iOS 5 To Be Released on October 12

At today's press event, Scott Forstall, Apple's VP of iOS Software, announced that iOS 5 will be available starting October 12.

iOS 5 was first previewed in June at WWDC and the release timeframe specified then was the "fall."

iOS 5 will be a free download compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and the 3rd and 4th generation iPod touches.

Image courtesy of gdgt.com.

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bruleke

95 months ago

Hi,
Whoever thinks can beat me to the update is unfortunately mistaken.
Im in australia, it's 12:03 in the morning and everything is silent, I sit in a room with my updated IMac with my iPhone already plugged in. I'm staring at a wall and counting the seconds. Nothing and I repeat Nothing will stop me beating you all.

Ps I know how sad that is^

Isnt that incredible?
Good for you, friend!
Hope that makes you earn more money at your job (if you have one), hope that being the first to download it makes you famous! I am sure the whole world will stop just to congrats you. :)

Rating: 5 Votes

BigDukeSix

95 months ago

Do any of you ask yourselves, 'i wonder if any of the folks at Apple who actually hit the 'go' switch read these boards?' I know I do. And, they probably just sit and laugh at us...

Rating: 4 Votes

bruleke

95 months ago

ahhhhh I'm losing patience:rolleyes:

Be strong, man!
Remember the dude above us: he is doing all the efforts to be the first one to download IOS 5.
He's an example! Follow him!

Have you ever seen the movie "the shawshank redemption"?
He's that banker! Except for the rape thing...

Just... inspirational.
"I was the first one to download IOS 5"
Can you imagine it???
WOWWWWW! :D

Rating: 2 Votes

rjbruce

95 months ago

Actually you will need iTunes 10.5 gm they arent going to make people download a beta to get the official iOS 5 release.

I think it's better read:

"You will also likely need iTunes 10.5, ::COMMA:: beta 7 on Mac was about 85MB."

A reference to the size of the beta, not that beta would be distributed.

What a shame the death of the semicolon...

Rating: 2 Votes

bruleke

95 months ago

Plug it to your computer and check for updates in Itunes I presume. Correct me if im wrong guys.