iOS 5 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad now available
Apple has just released iOS 5 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Just plug into iTunes and check for updates. Arguably Apple's most ambitious update ever, it includes iCloud integration as well as Notification Center, iMessage, AirPlay Mirroring, and a host of new features.
If you're updating now, let us know how it's going for you, and if you need help, here are your go-to link.
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yeah
getting it now
Got it.
Downloading now, I have high hopes for iOS5.
Downloading now on the East Coast.
downloading now...45 mins left on download...servers getting hit big time already
YAS! I was well the first to get it ! I kept clicking and got it at 6:04pm
Yippee!
Been looking forward to this since it was announced a few months back!
Here we go!
First
You are soooo mistaken.
won't even connect to server.. must be getting hit bigggg time
yeah i do it noooooooooooooooow wooooooooot
Yeah, my iPhone 3GS is updating
Hmm, I'm jailbroken on 4.3.3 and it only offers me 4.3.5. Do I need to get 4.3.5 first?
I'm non jailbroken on 4.3.4 and only getting offered 4.3.5 on iPad 2 UK too. Gives my time to do my backup though
YEAAAHH BABYYYYY!!! here we goo!! 4 mins left!
meeoowwww
Its alive(and downloading)!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay
Still showing 4.3.5 as current and no update available
Never mind here we goooooooo
same here.... maybe it's not available right now at my region
click on it and 5.0 comes up!
Same here, as well
Same here, ... maybe have to do successive updates, will try ...
click on it and 5.0 comes up!
click on it and 5.0 comes up!
19 Minutes Remaining
First
You sure are. Good work!
If you're an inactive developer, you're in trouble!!! lol
Downloading now, 5 minutes remaining. I have really high expectations for this version of iOS.
iright how is your downloading so quick mine wont move from 20min
Downloading....
updating my ipad 2 now
I don't see it yet...
FIRST!
Its Working!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone Download now...
hmm it says I'm up to date but I have the GM version :/
It's the same version.
Even though some things don't work like Newsstand and the camera lockscreen access?
Try restarting, my newsstand store button showed up then.
Im wanting to get my phone out of developer "mode" the provision and all that. I just hit restore, and it gave me the update screen. i think this will wipe all the dev features off my phone.
The GM and final release are the same exact build (at least in number). However, I am doing a restore to the official release. I remember when Apple released iOS 3 and 4, both of them had a little bit cleaner code in the final version than the "identical" GM build.
D/l'd the first 350 mb quickly, now slowed to a crawl. 10 mins left.
Downloading now in India. IOS 5 is going to be the best mobile software ever.
Finally, looks like it's going to be a 7 min wait for me.
Downloading, 10 min left.:-)
Downloading iOS5 like its HOT!
updating now. can't wait to try out all the new features!
I'll be doing mine after work, can't wait. I'm depending on the current 3GS users to let me know how it works and if it's sluggish or not. So excited!!
Updating now
Downloading.... 16 min togo.... This Rocks!
loving it, ive been waiting for this day forever iMessage for the win!
i started mine at 12:59 yeah lets get it
Its downloading but it is going to be quite a while. The time remaining is going up rather than down. 29 Minutes
Hey everyone, if you go to iTunes and hit ALT+F4 it'll make the download go faster!! (and by the download I mean just mine!)
and for those who take things seriously, jk, dont do it
What's ALT?
option for the apple-philes out there, but don't do it, lol
This is hysterical!
545MB of 774.4 MB
Mmmmmm iOS5
yeess!!!! 15minutes remaining.
Downloading in SW Virginia.
2nd try. Got booted the first time around!! Servers must be getting hammered!
Slooooowwwwww
4 hours to download, damn...
east coast, ipad 2, iTunes 10.5, it's saying 4.3.5 is the latest version
1:25 pm
update: 1:44pm it now says it's available! yay!
Soo a few minutes ago is said 21...Now it says 29 minutes..Apples servers obviously took a blow to the balls...
Does the update work if you are running 5.0 GM Release? I get "5.0 is the latest software"
its not working for me yet. guess it takes a sec
2 hours remaining! Ech~
went from 6 minutes a half hour ago to now 44 minutes and rising.
Updating now. Unfortunately for me my connection has decided to slow down. 53 minutes remaining.
Isn't this supposed to be an OTA?
OTA once you have iOS 5
OTA will be available for future releases after you've installed iOS5.
Everyone is competing for Apple's bandwidth, lol. Mine initially said 4 minutes remaining, now it's at 11 minutes. I haven't even broken 500MB yet, smh.
Don't complain, mine's going slow too. I'm only at 96.7 MB
Making it happen over an ATT free hotspot at a greyhound station in Chicago! started off saying 4 hours, now its saying 82mins! and yes I was jailbroken on 4.3 and got the message to upgrade to 4.3.5 but when i clicked it it said 5.0 instead!
argh! I have rented movies that I just discovered I need to transfer to iTunes before I update.
Apple's servers must be getting crushed. My download time keeps increasing minute by minute started at 16 min now up to 33
Starting download!
7 minutes... 6 minutes... 5... 4... 3... 3...
Eh...
3... 4...
No no no...
5 minutes... 6 minutes...
Damn...
Classic download eta on release day!
What build is this? Same as the Gold Master?
I think so
yup, downloaded to the Mac, not its installing on the 3GS....still can't wait for my new iPhone 4s to come though!
live here in miami FL
:p
That's nice.
updating right now, server seems slow - it said 66 minues to download then 55 so its churning . . .
its going so slow
Mine showed as 4.3.5 then finally switched...downloading now...time keeps increasing tho so server's gettin hit!
My time went from 9 minutes to 22
96 hours remaining.....
Uber slow process! but downloading...
Just started the download. Jailbroken at 4.3.2, said 4.3.5 was available for update. But when I hit it, the features screen showed iOS 5 features, so I agreed to download. Says 10 minutes, downloading actually pretty quick for me, about 1.1mb down per sec over Comcast.
The the HELL do they insist in releasing this to the world at the same time! why not stagger the release to each region? we all get it at 9am on the 12th local time then it's sorted! and I'm not fighting the rest of the world for server resources! c'mon apple!!! this is basic!
Because everyone gets it at the same time
Well no because now the servers are being battered and I've had two timeouts and probably won't get it today, hoever if they released it to the UK at 10am local time I'd had installed without an issue.
Well why don't you contact apple since they are issuing this to millions of people I am sure they will care you bitch because YOU have to wait and download it just like everyone else. The sense of entitlement is hilarious.
How is it a sense of entitlement? More of a sense of why the fuck don't Apple use some common sense? That's 3 hours of my day wasted going nowhere.
Every sodding year, Apple fuck up, yet everyone comes back and swears how great they are. Unless iOS5 can give me a blowjob I'm going to the dark side.
Boo hoo then wait and don't expect to get it first thing. You want a wineakin? Maybe some French cries???
FYI
Download time 8 real-time minutes.
Installation 10 minutes. ?_?
My iPhone 4 is now in Backup mode. Woohoo!!!
What did we expect? 200 million plus users probably all trying at the same time. I'm surprised I'm even staying connected at all and still downloading. Wish they would release by time zones.
updating, but over 2 hours left on the download!!!! you'd think i was on dial up....
20 minutes remaining....
683.1 out of 781.9 remaining. Then times out. Restarting now
Trying to...
Remaining time keeps getting longer & longer lmao this is gonna take forever...!!!
I will be updating iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 & iPad 2 as it let's me...?!?
drops baby... runs to laptop
Haha, of course, I'm glad to see you've got your priorities right!
640 of 774.4 MB
updating in progress
still says connecting the iPhone software update server.... for a long time now.. any ideas
taking longer and longer to download, initially had 13 minutes, now over 30 and about half way through!
12 minutes remaining
This is almost one time waiting a little would probably save alot of agony as the servers are being crushed with downloads.
Where's my jailbreak
!
Start downloading now.....you might have it by the time the iPhone 5 comes out. LOL
STUCK CONTACTING SERVER WHAT THE HELL
Same here... GRRRRR!
671 of 774.4
Just an update for those following the comments. I finished my download (it actually took 12 minutes, unbelievable) and am now in the process of updating my phone.
I have mine, it is fantastic. Sorry you all are waiting,
Done! All downloaded, installed and ready to use "The most advances OS ever."
Extracting Software Mode.
Preparing iPhone for restore Mode.
DONE!!!!
I agree with comments below..30 minutes to go!
SETTING UP MY CLOUD NOW!!!
4 minutes remaining...
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