iOS 5 on iPhone 5 question

[AIP5]

Hey guys, so I've been wondering how this works. If iOS 5 is still in beta testing phases, then what iOS do the new iPhone 5s being built right now have? Or can they like install the final version of iOS 5 in the factory after having manufactured the phone weeks or months ago? Or, is it possible that they have already finalized a sort of different iOS 5 version for the iPhone 5 and have been installing that?

Just a little confused about making the connection of iOS 5 betas and iPhone 5.

 

[shandyman]

Hey guys, so I've been wondering how this works. If iOS 5 is still in beta testing phases, then what iOS do the new iPhone 5s being built right now have? Or can they like install the final version of iOS 5 in the factory after having manufactured the phone weeks or months ago? Or, is it possible that they have already finalized a sort of different iOS 5 version for the iPhone 5 and have been installing that?

Just a little confused about making the connection of iOS 5 betas and iPhone 5.

they'll have iOS5 on it, i would assume they will have the GM installed as that's usually out a couple of weeks at least before launch.

 

[sniffies]

Remember iPhone 5's have NOT been boxed yet. As soon as iOS 5 hits GM, Apple will order to install the GM on all iPhone 5's, box them and ship them to the States for sale.

No enigma.

 

[andybno1]

Hey guys, so I've been wondering how this works. If iOS 5 is still in beta testing phases, then what iOS do the new iPhone 5s being built right now have? Or can they like install the final version of iOS 5 in the factory after having manufactured the phone weeks or months ago? Or, is it possible that they have already finalized a sort of different iOS 5 version for the iPhone 5 and have been installing that?

Just a little confused about making the connection of iOS 5 betas and iPhone 5.

it will be no different to all past iPhone releases they will come pre-boxed with iOS 5, they will obviously have an iPhone 5 build like they had an iPhone 3GS build of 4.0 and iPhone 4 and all other iOS devices that could run 4.0 so iOS 5 on iPhone 5 is just standard practice for Apple by now

 

[Agent-P]

Remember iPhone 5's have NOT been boxed yet. As soon as iOS 5 hits GM, Apple will order to install the GM on all iPhone 5's, box them and ship them to the States for sale.

No enigma.

This was my thinking as well. They'll just finalise the OS, put it on all their phones, then send them out to be bought up by the likes of us.

 

[AIP5]

Remember iPhone 5's have NOT been boxed yet. As soon as iOS 5 hits GM, Apple will order to install the GM on all iPhone 5's, box them and ship them to the States for sale.

No enigma.

Oh ok, so the iPhone 5's don't have any iOS loaded on them right now, right? It's just waiting for the final approval of iOS 5 from Apple?

I wonder where they store them if the iPhones aren't boxed... That'd be interesting to see the stacks of brand new iPhones like that

 

[sulpfiction]

it will be no different to all past iPhone releases they will come pre-boxed with iOS 5, they will obviously have an iPhone 5 build like they had an iPhone 3GS build of 4.0 and iPhone 4 and all other iOS devices that could run 4.0 so iOS 5 on iPhone 5 is just standard practice for Apple by now

That answered nothing. Of course they will come with ios 5. That wast his question. His question was..Since iOS 5 is still in beta testing, what is being installed on the iPhone 5's being produced right now. And the answer was "nothing is on the phone right now.