Getting iOS7 onto my iphone :)

matt100 · 8 Aug 2013 at 18:10

Suarez7 said:
Anyone? Even if sent via trust, will give e-cookie. I tried it myself but the file I got wouldn't work.

I'm pretty sure I covered this early in the thread, best bet if you're completely new to this would be to go watch a youtube guide.

matt100 · 8 Aug 2013 at 19:20

That's your problem, the downloads are all the same, you have to trick the phone into activating. You restore your phone back to the latest iOS6 version via a restore on itunes, when it boots up do nothing, just force the update to iOS7 then and it'll activate.

matt100 · 8 Aug 2013 at 19:25

Get the software from here

http://www.evad3rs.net/2013/04/ios-7-download-install-links-how-to.html

Here's the guide, follow it closely!

http://applecritics.ca/how-to-install-ios7-beta-1-for-free-without-udid-and-developer-account/

matt100 · 8 Aug 2013 at 23:14

It says the model number on the back of the phone.

matt100 · 11 Aug 2013 at 10:44

No worries

matt100 · 12 Aug 2013 at 21:07

Guest2 said:
Does ios 7 increase/decrease battery life at all? Im think ill stick to ios6 unless there are added features in 7

Apart from radio what else does it add? I guess there is an unofficial page with added features somewhere

if you're that bothered wait a month until it's released properly and you don't really much of a choice about changing.

matt100 · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:30

Given the half confirmation of an iPhone event on the 10th of September I'd expect the 19th of September, its normally about a 9 day gap between announcement and release.

Then new devices on the 20th.

matt100 · 27 Aug 2013 at 10:03

Housey said:
Agreed. I now have it on a 4, 5 and iPad 3

similar situation here, have it on my ipad 3, mini, iphone 5 and ipod touch, all working fine

matt100 · 27 Aug 2013 at 18:02

Housey said:
I've found a couple of issues with icons vanishing when I move from portrait to landscape on the iPad and also I've had a couple of crashes where all the icons have vanished and I am unable to do anything, needing a reset, but other than that it seems fine.

actually thats true, my iPad 3 has done a couple of funky things like displaying the main row of icons through the middle of the screen but very rare and a reboot sorts it.

matt100 · 28 Aug 2013 at 18:46

no OTA is fine once you're activated etc, developer or not. I did the hacky version to all my devices with beta 1 and have done OTAs ever since.

matt100 · 10 Sep 2013 at 09:34

i5aces said:
is today still release day for IOS 7

No, every other time they've done this the new iOS version has been released a couple of days before the device hits retail which we're expecting to be next Friday.

matt100 · 12 Sep 2013 at 21:55

just out of curiosity, why are you all bothering now? You can have it legit in a few days?

i've had it since the first beta and that seemed worth it?

matt100 · 17 Sep 2013 at 09:31

They said the 18th in the keynote so its not speculation.

matt100 · 17 Sep 2013 at 09:49

eh? I'm not aware of Apple ever having delayed a launch once they've announced something with a date?

matt100 · 17 Sep 2013 at 10:18

Brummies said:
If I update to GM via update on itunes (currently on beta 6) is that it then? I can continue to receive future updates via the phone itself (OTA)?

yes but honestly... its hours now, why bother? You'll get the OTA notification to update to the official release anyway I believe.

I could be wrong but isn't there a risk that the GM is also marked as a non public release meaning sometime in the future you'll need to update anyway when they kill off the betas?

Either way, this close to official the last thing I'd be doing is messing about with DFU updates the day before general release.

matt100 · 17 Sep 2013 at 13:49

Brummies said:
Will I get it OTA via beta though? I thought that wasn't possible?

well either way you could select restore and it'll download the public iOS7 and install it for you rather than having to mess about.

matt100 · 19 Sep 2013 at 08:47

MOOGLEYS said:
Lots of complaints online so maybe Apple will offer an update to go back to 6.

There's lots of complaints about everything online.

There is not a cat in hells chance they will offer iOS6 anymore. You can expect 7.1/2/3/4 whatever to try and fix any actual issues (not look and feel) but never a backtrack.

More to the point, people just need to get used to it.. it sort of depresses me a little bit that so many people are so resistant to what is basically a cosmetic change, especially from something as stale as iOS6.

matt100 · 19 Sep 2013 at 10:25

Robert said:
Worth updating on my mum's ipad mini?

Seems fine on my Ipad 4 and Iphone 4S but slightly worried that the mini won't have enough grunt.

I'd say so, my mini has been fine with the betas and now with the official.

All this fisher price criticism... yawn! Such a bull**** bandwagon.

matt100 · 19 Sep 2013 at 11:15

ic1male said:
Does iOS 7 mimic Windows Phone in wallpaper setup? i.e. if you choose a wide image, the image will scroll slightly in the background as you move between home screens?

no they've added a parallax type effect to any wallpaper you like its got nothing to do with the width of the screen and definitely nothing to do with windows phone!

matt100 · 19 Sep 2013 at 13:04

MOOGLEYS said:
I just googled and found a download of the latest iOS 6 for the mini and then ran iTunes restore showed it the file and it did the rest. Once done I logged in and did an I cloud backup which restored everything back to how it was before I upgraded.

6 runs so much better on the mini.

EVH said:
On your mini. In your experience.

iOS 7 runs perfect on mine

I was about to say exactly the same.. my mini is obviously more betterer than yours.