ios 8 ???

spongebob89 · 11-06-2014 11:40pm #1

So how come I'm seeing dudes on youtube play around with their ios 8 update and i cant get it ? Iv searched the net for answers but ya cant beat a straight plain english answer from your fellow boardsies

Zcott · 11-06-2014 11:45pm

It's a beta version only released to developers. Us commoners will have to wait until later in the year.

Zhane · 11-06-2014 11:46pm

spongebob89 wrote: »

So how come I'm seeing dudes on youtube play around with their ios 8 update and i cant get it ? Iv searched the net for answers but ya cant beat a straight plain english answer from your fellow boardsies

Its only in beta with developers at the minute, it for them to test out their apps etc, most websites would get early versions too. If you do REALLY want it, a quick google search will tell you how, but wouldn't recommend installation until its actually released by Apple.

nokia211 · 15-06-2014 8:59pm

You can also get it as well
if you register your udid at imzdl.com
and then download the iOS 8 beta through this website as well
there are many guides on youtube etc
it will be buggy though

Blazer · 17-06-2014 5:39pm

iOS 8 beta 2 is out today...apparently some of the crashes are supposed to be fixed..downloading now to try it out

spongebob89 · 17-06-2014 6:20pm

Blazer wrote: »

iOS 8 beta 2 is out today...apparently some of the crashes are supposed to be fixed..downloading now to try it out

Send me link to for easiest way to download it

FourFourRED · 17-06-2014 6:29pm

spongebob89 wrote: »

Send me link to for easiest way to download it

https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action

spongebob89 · 17-06-2014 6:39pm

Aodhagan wrote: »

https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action

What was that link for ? Nothing about ios8 init

FourFourRED · 17-06-2014 7:01pm

spongebob89 wrote: »

What was that link for ? Nothing about ios8 init

You don't seem ready for iOS 8, init.

spongebob89 · 17-06-2014 7:07pm

Aodhagan wrote: »

You don't seem ready for iOS 8, init.

What made you think i was a developer? and what would make you think id pay 100$ to be a member.. Yuppy

Zcott · 17-06-2014 7:23pm

Up voting this entire thread.

Blazer · 17-06-2014 8:00pm

The only way to get it is to be a developer or pay one of the Udid sites to register your iPhone so u can install the beta,

So far no crashes, seems pretty stable

culabula · 18-06-2014 8:47am

spongebob89 wrote: »

What made you think i was a developer? and what would make you think id pay 100$ to be a member.. Yuppy

Let's keep tone civil. Thank you.

Zcott · 18-06-2014 10:15am

Anyone upgraded to beta 2?

FourFourRED · 18-06-2014 10:19am

Nah won't be bothering with it until GM for the iPhone. Might give it a go on the iPad after Beta 4/5

Blazer · 18-06-2014 12:45pm

Zcott wrote: »

Anyone upgraded to beta 2?

yeah did it this morning on my primary ..seems pretty stable so far..texting on the keyboard is a bit laggy but nothing serious

Zcott · 18-06-2014 2:31pm

Much more stable than beta 1?

Blazer · 18-06-2014 4:48pm

Zcott wrote: »

Much more stable than beta 1?

yep by far...not single crash all day so far..touch wood

IrishBlaine · 18-06-2014 11:11pm

Notice a few apps now work under beta 2, Google Chrome and the Meteor app

Draco · 19-06-2014 10:08am

If you're not a developer and you're intending to install an iOS beta on your primary phone, I've a simple piece of advice: DON'T.

The betas are intended for developers to test their apps against and they really aren't ready for daily use.

The first 4 or 5 betas are usually completely bug ridden and unstable. Apps won't work or look completely wonky because of changes to iOS. Sure there's new shiny features but is there really something that you couldn't live without until the official release?

Blazer · 19-06-2014 11:00am

^^ agreed but in fairness this one is very stable I'm finding.
Of course beta 3 could break something else in 2 weeks time

Zcott · 19-06-2014 4:04pm

Draco wrote: »

If you're not a developer and you're intending to install an iOS beta on your primary phone, I've a simple piece of advice: DON'T.

The betas are intended for developers to test their apps against and they really aren't ready for daily use.

The first 4 or 5 betas are usually completely bug ridden and unstable. Apps won't work or look completely wonky because of changes to iOS. Sure there's new shiny features but is there really something that you couldn't live without until the official release?

Yeah, I know. I'm not a developer, but I enjoy seeing new features. I know all the warnings and I've been running the betas since I think iOS 2.0.

FWIW it is possible to rollback to iOS 7.

Sabre Man · 20-06-2014 4:36pm

All I want is the Podcasts app and iTunes to actually sync the podcasts I have ticked, not podcasts I haven't ticked. Is that too much to ask? I don't need any new functions.

theothernt · 24-06-2014 4:55pm

Mr.S wrote: »

Thats silly talk, if people want to try out new features, so be it.

The betas are not perfect obviously, but they are mostly fine for daily use.

Just have a backup and you are fine.

So you're not an iOS developer then?

If beta users were not allowed to leave reviews then I probably wouldn't have an issue. But they can, and I do.

Also, some of the features advertised for iOS 8 aren't even available yet because a) they're not in the early betas or b) there are no actual iOS 8 apps in the store to use those new features.

About "mostly fine for daily use" - if you're on a call and you don't mind the phone rebooting, be my guest

3DataModem · 24-06-2014 10:32pm

Mr.S wrote: »

I think your looking taking it a bit seriously... some people just want to try out the betas out of curiosity, I don't think anyone expects them to work fully

I think the issue is there is no easy way back from iOS8 to ios7... You may disable something critical (I remember one of the 3 betas didn't support phone calls!), and you've no choice but to wait till the next beta or final release.

Zcott · 24-06-2014 11:28pm

3DataModem wrote: »

I think the issue is there is no easy way back from iOS8 to ios7... You may disable something critical (I remember one of the 3 betas didn't support phone calls!), and you've no choice but to wait till the next beta or final release.

Not true - I rolled back to iOS 7 with no problems. You can roll back no problem as long as Apple are signing iOS 7, which should be until iOS 8 is out.

Draco · 26-06-2014 4:12pm

Mr.S wrote: »

I don't think anyone expects them to work fully

People certainly do expect their apps to work perfectly and when they don't leave bad reviews on the App Store which is utter, utterly frustrating.

Savage Tyrant · 01-07-2014 7:46pm

I'm not a developer, but last year I installed a beta for ios7 on day 1 and stuck with it till release with barely a problem. Certainly no problem serious enough for me to roll back to 6.
I haven't bothered this time as I'm enjoying a jailbreak, but I wouldn't be adverse to trying it either.
The people with developers accounts just hate for 'ordinary' users to be in the loop I think.

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 01-07-2014 11:04pm

In a nut shell what are the major differences in iOS 8 too 7?

Zcott · 01-07-2014 11:09pm

Enhanced camera controls
New keyboards with predictive text
iCloud Drive for sharing files between devices
Health kit for connecting all the fitness bands
Handoff and Continuity - close one device and the content will be visible on another, and answer phone calls and texts on an iPad or Mac.

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 01-07-2014 11:12pm

Thanks hopefully improved battery life too

Bummer1234 · 02-07-2014 9:24am

Zcott wrote: »

Enhanced camera controls
New keyboards with predictive text
iCloud Drive for sharing files between devices
Health kit for connecting all the fitness bands
Handoff and Continuity - close one device and the content will be visible on another, and answer phone calls and texts on an iPad or Mac.

Is this on cellular ipads only or will it go via bluetooth from iphone?

Zcott · 02-07-2014 9:43am

Bummer1234 wrote: »

Is this on cellular ipads only or will it go via bluetooth from iphone?

I think over Bluetooth or wifi. And not just cell iPads.

theothernt · 03-07-2014 6:42pm

MrMac84 wrote: »

Thanks hopefully improved battery life too

That's not expected, it's usually the selling point of the newly announced devices.

Blazer · 04-07-2014 7:51pm

For anyone running beta versions of osx and iOS

Dear Developer,

We will be performing a server-side data wipe on all CloudKit public and private databases for iOS 8 beta and OS X Yosemite Developer Preview users on July 7, 2014. The following iCloud features will be affected: iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library, and Mail Drop.

Photos and videos stored in iCloud Photo Library will remain on their original iOS 8 devices and will upload to iCloud Photo Library again automatically. iCloud Drive can be re-enabled from Set up Assistant after upgrade. If you choose to store your documents in iCloud Drive, your Documents & Data will automatically be copied to iCloud Drive. iCloud Drive will not update across earlier seeds or operating systems. Attachments sent through Mail Drop will expire and need to be resent after you upgrade.

FourFourRED · 21-07-2014 8:07pm

Updated look for control centre. I quite like it but I can see a lot of people hating it.

pogsick · 21-07-2014 8:12pm

Aodhagan wrote: »

Updated look for control centre. I quite like it but I can see a lot of people hating it.

Maybe it's a man thing but it looks the same :-s

Zcott · 21-07-2014 10:34pm

Hm, hoping that grows on me...

murpho999 · 21-07-2014 11:54pm

Zcott wrote: »

Hm, hoping that grows on me...

Hoping what grows on you?

The only difference I can see is that the brightness control sun icons are black.

Zcott · 21-07-2014 11:59pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Hoping what grows on you?

The only difference I can see is that the brightness control sun icons are black.

There's no ring around the icons anymore.

FourFourRED · 22-07-2014 12:30am

murpho999 wrote: »

Hoping what grows on you?

The only difference I can see is that the brightness control sun icons are black.

You need to use it to understand.

Sad Professor · 22-07-2014 7:15am

Control Centre is more or less the same, just less cluttered. It's an improvement IMO.

FourFourRED · 22-07-2014 7:52am

Sad Professor wrote: »

Control Centre is more or less the same, just less cluttered. It's an improvement IMO.

Yeah I wasn't trying to say it was new or anything, just nicely refined.

murpho999 · 22-07-2014 7:51pm

Aodhagan wrote: »

You need to use it to understand.

I use it all the time.

Just don't get someone can say that they hope it grows on them when the original was only introduced last year and people had no choice but to accept what was given to them.

FourFourRED · 22-07-2014 8:20pm

murpho999 wrote: »

I use it all the time.

Just don't get someone can say that they hope it grows on them when the original was only introduced last year and people had no choice but to accept what was given to them.

I'm saying you should use the newer look of control centre in iOS 8 to understand it isn't exactly the same. That's all. I didn't say one word about hoping it "grows on them", just said I thought some people would hate it.

Dades · 23-07-2014 9:40am

Is there some other functionality difference?

I can see the few minor UI tweaks but tbh they're on a level most people won't even notice.

murpho999 · 23-07-2014 9:47am

Aodhagan wrote: »

I'm saying you should use the newer look of control centre in iOS 8 to understand it isn't exactly the same. That's all. I didn't say one word about hoping it "grows on them", just said I thought some people would hate it.

My "grows on them" comment was nothing to do with your post but another's.

Don't know what you're arguing about all the same. Still don't see how the minor tweaks that appear to have been made will affect user experience that drastically.

Loomis · 23-07-2014 12:15pm

Dades wrote: »

Is there some other functionality difference?

I can see the few minor UI tweaks but tbh they're on a level most people won't even notice.

For Control Centre or in general?

For CC, it looks like they just inverted the UI for the buttons - previously the icon was transparent with the circular button filled in and now it's the opposite.
Can't see why people would be so irritated by it.

FourFourRED · 23-07-2014 12:50pm

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

For Control Centre or in general?

For CC, it looks like they just inverted the UI for the buttons - previously the icon was transparent with the circular button filled in and now it's the opposite.
Can't see why people would be so irritated by it.

Yeah maybe I misread the situation

ios 8 ???

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