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Question about Gold Master installation

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applefanDrew

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From what I've read, beta 4 seems to be good enough to run on my main device. However, I don't wan't to restore my phone. So 2 questions:

1) My phone is currently updated. Can I just OPT + Update to iOS 7?
2) When the gold master is released, do you have to clean install it (restore) or can you update from (let's say) beta 6 to the Gold Master?

Thanks! I've never tried this before.
 
1. Yes. You need the beta 4 file to do so.
2. Yes, but Apple and everyone else recommends you do a clean install.

Also, if you've never done this before, I don't suggest doing it.
 
one little question:
i have clean install it but i restore backup from iTunes
does it considered a clean install?

nb: sorry for my english :p
 
hazuki said:
one little question:
i have clean install it but i restore backup from iTunes
does it considered a clean install?

nb: sorry for my english :p
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No, because you're putting on what you just took off by restoring. A clean install is restoring without putting a backup on.
 
I will warn you not to do this because every developer on this site will soon be ridiculing you for using a beta version on your "production device". Additionally, if you ever dare to speculate on the release of the next beta, you will also be soundly beaten (verbally) by the same developers because betas are released "when Apple is ready to release them, no sooner". You will soon realize that any bugs you encounter in the beta will be less annoying than such comments. ;)
 
batting1000 said:
1. Yes. You need the beta 4 file to do so.
2. Yes, but Apple and everyone else recommends you do a clean install.

Also, if you've never done this before, I don't suggest doing it.
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ok. thanks for the advice!

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wolsoncpa said:
I will warn you not to do this because every developer on this site will soon be ridiculing you for using a beta version on your "production device". Additionally, if you ever dare to speculate on the release of the next beta, you will also be soundly beaten (verbally) by the same developers because betas are released "when Apple is ready to release them, no sooner". You will soon realize that any bugs you encounter in the beta will be less annoying than such comments. ;)
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Well, hopefully level-headedness can win out? Then again, this is the internet. :D
 
wolsoncpa said:
I will warn you not to do this because every developer on this site will soon be ridiculing you for using a beta version on your "production device". Additionally, if you ever dare to speculate on the release of the next beta, you will also be soundly beaten (verbally) by the same developers because betas are released "when Apple is ready to release them, no sooner". You will soon realize that any bugs you encounter in the beta will be less annoying than such comments. ;)
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Exactly! This is all that the forums have been lately!
 
wolsoncpa said:
I will warn you not to do this because every developer on this site will soon be ridiculing you for using a beta version on your "production device". Additionally, if you ever dare to speculate on the release of the next beta, you will also be soundly beaten (verbally) by the same developers because betas are released "when Apple is ready to release them, no sooner". You will soon realize that any bugs you encounter in the beta will be less annoying than such comments. ;)
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jeremiah239 said:
Exactly! This is all that the forums have been lately!
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I haven't seen developers get mad at non-devs since beta 1. Beta release speculation is fine but it get's annoying when users are constantly creating their own threads to speculate rather than joining in on the one(s) already being used.
 
batting1000 said:
I haven't seen developers get mad at non-devs since beta 1. Beta release speculation is fine but it get's annoying when users are constantly creating their own threads to speculate rather than joining in on the one(s) already being used.
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Or creating yet another thread for an issue that has been discussed to death in another thread, all because people are to lazy to search.
 
applefanDrew said:
From what I've read, beta 4 seems to be good enough to run on my main device. However, I don't wan't to restore my phone. So 2 questions:

1) My phone is currently updated. Can I just OPT + Update to iOS 7?
2) When the gold master is released, do you have to clean install it (restore) or can you update from (let's say) beta 6 to the Gold Master?

Thanks! I've never tried this before.
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In my experience, you've NEVER been able to update from the last beta to the GM. As in, it doesn't show up as an OTA update.
 
applefanDrew said:
From what I've read, beta 4 seems to be good enough to run on my main device. However, I don't wan't to restore my phone. So 2 questions:

1) My phone is currently updated. Can I just OPT + Update to iOS 7?
2) When the gold master is released, do you have to clean install it (restore) or can you update from (let's say) beta 6 to the Gold Master?

Thanks! I've never tried this before.
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Do a clean install. I do that with all of my betas and it gets rid of a lot of bugs. It's really easy to do. Everyone who doesn't recommend it is only saying that because they think your probably not a developer. I would however recommend going to iOS7 beta 4. I like it alot more than iOS6.
 
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