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iOS 7 Beta 2
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Good answer.
Only they know.
I hope they do release it today - I can see it being a pretty significant update.
I cant see beta 2 coming today, id say next Monday. iOS7 is a big update over past versions. There's a lot to fix/add, look wise and features.
I'd say 90% of the bugs fixed, updates for more areas so more bugs introduced as well. Seems smart to not update a lot of the core components in one go, but in parts so we are likely to find more bugs and not get consumed by just a few
When iOS 7 beta 2 is released, will beta 1 still work?
Forgive me if i am sounding a bit stupid, but, as far as i can tell, beta 2 is going to be released shortly.
How long after the release of beta 2 does beta 1 stay functional, if at all?
So say for example i'm running beta 1. then 25th june beta 2 gets released... how long do i have to upgrade to beta 2 before beta 1 expires?
And will that be the same between beta 2 and 3?
The reason i ask this is because i go away 7th-15th July and won't have access to WiFi.
So if beta 2 gets released before i go away, and then beta 3 gets released whilst im on holiday, will be my phone still be useable, or will it automatically stop working? And if it will work, how big is the gap before i HAVE to update to beta 3?
No sarcastic posts please.
Forgive me if i am sounding a bit stupid, but, as far as i can tell, beta 2 is going to be released shortly.
How long after the release of beta 2 does beta 1 stay functional, if at all?
So say for example i'm running beta 1. then 25th june beta 2 gets released... how long do i have to upgrade to beta 2 before beta 1 expires?
And will that be the same between beta 2 and 3?
The reason i ask this is because i go away 7th-15th July and won't have access to WiFi.
So if beta 2 gets released before i go away, and then beta 3 gets released whilst im on holiday, will be my phone still be useable, or will it automatically stop working? And if it will work, how big is the gap before i HAVE to update to beta 3?
No sarcastic posts please.
No i'm not asking what date it gets released, im asking how long between releases to betas still work.
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Where i'm staying don't include it in their holiday packages... That being said i'm sure i could use a local cafe/bars wifi, but i then run the risk of it being slow and having to cancel the update after its started due to duration
No i'm not asking what date it gets released, im asking how long between releases to betas still work.
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Where i'm staying don't include it in their holiday packages... That being said i'm sure i could use a local cafe/bars wifi, but i then run the risk of it being slow and having to cancel the update after its started due to duration
That's what he gave you, the expiry date of Beta 1 not the release date of Beta 2.
Ohhh my bad!
Does anyone know roughly the expiry date of beta 2, and the release date of beta 3?
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Sorry i misread your response. Do you know the expiry date of beta 2, and release date of beta 3?
Dude are you serious?
They haven't been released yet so unless an Apple employee decides to tell us confidential information that will probably get him fired you'll have to use the good old fashion way: wait and see.
woah chill out, i'm asking for estimates, not definite.
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thank you!
We haven't even gotten beta 2 yet. Nobody knows when beta toe will be released or expire, nor does anyone know when beta three will be released or expire.
It's likely that beta 2 will be coming some time within the next 7 days, although nobody outside of Apple knows exactly when the beta will be out. We can only estimate from looking at previous betas.
Don't forget, (as stated somewhere in this thread earlier) iOS 7 is a huge change compared to other major releases, and it brings many new features and UI elements that will be buggy. The team at Apple have more to fix, so it's more than likely this beta will take longer to come out compared to previous betas.
And a tip. If you don't know whether the next beta is out yet, check on the device itself. Open the Settings app, then go into General, then Software Update. If it's not there, it hasn't come out yet. Simple.
Finally, You can use beta 1 up to July 24th before it won't function anymore. Beta 2 will be out by then, so you should upgrade to that as soon as you can. If you really want to, you can use beta 1 up to this date, but you will be left with a 'bricked' device if you keep beta 1 past this date.
Don't forget, (as stated somewhere in this thread earlier) iOS 7 is a huge change compared to other major releases, and it brings many new features and UI elements that will be buggy. The team at Apple have more to fix, so it's more than likely this beta will take longer to come out compared to previous betas.
And a tip. If you don't know whether the next beta is out yet, check on the device itself. Open the Settings app, then go into General, then Software Update. If it's not there, it hasn't come out yet. Simple.
Finally, You can use beta 1 up to July 24th before it won't function anymore. Beta 2 will be out by then, so you should upgrade to that as soon as you can. If you really want to, you can use beta 1 up to this date, but you will be left with a 'bricked' device if you keep beta 1 past this date.
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