But a hacker has now come up with a method for people without developer accounts to activate iOS5 on an iPhone.
A big warning here: you may be able to install this first beta iOS5, but Apple will surely close the hole that allows activation and you will not be able to go back to a previous version of iOS. If you use this method, you'll be stuck on this first beta. If you try to update to new betas, you probably won't be able to activate and you'll be left with a pretty paperweight. This method is only for the iPhone...not the iPad or iPod Touch.
Update: It's claimed you can now downgrade from iOS5 to iOS4.3.3: Here's the tutorial.
The activation method has been published by Gizmodo. I haven't tried it and, to be honest, I don't intend to.
Reproduced from Gizmodo:
1. Download the iOS 5 IPSW file from the web (it's easy and readily available. Just Google it and torrent it down).
2. Update your iPhone using iTunes. To do this, connect your iPhone to your computer, click on the Check for Update button with theOption (Mac) or Shift (PC) key pressed. Select the iOS 5 IPSW file from the place you downloaded it to.
3. Wait until it upgrades. A new activation screen will appear.
2. Update your iPhone using iTunes. To do this, connect your iPhone to your computer, click on the Check for Update button with theOption (Mac) or Shift (PC) key pressed. Select the iOS 5 IPSW file from the place you downloaded it to.
3. Wait until it upgrades. A new activation screen will appear.
Activate iOS 5
1. Triple click the home button. This will activate the Voice Over.
2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear.
3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it's switching, swipe with your three fingers down.
4. The Notification Center will appear!
5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load.
6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone's springboard.
2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear.
3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it's switching, swipe with your three fingers down.
4. The Notification Center will appear!
5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load.
6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone's springboard.
That's it. Your phone is activated and fully operative. Enjoy and thank Mert Erdir for this clever link. He has this words to say:
My will is not to do something harmful to anyone, I just wanted to get the attention of Apple, the company I'm in love with; and maybe one day have a chance to talk to/meet Steve Jobs himself. You can reach me on Twitter for further questions.I found this because I don't have much cash to get an IOS Developer account, so donations for a young developer will be appreciated. They can be made on my blog(not in english). You'll see the PayPal donate button on the right. Thanks!
That's the method published by Gizmodo.
Other users say after activating Voice Control, all you have to do is a three-finger swipe down from the notification bar at the top of the screen. You may have to do it a few times, but eventually the notification drop-down will appear and you can get into iOS5 by tapping the Yahoo symbol on the weather notification. This method could work for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Here's one of several videos that are appearing on YouTube:
Once again: Updating to iOS5 beta one could leave you stuck there with no way of going back to a previous iOS version.
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