Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 6, One Step Closer to Public Launch This Fall

By Alex Heath on Aug 19, 2011

Apple has released iOS 5 Beta 6 to developers, with the public launch of iOS 5 and iCloud predicted to happen in the next 1-2 months. Additionally, Apple has also released iTunes 10.5 Beta 6, Xcode 4.2 Preview 6, and a new Apple TV beta in its dev channel. Read More

 

Sn0wBreeze Jailbreak Updated With the Ability to Install iOS 5 Beta 5 Without a Developer Account

By Guest Author on Aug 18, 2011

Sn0wBreeze 2.8 Beta 5 has been released by iH8snow for Windows users. This version jailbreaks iOS 5 Beta 5, and also includes a few handy features along the way.

This is a tethered jailbreak. A notable feature in this release is the abiltiity to install iOS 5 and skip the UDID developer check, meaning you don’t have to be a developer to install the iOS 5 beta (providing you have the firmware downloaded)… Read More

 

Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 5 With RedSn0w

By Jeff Benjamin on Aug 9, 2011

As usual, that didn’t take long. Hot of the heels of the Beta 5 release of iOS 5, the iPhone Dev Team has released RedSn0w 0.9.8b5, which, of course, allows you to jailbreak Apple’s bleeding edge firmware.

Per the norm, this is a tethered jailbreak, meaning you’ll have to be near a computer to perform a tethered boot if you have to restart your device for any reason.

This latest version of RedSn0w is available for both Mac and Windows users. Check inside for more details… Read More

 

iOS 5 Beta 5 Set to Expire on September 14

By Zech TesfaYohannes on Aug 7, 2011

In a recent tweet by iH8sn0w, he has stated that iOS 5 Beta 5 will expire on September 14, 2011. This means that if you use your iDevice past that date and time, it will lock up, forcing you to restore to the GM or final version of iOS 5 (depending on when the final version is released). If haven’t heard already, iOS 5 Beta 5 was released today with some new features. Read More

 

Here’s What is New in iOS 5 Beta 5

By Sebastien Page on Aug 6, 2011

Wondering what’s new in iOS 5 Beta 5? Well, really not that much. At least nothing worth making a note of.

BGR published the change log of iOS 5 Beta 5, listing everything that is new or that has been fixed in this latest release… Read More

 

Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5

By Sebastien Page on Aug 6, 2011

Roughly two weeks after releasing iOS 5 Beta 4, Apple just unleashed iOS 5 Beta 5 minutes ago.

According to Apple, in order to install iOS 5 beta 5 over-the-air, you will first have to backup your device through iCloud. Then delete everything on your device by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and then Settings. Finally, start the over-the-air update by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Read More