Question about iOS Betas - do they expire?

[Totally]

Hi,

Question about Betas - If I were to put iOS 7.1 Beta 2 on my iphone 5 and jailbreak, would the beta at some point 'expire' and I would have to put new software on it when a specific date hits? Would I risk losing the jailbreak?

I remember I had iOS 6 on my iphone 4. I had iOS 6 GM version and I never updated it again, jailbroke it and lived happily ever after.

Thanks!

 

[splitfirz]

Yes they do. Beta 1 expires in Jan 14 if I'm not wrong.
Anyone knows when Beta 2 expires?

 

[Totally]

I figured that was the case, thank you.

I had that memory in the back of my head.

But GM's don't expire?

 

[dictoresno]

Yes they do. Beta 1 expires in Jan 14 if I'm not wrong.
Anyone knows when Beta 2 expires?

i thought i read january 28th or something like that.

 

[The Doctor11]

What happens when it expires and you don't update?

 

[AppleFanatic10]

Yep

 

[Syndicate0017]

What happens when it expires and you don't update?

Just remove the beta string in /system/library/coreservices/systemversion.plist

Beta won't expire then.

 

[C DM]

What happens when it expires and you don't update?

The phone gets locked out basically to where you need to restore to the latest official version or perhaps another non-expired beta.

 

[sbailey4]

Hi,

Question about Betas - If I were to put iOS 7.1 Beta 2 on my iphone 5 and jailbreak, would the beta at some point 'expire' and I would have to put new software on it when a specific date hits? Would I risk losing the jailbreak?

I remember I had iOS 6 on my iphone 4. I had iOS 6 GM version and I never updated it again, jailbroke it and lived happily ever after.

Thanks!

GM is effectively the released version so that's why you had no issues with iOS 6 GM. Betas do expire and will lock you out. Beta 1 is Jan 13th and Beta 2 is Jan 27th (so I read somewhere).

 

[007p]

Just remove the beta string in /system/library/coreservices/systemversion.plist

Beta won't expire then.

This, I doubled checked with sn0w about this too;

correct. /usr/libexec/lockdown first checks to see if ReleaseType == Beta before checking the expire time.

So as far as I understand, by editing the plist, the 'lockdown' (which is constantly checking) will never check for the beta expiry date.



Can someone tell me what happens when your dev account expires though!? Will that terminate the beta firmware on the device? I can't believe it does as it can't be any different to when they stop signing their firmware surly?

 

[C DM]

This, I doubled checked with sn0w about this too;



So as far as I understand, by editing the plist, the 'lockdown' (which is constantly checking) will never check for the beta expiry date.



Can someone tell me what happens when your dev account expires though!? Will that terminate the beta firmware on the device? I can't believe it does as it can't be any different to when they stop signing their firmware surly?

The next time you install or restore a beta update that does an activation check you'll get locked out as not being part of the dev program.

 

[007p]

The next time you install or restore a beta update that does an activation check you'll get locked out as not being part of the dev program.

Right but if you jailbreak and remove the expiry, I.e the beta last forever and the dev account expires - nothing will happen? Pretty much just like any other ios firmware that apple stops signing?

 

[Syndicate0017]

Right but if you jailbreak and remove the expiry, I.e the beta last forever and the dev account expires - nothing will happen? Pretty much just like any other ios firmware that apple stops signing?

Correct

 

[Totally]

Sweet, thanks for all the info