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Apple Launches New iOS Beta Testing Program, Seeds iOS 8.3 to Testers

maccswe said:
Interesting!

But isn't the beta connected to your iCloud? So it should not work if you're not invited to the iOS beta?
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As I said, I have no idea, since I cannot confirm it myself. I am not invited to the beta, so I downloaded it from here and it worked. Now I don't know if it worked because it is indeed the public beta, or because my device is already registered as a developers' UDID.

I am hearing stories from the forum of dutch site onemorething, where people are installing this one with success, and those people don't have registered devices so you could just give it a shot and see if it works.

If you do decide to use this, be sure to download the version corresponding with the model number on the back of your device and install it through itunes by pressing option+update in the device main screen.
 
KiDo said:
As I said, I have no idea, since I cannot confirm it myself. I am not invited to the beta, so I downloaded it from here and it worked. Now I don't know if it worked because it is indeed the public beta, or because my device is already registered as a developers' UDID.

I am hearing stories from the forum of dutch site onemorething, where people are installing this one with success, and those people don't have registered devices so you could just give it a shot and see if it works.

If you do decide to use this, be sure to download the version corresponding with the model number on the back of your device and install it through itunes by pressing option+update in the device main screen.
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Ah, thanks for clearing things up =)

Yeah, someone here should give it a shot! I'm already in the program, but it would be interesting to know if this works for someone else!
 
I was hoping to be a part of this as well..... I've been an OSX tester since the day they opened it up.

Kinda sucks that people that are just signing up are getting an invite right after and people that are waiting for it aren't getting access.
 
I'm not going to join it, because I really need a stable platform.
But I'm glad many of you will beta tests my next iOS version.
 
xaqt93 said:
I wouldn't mind updating to the betas, I just hate that you have to restore to them...it's just a hassle.

As a developer, I really only find it nessacary to update to certain betas. iOS 8.2 was nessacary because of the Apple Watch. iOS 8.3...not so much. Unless you want to find and play around with bugs...
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I did do the public beta and it is working pretty well so far. No major problems. However I am curious about having to restore my iPhone 6 once the public release comes out. Do we really have to restore the phone when the public release comes out? Will we won't be able to install the public version over the public betas?

I did not do that when I was a public beta for OS X. And if I have to do that with my phone, I may just go back to 8.2. So far there is nothing new in 8.3 that really makes me want to continue using it.

Thanks

This comes from AppleInsider:

"The company has also provided new instructions for iOS testers to restore a shipping version of iOS to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch before the final release of iOS 8.3. To do so, testers must first erase their device, then re-install the latest shipping version — in this case, iOS 8.2 — before restoring their iTunes backup."

Thanks for the input - I have been trying to find the answer on the appleseed.apple.com website.
 
applemax said:
Hmm. Out of interest, those who've been invited, have you ever submitted feedback on the OS X Beta through Feedback Assistant?
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I have, twice

And I got the email this morning and was on the beta last night on my ipod touch, not running it on the phone
 
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Well, I bit the bullet and downloaded the IPSW from the link on the previous page. I'm not a developer and I just updated with ALT in iTunes. No problems. It works.

The reason I updated was that I hoped Apple had fixed the major landscape bugs on iPhone 6+ by now. No, the incompetent bastards can't fix a simple issue that has plagued this damn phone since launch. I think I will sell this and get a 5S+iPad combo. I'm pretty sure I'm done with this.
 
ian2000 said:
For those having difficulties finding the iOS beta on https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/, do you have multiple Apple IDs? I have two IDs (one for purchases and another for iCloud - shame these can't be merged, but that's another story). I signed up for the Yosemite beta using the purchases ID but I had to sign in to the beta program using the iCloud ID for the iOS beta to show up.

I did eventually receive the email invitation, but I could obtain the iOS beta before this my using the iCloud ID to log in.
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This was my problem. One of the hassles of having 2 Apple IDs that can't be merged. Now everything is setup and installed just fine!
 
Apple Launches New iOS Beta Testing Program, Seeds iOS 8.3 to Testers

Any mail for me today neither
 
Got the invite, and it's really tempting...except that I assume it will still suck on iPad 2?

I'm almost tempted to do it and suffer through crappier performance just to be able to send feedback.
 
I can log in to the site, but have never received any emails saying I'm enrolled. Hoping they are still sending invites
 
Poor me. Send me that bug ridden 8.3. I signed up and downloaded Yosamitysam last year.
 
I was sent an email with a link to register my device for iOS 8.3. Not sure if I want to download it now. I was surprised to see that email because I'm not a developer. LOL Maybe it's because I signed up of OS X Beta?
 
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