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Can I install iOS 5 even if I'm not a developer?

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d-boy86

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Jan 19, 2011
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I saw some links online and even on a few torrent sites. Will I still need a UUID developer slot or account to use it?

Thanks.
 
I say we wait until the final version is leaked. It won't be too long
 
I'd take those instructions with a large pinch of salt to be honest - for a start off, you can't do an update to iOS 5: It has to be a restore.
Also, AFAIK if your device UDID isn't registered then you don't even get the activation screen the instructions are talking about (I could be wrong about that though as I've got a development account so I've never seen it)
 
Is it possible to "upgrade/restore" a phone to io5 with a developer account using the Windows beta of iTunes 10.5? If so, can anyone provide instructions how to do this? I'm trying to stay away from downloading xcode and doing this on my mac - thanks!

Steven
 
It can be done on the ipod
I didn't even use the emergency call button.
Downsides to this are well, can't call or text and if you turn off your phone you gotta do it all over.
 
Press22 said:
It can be done on the ipod
I didn't even use the emergency call button.
Downsides to this are well, can't call or text and if you turn off your phone you gotta do it all over.
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So what do you do: just shift-restore to iOS 5? Then it just works.
 
Knowimagination said:
screw it I am trying it... whats the worst that could happen :p
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You could waste a lot of time getting a very buggy and unstable piece of software to kind of work on your phone--which is usually something that you need to work consistently.

Mind you, I don't know if that's what *would* happen, but it's the worst thing I can think of.
 
green94 said:
What happens when b1 expires? Will we have access to b2 and beyond or will we have to restore?
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You have to restore every beta because they expire.

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Knowimagination said:
screw it I am trying it... whats the worst that could happen :p
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Apple patches the flaw that allows you do this without a dev account and you end up not being able to upgrade to subsequent betas and your phone is a doorstop until the GM.
 
ulbador said:
You have to restore every beta because they expire.

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Apple patches the flaw that allows you do this without a dev account and you end up with a doorstop until the GM.
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people need to stop saying this as it is not true. If you have an idevice not named ipad2, and you have your shsh stored you can downgrade to 4.x.x while in dfu mode.
 
I recommend you not try it. It's pretty useless, you can't sync any data onto it whatsoever and on iPhone's you can't activate therefore no calling or texting.
 
Press22 said:
I recommend you not try it. It's pretty useless, you can't sync any data onto it whatsoever and on iPhone's you can't activate therefore no calling or texting.
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yep that makes it pretty much worthless... (right now)

...waiting for the final version.
 
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