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Regrets Beta Testing iOS 5 on the iPad 2?

3goldens said:
I find that terribly hard to believe as it would appear to be a application related problem with both Netflix and HBO.

Why would it matter what Ipad you had, it would either not work on 3G and work on only wireless, or not work at all on both.

Additionally, until I see more members confirming this I am doubting this persons claim that it is in fact working for them.
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Sorry guys, I have a screw loose. :rolleyes:

I had HBO Go on my iPad before my iOS 5 update and it worked fine. After the update I did not put it on but for some reason, this did not click in my brain and I was thinking I did. Anyways, my apologies. Was not trying to mislead anyone.

I did install it. Correct - it does NOT work.
 
No audio

I have a wifi iPad 2 and I am not getting any audio out of the music or video app. Anyone else having this issue?
 
Lots of good stuff with iOS 5, but I do regret installing it on my iPad 2... Looking forward to the next beta since I can't go back to 4.3

I have issues with third party and native apps...

The Weather Channel - Crashes on startup
2Do - OK on iPad, crashes on startup on iPhone
Evernote - Notes don't populate
Videos - TV Episodes are not sorted properly
Calendar - Text is truncated all over the place

Evernote is a big miss for me since I use it daily at work...
 
ntropy said:
Lots of good stuff with iOS 5, but I do regret installing it on my iPad 2... Looking forward to the next beta since I can't go back to 4.3

I have issues with third party and native apps...

The Weather Channel - Crashes on startup
2Do - OK on iPad, crashes on startup on iPhone
Evernote - Notes don't populate
Videos - TV Episodes are not sorted properly
Calendar - Text is truncated all over the place

Evernote is a big miss for me since I use it daily at work...
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I read someone claimed to have
put the iPad 2 into DFU mode and was able to restore to 4.3.3 ?

If that works let us know,
the only thing holding me back from trying 5 is
not being sure if I can restore 4.3.3 if needed...
 
ntropy said:
Lots of good stuff with iOS 5, but I do regret installing it on my iPad 2... Looking forward to the next beta since I can't go back to 4.3

I have issues with third party and native apps...

The Weather Channel - Crashes on startup
2Do - OK on iPad, crashes on startup on iPhone
Evernote - Notes don't populate
Videos - TV Episodes are not sorted properly
Calendar - Text is truncated all over the place

Evernote is a big miss for me since I use it daily at work...
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I'm sure the developers are working on getting the app working although they may not release the fixed version till the fall. Remember the developers got their hands on the software at the same time you did.
 
REM314 said:
I'm sure the developers are working on getting the app working although they may not release the fixed version till the fall. Remember the developers got their hands on the software at the same time you did.
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Agreed. Developers won't and shouldn't release fixed versions of their apps until the fall since iOS APIs will change as new betas are released which may or may not fix the issues we're seeing now or break even more.
 
OSMac said:
I read someone claimed to have
put the iPad 2 into DFU mode and was able to restore to 4.3.3 ?

If that works let us know,
the only thing holding me back from trying 5 is
not being sure if I can restore 4.3.3 if needed...
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I restored from 5.0 with no problems. Too many apps were not working for me to keep it on. Maybe I'll try again on the next release.
 
conshok26 said:
I restored from 5.0 with no problems. Too many apps were not working for me to keep it on. Maybe I'll try again on the next release.
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You have restored your iPad 2 to 4.3.3 from a beta iOS 5? i think it wasn´t possible,

how did you do the downgrade?

I want to update to iOS 5 my iPad 2, but i´m afraid about i can´t downgrade it.

Thanks
 
barbarbar said:
You have restored your iPad 2 to 4.3.3 from a beta iOS 5? i think it wasn´t possible,

how did you do the downgrade?

I want to update to iOS 5 my iPad 2, but i´m afraid about i can´t downgrade it.

Thanks
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I restored my iPad wifi + 3G from iOS 5 to 4.3.3 without a problem.
 
It's pretty buggy. I wouldn't recommend it for the faint of heart. Just to confirm, Netflix will not play videos. Also, opening up a home shared library is wacky. The albums show up without art and the song durations are missing. When you play a track it pulls up the artwork on the "now playing" page but then any subsequent album you click on pulls up the artwork from the first one you clicked on. I downloaded a couple of podcasts and they play at 2x speed and I can't see any way to change it. It's pretty much a mess. Love the new email though.
 
Strange issue with Reminders. They do not work if the smart cover is covering the screen. If I take the smart cover off, they work just fine.

CNN and TwitPad apps don't work. Neither does Netflix or HBOGo.

My iPad is registered on a developers account. Is there any way to go back to the old version?
 
It works fine for me but be advised that the Cisco Anyconnect VPN client does not work on 5.0 yet and probably won't until it is released. That might be a dealbreaker for some with regards to every day usability.
 
Only regret it for one reason. I can't use AirPlay to my Apple TV anymore. I haven't had a chance to update my Apple TV to the newest beta update to see if that resolves it yet. I don't have a micro USB cord handy.
 
iOS betas, especially first builds, are usually pretty buggy. Considering this isn't due for a consumer release until this FALL, it makes sense that there are still many kinks to iron out.

I've run in to a few things.

* Collections on my desktop will have a "badge" notification but none of the apps inside of the collection have unread notifications.
* Safari has force closed a few times randomly while trying to paste text or do bookmark management.
* Photo Gallery force closes when opening a picture sometimes.
* When I'm editing a photo in the photo gallery, and go to adjust something like red eye or brightness, there is no option to save or go back. I have to press the home button to go back to desktop. Weird.
* There's nothing in the status bar that tells me I have pending/unread notifications. from the keynote, I thought there would be an actual icon that summarized my notifications (http://bit.ly/mPi30E) but I guess this was just a design element created for the keynote and doesn't actually exist.
* Newsstand doesn't seem to let you purchase anything yet. I guess the market doesn't exist yet.
* App compatibility with iOS5 has been really good so far. I haven't had much experience with iPhone or iOS apps "not working" with iOS5, except for Netflix, which wont allow me to search for anything (I can't focus the search textbox).

That's about it for me. Just quirks. They'll get ironed out, I'm sure. Actually there's built-in bug sending to Apple that happens if you opt in to it upon starting iOS5 for the first time. So the Apple developers, I'm sure, are capturing all of these random glitches and quirks as they happen.
 
barbarbar said:
You have restored your iPad 2 to 4.3.3 from a beta iOS 5? i think it wasn´t possible,

how did you do the downgrade?

I want to update to iOS 5 my iPad 2, but i´m afraid about i can´t downgrade it.

Thanks
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Yes I restored my wifi iPad 2. You have to do option restore. No errors received. I didn't restore to back up but I'm sure you could.
 
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