iOS 8 is not worth the headache right now

[C DM]

I'll have to try it for myself :/

How did it go for you?

 

[theapplefanboyj]

It's 1:30am here I don't think I'll be doing it now to be honest.

 

[abraxian]

It just isn't worth it. Do you really think you can last not having it turn off?

 

[M87]

Every one of the iOS 7 betas worked just fine without a registered UDID and there was no problem with rebooting the phone either. Are you people just making this stuff up or this this beta actually different?

 

[C DM]

Every one of the iOS 7 betas worked just fine without a registered UDID and there was no problem with rebooting the phone either. Are you people just making this stuff up or this this beta actually different?

As did the first one or two iOS 7.1 betas, and then Apple started enforcing the UDID registration on the rest of the iOS 7.1 betas. So there's that.

 

[Armen]

How did it go for you?

for what its worth after a 2nd DFU restore as NEW to iOS 8 it appears to be stable now. Before my last restore the battery percentage wouldn't even go up even when it was plugged in and charging indicator was present.

 

[C DM]

for what its worth after a 2nd DFU restore as NEW to iOS 8 it appears to be stable now. Before my last restore the battery percentage wouldn't even go up even when it was plugged in and charging indicator was present.

Seems like installations are kind of all over the place. Some have luck one way or another, others don't have much luck in various ways. I went ahead and updated my phone simply using the upgrade method from iTunes and aside from some beta glitches here and there (although more than iOS 7 betas had from what I recall) it seems like things are alright in a more general sense as far as the system itself and basic functionality and features go (perhaps short of Safari not loading some web sites at all for some strange reason).

 

[creativedogmedia]

for what its worth after a 2nd DFU restore as NEW to iOS 8 it appears to be stable now. Before my last restore the battery percentage wouldn't even go up even when it was plugged in and charging indicator was present.

Do you use Facebook? Working now? If not, I am headed backwards.

 

[C DM]

Do you use Facebook? Working now? If not, I am headed backwards.

Facebook seems to be fine for me. Seems like some others have said it was fine for them, although there was a report or two that it crashed for some as well. So it's a bit of a hit or miss type of thing still.

 

[Armen]

Do you use Facebook? Working now? If not, I am headed backwards.

No, I do not use Facebook sorry.

 

[creativedogmedia]

Facebook seems to be fine for me. Seems like some others have said it was fine for them, although there was a report or two that it crashed for some as well. So it's a bit of a hit or miss type of thing still.

It literally hasn't opened one single time for me...I deleted and reinstalled and everything.

 

[C DM]

It literally hasn't opened one single time for me...I deleted and reinstalled and everything.

Yup, that's the odd part. I've opened it and read things and posted/commented on things a number of times without coming across anything strange.

 

[eastamherstbias]

I'm not one of these people :/

Ha, yes you are. Asking the question proved it.

 

[ErikGrim]

Yup, that's the odd part. I've opened it and read things and posted/commented on things a number of times without coming across anything strange.

What device? Works on my iPad Air, does not even open at all on iPhone 5 complete with long respring.

 

[Paddle1]

Even if you did somehow install iOS 8 without being a developer it would probably stop working like 7.1 did.

 

[DDustiNN]

Do not install if you need your phone daily. On restart, you will require reauth, and you will fail, and you'll be bricked until you can DFU and reinstall iOS7.

Don't even bother.

I just restarted my phone And I'm typing from it right now

 

[C DM]

What device? Works on my iPad Air, does not even open at all on iPhone 5 complete with long respring.

Working on my iPhone 5.

 

[BeeGood]

If you're not a developer, don't bother. Besides why do you want a beta OS for? Just to be the 1st of your friends to have it?

This.

The OP is right. I really don't understand why people want the crappy first iteration of iOS every year. Unless you're doing a YouTube review or something.

 

[Armen]

Yup, that's the odd part. I've opened it and read things and posted/commented on things a number of times without coming across anything strange.

Ive had enough of beta 1. Im going back to 7.1.1.

1. sometimes the phone won't wake up
2. auto-brightness does not work
3. my phone has been running warm even when not used.
4. itunes is not playing nice.

I'll revisit in beta 2.

 

[ajiuo]

Hey, can you install iOS 8 without being a developer?

Technically you can.. but if you have to ask that question.. then you shouldn't.