Remind HN: iOS 6 Beta 4 has expired ("Could not activate iPhone")

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4594770

by stbullard • 14 years ago

17 9 14 years ago

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If, as I did, you forgot to update to the release version, download it from the iOS Dev Center, connect your device to iTunes, option-click "Check for Update" in the Summary panel, and restore from the .ipsw file.

donohoe• 14 years ago

Oh great! And I can't access that!

Can someone go the extra mile and post a link to the IPSW please?

oscarisaninja• 14 years ago

http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/19/ios-6-ipsw-direct-download-li... there ya go

jamieb• 14 years ago

Nobody else think its lame that we OTA updates for betas, but not final? Grrr.

div• 14 years ago

Not being able to turn of my alarm this morning certainly was refreshing !

pchap10k• 14 years ago

Thank you. It was annoying that software update can't differentiate beta and release versions of 6.0. It kept saying "already up to date" but I was too lazy to download the IPSW directly. Not so lazy now.

shinratdr2• 14 years ago

It can differentiate that, Apple just chose not to push the GM to devices running the Beta.

nirajd• 14 years ago

Would have loved to get a "push" notification from AAPL regarding this..

Seems like Apple is no longer signing the iOS 5.1.1 ipsw - this is ridiculous..I was hoping on downgrading to iOS5 before hawking my 4S to Google Maps grovelers.

On another note..I cannot restore to my iOS6 (beta) backup with the real iOS6..thanks Apple!

shinratdr2• 14 years ago

> Would have loved to get a "push" notification from AAPL regarding this..

If you managed to miss the iOS 6/iPhone 5 announcement, a push notification wouldn't have helped. Also, this is standard practice, happens every year, and is mentioned in the dev notes before you download the beta.

> Seems like Apple is no longer signing the iOS 5.1.1 ipsw - this is ridiculous...

Or standard practice and mentioned in the developer notes when you download the beta...

> On another note..I cannot restore to my iOS6 (beta) backup with the real iOS6..

You're mad that there was a bug in a developer-only beta? Did you ever stop to consider that if you're going to sarcastically chide Apple over a beta issue, maybe you aren't the type to be running betas?

iJon4• 14 years ago

firstly I'm glad I'm not the only one having this problem, secondly I wish I'd found this before renewing my apple dev account :( 60quid down the drain :(

Remind HN: iOS 6 Beta 4 has expired ("Could not activate iPhone")

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