Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 2 to Developers

[WeegieMac]

lol it's onyl been up for 20 mins, performance questions need a bit more than that 😛 beta 1 took a little while to stablise performance wise, so guessin this would be the same.

pretty much all features were in beta 1, just not wifi sync and OTA updates, unless i missed something

Ah right, I thought it had been a wee bit longer than 20 minutes lol.

Just wondered if it was a wee bit smoother than Beta 1, if anyone can be kind enough to let us know once they've had time to use it for themselves, it'd be appreciated. Beta 1 wasn't awful by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't quite as "fluid" as 4.3 ... I don't imagine too much work will have gone into optimising the UI just yet though.

 

[Futhark]

is there a windows version of iTunes beta 2 like there was beta 1? i can't get in at the mo to check

No

 

[WeegieMac]

OK, am I the only one seeing the irony here? 🙂

iOS 5 brings PC Free to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Initial USB cable sync required, iTunes 10.5 running on Windows XP or above or Mac OS X 10.6 and above also required (but not included). All rights reserved.

 

[Futhark]

iOS 5 Beta 2 Better battery performance on all devices 😀

 

[shandyman]

No

nuts, there goes being able to Wifi Sync for me then apparantly!

Ah right, I thought it had been a wee bit longer than 20 minutes lol.

Just wondered if it was a wee bit smoother than Beta 1, if anyone can be kind enough to let us know once they've had time to use it for themselves, it'd be appreciated. Beta 1 wasn't awful by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't quite as "fluid" as 4.3 ... I don't imagine too much work will have gone into optimising the UI just yet though.

think it went up about 11pm.

beta 1 was just as smooth as 4.3.3 for me, i had no ounce of lag on my devices

 

[drwatz0n]

I'm willing to bet iTunes 10.5 beta 2 enables wireless sync; must be some reason why it's not on Windows yet.

 

[sam3020]

No

Yes there is a beta for windows. if you go to the dev centre in iOS go to the bottom and click on iCloud beta and it comes up with a windows version of iTunes

 

[soundwarp]

nuts, there goes being able to Wifi Sync for me then apparantly!



think it went up about 11pm.

beta 1 was just as smooth as 4.3.3 for me, i had no ounce of lag on my devices

any word if you can atleast install the beta on your phone with a windows machine? even with the older beta itunes for it?

 

[brock2621]

Wifi sync!

 

[guru_ck]

I just upgraded from Beta 1 to Beta 2 and restored from my iCloud backup in 3 minutes. It restored all my settings, apps, text messages, contacts, photos, etc. Pretty awesome!

 

[Lotso]

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I hope the wi-fi sync will support older versions of Mac OSX in the final release.

 

[shandyman]

I'm willing to bet iTunes 10.5 beta 2 enables wireless sync; must be some reason why it's not on Windows yet.

iTunes 10.5b2 is needed for wifi syncing, it's in the notes.

Yes there is a beta for windows. if you go to the dev centre in iOS go to the bottom and click on iCloud beta and it comes up with a windows version of iTunes

but is that beta 1 that went up 2 weeks back with iOS5? or is it beta 2 that came out today?

 

[blue07]

Wifi sync; Mac asleep?

Will the iDevice wake a sleeping Mac to sync?

 

[DaveOP]

817 mb for the iPhone 4. Installing in a few minutes. Can confirm that checking for new software for either iTunes or on the phone itself showed nothing.

 

[joeshmo2010]

I just upgraded from Beta 1 to Beta 2 and restored from my iCloud backup in 3 minutes. It restored all my settings, apps, text messages, contacts, photos, etc. Pretty awesome!

Did you do "option+upgrade" or did you do a restore

 

[shandyman]

Wooooooo

Starting in iOS 5.0, video content in applications and websites are AirPlay-enabled by default.

 

[GUILTIE]

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Does an iCloud restore restore App Data as well as the apps themselves?

 

[guru_ck]

Did you do "option+upgrade" or did you do a restore

Option + Restore

Set up as a new phone and then follow the steps on the iPhone Wizard to restore from iCloud.

 

[guru_ck]

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Does an iCloud restore restore App Data as well as the apps themselves?

Yes, it did for me.

 

[SheepNutz]

Can someone please confirm whether or not there is an iTunes 10.5 beta 2 for windows on the dev site?

 

[SheepNutz]

Yes, it did for me.

Did it retain your folders?

 

[guru_ck]

Yay they fixed the Beta 1 Exchange error that prevented me from adding my corporate e-mail: "A policy requires you to encrypt the storage card on this device". http://msexchangeguru.com/2011/06/08/ios5-issues/

Up and running again!

 

[guru_ck]

Did it retain your folders?

Yes and my app order 🙂.

 

[Westyfield2]

WiFi sync is gonna be damn useful! So many times I've gone to do a sync and not been able to find a cable... I blame my cats stealing it!


That said, the whole "Sync at night whilst charging" thing seems a bit pointless to me... at night while my iPhone is in its dock charging my computer is off/sleeping.

 

[guru_ck]

Can someone please confirm whether or not there is an iTunes 10.5 beta 2 for windows on the dev site?

Yes there is.