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Should I install 4.0 beta on daily use iphone 3gs?
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Seriously? it should be "buggy"... it's called "beta" and it is NOT advisable to install it on your day-to-day phone... Beta's are supposed to be for developers wishing to test new OS to try out their developed apps...
I haven't found any detrimental bugs as of yet in my daily use. He isn't asking whether the beta is 100% operational he is asking whether it's tolerable. Relax.
you can't wait!
it's only a month till the official release, person;y I wouldn't but I am a JB so I don't get a release as soon as it comes out. most apps aren't using 4.0 so things like pandora don't run in the background. but works great on my jb 3.1.3. honestly don't know why people want beta's!
it's only a month till the official release, person;y I wouldn't but I am a JB so I don't get a release as soon as it comes out. most apps aren't using 4.0 so things like pandora don't run in the background. but works great on my jb 3.1.3. honestly don't know why people want beta's!
I have a 3G and I am finding the beta to be damn buggy. Lots of problems. Huge lags at times (like typing this, it some times stutters for 10 to 20 seconds). Beta 3 is much better then beta 2 but it reset my phone this afternoon and it took a good 10 to 15 minutes before I could finally get it to reboot.
I would really think twice before installing it on a phone that is critical. I am so happy with beta 3, two would have made anyone happy for digital poop!
I would really think twice before installing it on a phone that is critical. I am so happy with beta 3, two would have made anyone happy for digital poop!
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Indeed. I've been using Beta 1 on my main phone for weeks now - no show-stopping bugs at all. Beta 3 seems to have fixed what few annoyances there were before, and is stable. So I don't see what the problem is. Besides, it's not like you can't downgrade back to 3.1.3 and JB, if you really feel the need.
RichL said:
Indeed. I've been using Beta 1 on my main phone for weeks now - no show-stopping bugs at all. Beta 3 seems to have fixed what few annoyances there were before, and is stable. So I don't see what the problem is. Besides, it's not like you can't downgrade back to 3.1.3 and JB, if you really feel the need.
The one and only bug I have found (and has been prevalent in all 4.0 Betas) is when you turn the screen in specific apps (most stock apple apps) there will be some sort of frame that gets misshapen or isn't re sized correctly for the screen. Not too big a deal because closing/reopening the app fixes the problem. Sometimes if you go back to portrait and then to landscape again it will also fix it.
Ive had betas 1,2 and 3 on my daily use 3GS.
They have all been fine, and stable enough for day to day use. Especially beta 3 seems very stable to me.
They have all been fine, and stable enough for day to day use. Especially beta 3 seems very stable to me.
If you want to get into legality purposes, we shouldn't even be discussing the beta. It's confidential Apple information.
I was unable to connect to several wifi routers using os 4 on the previous 2 betas....I heard they might have that fixed in the 3rd one though..haven't tried it yet.
Jailbroken 3.1.3 is the perfect setup for me right now...3GS has always handled the jailbreak very well and 3.1.3 is definitely the fastest os so far.
Hope they get os4 jail broken on the 3GS very soon!
Jailbroken 3.1.3 is the perfect setup for me right now...3GS has always handled the jailbreak very well and 3.1.3 is definitely the fastest os so far.
Hope they get os4 jail broken on the 3GS very soon!
thats alot of folders. i had my phone like that and was texting and using making to many phone calls i didn't like hitting the extra buttons. now the i just use the folders for 3rd party apps.