Replace GM with final release

[iFoggy]

Yes I know GM was the same version as the final release but I was just having too many issues on GM (been on iOS8 since B2) for it to feel like a final release.

When I installed GM did it clean and re-setup so no carry over.

Backed up GM, DL final, DFU install and restore and it seems a lot more stable and fluid.

Worth doing for anyone having a similar experience.

 

[jkozlow3]

The GM and the final release are the same. The build number is identical - 12A365. They are bit-for-bit identical (same MD5 checksum).

There is no benefit to what you are suggesting unless there is another variable in the mix (i.e. if you didn't do a clean install initially but now wish to do so, etc). Perhaps the difference was a DFU restore vs. a non-DFU restore (I've had better experiences with DFU restores over the years). Or perhaps you had some buggy 3rd party apps that hadn't been optimized for iOS 8 yet and now those apps have been updated.

Either way, the GM and public release builds are identical.

 

[bkends35]

Not gonna lie, I had the exact same experience. GM wasn't good. Public seems fine. I'm guessing that's because most of the apps have been updated and are not crashing constantly and wasting battery.

 

[jeff1980]

They are definitely the same - however even Apple states to developers to delete content and settings on the iPhone when switching directly from beta 5 to gm/final. So maybe there's something going on in the background if you don't do it. If you restore via DFU you even go a step further than "just" deleting your phone - but it's nothing to do with a difference between gm and final.