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Ios 7 for free and easy

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connorfitz
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So i saw a thread on "Thoughts About ios 7" and figured i would post a thread on how to get it for free. All of you know that IOS 7 has been reveled and that you can "only" get it of you are a developer welllllll not true i just got it and it literally took me 15 min (mainly just waited for stuff to download) Anyways its super easy and it beats paying 108$ just watch this - http://
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,847
this shit is so fking terrible. im completely restoring my phone tomorrow.
bummer because my current music on there is 100% skip proof perfect
12 years ago
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,672
lol
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
export playlist from your phone, import playlist onto itunes. move playlist onto restored phone. problem solved.
12 years ago
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,311
Protip: greentext doesn't work so well outside of imageboards like 4chan.
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,847
Smart. I'm gonna try lasting on ios7 for a bit longer. I've found a way around my biggest grief - podcast app not working
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414.
Posts: 3819 - Karma: 136
anybody get beta 3? if so, how is it?
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,311
Initial impressions: a lot faster then Beta 1&2.
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
stuff works and doesnt crash on a 4s haha
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11499 - Karma: 342
Everyone's iMessage just go down??
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
just you?
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11499 - Karma: 342
Got beta 3 links???
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ElGayo
Posts: 91 - Karma: -40
I'm waiting to it's official release by Apple, it's probably some fake iOS anyways.
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,311
Click for larger image
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Wolffy
Posts: 949 - Karma: 131
Boy, is you stupid or something?
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Hood
Posts: 107 - Karma: 146
My good friend has i and it is #dope #ass #steeze
12 years ago
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JeremyB
Posts: 629 - Karma: 30
hahaha..serisouly get the fuck out
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
OTA from settings>general>software update

skipping right to the most recent beta version doesnt work to my knowledge (or at least hasnt for me when i tried skipping straight to 2) have to install 1 and OTA update which may take you straight to 3?
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
word on the street is beta 4 will be out on the 22nd
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,018
that's what my tech blogs are saying
12 years ago
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tripnip
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 482
i hope some one can lend me some type of constructive help on this one but I downgraded from ios 7 to 6.1.4 and right BEFORE i down graded i did a back up in ios 7 to my computer then once i put 6.1.4 on it and tried doing a back up it wouldn't do it.... so any help i really just want the photos i had on their and i didnt have them synced with icloud
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QuantumMechanic
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 891
Tried to get beta 4 OTA today, didnt show up under settings->general->software update. I'm guessing this is because of the new security elgato mentioned, but could it be that they just havent released beta 4 yet?
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,847
mines still fine
12 years ago
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,847
oh thats stupid. my apps arent crashing with this beta 3, but my phone will randomly turn off 5+ times throughout the day.

all in all i think getting this was a bad decision
12 years ago
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jblaski
Posts: 5568 - Karma: 1,115
In pretty sure the whole beta program is still down because of the hacking last week. Beta 4 won't be released for a while yet.
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Wolffy
Posts: 949 - Karma: 131
Mine works great. A little buggy here and there, but what do you expect? It's a beta. Also the release of beta 4 has been delayed because of a hack into the developer database at apple.
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DILLINGER
Posts: 970 - Karma: 1,102
iOs 7 made my phone unusable by constantly crashing and being buggy, but I still miss it.

iOs 6 feels so ugly and outdated now :(

First world problems I guess.
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QuantumMechanic
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 891
My beta 3 works fine, but since I won't be able to get beta 4 it would be best to restore to ios6 before beta 3 expires so my phone doesnt brick out?
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Malcolm
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It randomly shuts my phone off sometimes but you can reboot it by holding the two buttons. It's a beta version so there are a ton of bugs still
12 years ago
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Bmo.
Posts: 4908 - Karma: 2,669
that would fucking suck. i dont wanna give up ios7
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
i dont want to have to downgrade, but at the same time, after some of the shit i have read i wouldnt be surprised if they went on way harder lockdown on who can use the beta.

its gotten to the point where idiots who do not understand the concept of a beta are down rating apps and giving bad reviews because they are incompatible with their pre release test ios7 software.

between this and the developer portal being hacked is a prime example of why we cant have nice things..... so many fucking idiots who ruin it for everyone else
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jblaski
Posts: 5568 - Karma: 1,115
Anyone pick up beta 4 yet?
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,274
Lol i don't know about all the new shit but this thing FUCKED UP my phone haha thought everyone should know
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,018
no problems not being a developer and updating over the air?

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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
wondering this also
12 years ago
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Downtofilm
Posts: 6896 - Karma: 20,395
So no go for beta 4?
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Wolffy
Posts: 949 - Karma: 131
Haven't really noticed much difference between beta 3 and 4, but I'm sure there were probably a lot of interface bugs smoothed out. The only thing is they slightly changed the lock screen to let me know which way to swipe when unlocking. Thanks. OTA update went 100% smooth, though.
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,018
yep, same here. seems a little smoother, but that might just be me imagining it

but yeah, OTA update from beta 3 to beta 4 went fine. the full change log is online, the main things they seemed to change were that lock screen thing, and the dialer
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Bmo.
Posts: 4908 - Karma: 2,669
Once again cannot get OTA update to happen/work
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,847
did you just go straight from beta 3 on your iphone? i thought apple wasnt going to let that happen
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QuantumMechanic
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 891
Was able to get beta 4 OTA no problem.

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Hughes
Posts: 1023 - Karma: 941
i presume its a bad idea/waste of time to get it if i have a 3GS?
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