see that dev message, and I went back to 4.3 no problem.