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DO NOT UPGRADE YOUR iPhone to 5.0

MythicFrost

MythicFrost

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Mar 11, 2009
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Jakeblu said:
Is this new then because I lost some apps when I was experimenting with jailbreak last year and I was told I would need to repurchase, is this still not the case. I know that if you have backed up to iCloud you can re-download but I somehow doubt he is in the cloud yet.
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Yes. A while ago Apple changed it so when you see an app you already own it says "download" in iTunes or "install" on an iDevice, rather than "Buy Now". Although, you could long before that hit Buy Now on either, and hit okay to pay and that after a while at the home screen it'd say: "You've previously purchased this, you can download it again for free" and you don't pay.

Now, you've got a Purchased section in iOS 5 and in iTunes, where you can re-download your music, apps, and TV shows for free. Perhaps not in all countries, but I'm pretty sure in most of them. (Although you can still re-download apps the normal way, as I detailed above, unlike music which prior to this you would be charged for again.)

In Australia, I can re-download my music and apps. I've not tested TV shows though. (EDIT: it does not seem I can re-download my TV shows, which might be because I'm in Australia, we only got the ability to re-download music a while after the US did, so hopefully we will soon.)
 
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t3reggin

macrumors newbie
Oct 22, 2011
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Melbourne, FL
Sound Varies....

I AM having problems where whenever I use my voice recognition, or even sometimes at random, the phone's sounds will be extremely quiet. Come to find out, for some reason, at that time the phone's ear piece will play any sound the phone attempts to make, even what it would normally play through the speaker. Now, to fix this, every time I must click the "Volume Increase" button on the side of the phone to get it back to normal. Also some of my RCP Business Ringtones wont sync to the phone. Only about half of them actually do. I'm trying to fiddle with it right now. I really expected IOS 5 to be a little better, I even heard rumors about being able to place icons wherever you wanted on the screen, like Android phones are able to do, and I even overheard someone talking about IOS 5 having widgets, like an android phone, not just in the upper notification bar that you can drag down. Maybe those are meant to be coming out with the update to whatever IOS the iPhone 5 is going to be sold with...
 
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Kissaragi

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Nov 16, 2006
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The OP perfectly demonstrates the difference between "opinion" and "fact" even though he himself doesn't understand they are two separate things.
 
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zipster

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Jan 6, 2011
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LOL at all the downvotes. That's so annoying on forums.

I agree. I'm not upgrading to 5.0. I've read too many horror stories (ON THIS FORUM) to warrant the "new" features.
 
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xraytech

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Mar 24, 2010
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saving107 said:
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What's better than a plaque?
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How about a Monument?

I like the sound of that.

The Ingemar Monument

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zipster said:
LOL at all the downvotes. That's so annoying on forums.

I agree. I'm not upgrading to 5.0. I've read too many horror stories (ON THIS FORUM) to warrant the "new" features.
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Yeah most of the horror stories are from Ingemar from this thread.
 
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CPO1

macrumors newbie
Oct 1, 2009
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iPhone upgrade to ios 5.0

Hi All,

Have to say, have updated my old 3gs and my wifes 4 without any problems what so ever.
Happy with the results :)
 
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Soura2112

macrumors 6502
Jun 26, 2008
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Wish I didn't upgrade

I wish I didn't upgrade. My battery life is acting crazy, it's a little better now after trying everything people have said but still not very good, plus I'm missing some of the new ios5 cause I turned things off. Plus lots of resets.

My other problem is my phone getting very hot. Which I am sure has to do with my battery not working better.

Apps are fine, no problem there. I do have an odd ringtone problem, it doesn't play the song I choose for all calls, and I set the ringtone for all numbers.

There should be some type of warning, or an update ASAP. I know it was my choice, and at this moment I made a bad one. iOS 5 sounded great, still does. Just needs the kinks out of it.
 
serialtoon

serialtoon

macrumors 6502a
Jul 1, 2009
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1 of 8 bits
Although i cant downgrade to iOS4 because i own an iPhone 4S, i have had my share of problems. GPS stays locked on something and it destroys my battery, sometimes the notification pull down doesn't work. Random apps crash here and there. It can be a bit frustrating, but all software has its problems. Only some fanboys will act like they don't exist ;-) Just keep in mind this IS an Apple based forum and most people will lie thru their teeth to feel like paying for such an expensive device is ok. Problems and all. I say try a restore and setup as new. It might just help.
 
Fatboy71

Fatboy71

macrumors 68000
Dec 21, 2010
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UK
serialtoon said:
Although i cant downgrade to iOS4 because i own an iPhone 4S, i have had my share of problems. GPS stays locked on something and it destroys my battery
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Try these two suggestions:

Go into Settings/Location Services/System Services, and switch off Setting Time Zone, this has been know to cause the GPS to stay on and run the battery down faster. After I had updated to iOS 5 I saw that the Setting Time Zone was using the GPS everytime I went in this section and checked.

If Setting Time Zone is already switched off, you might have a location based reminder set, has this needs to have the GPS on all the time to obviously know where you are and where your location you chose for the reminder is.

A tip I found for people who are wanting to use location based reminders is.

If you want to set a location based reminder for a date in the future and you don't want your GPS switched on all the time thus running down the battery is to, then switch ON, ON A DAY, enter the date, then switch on AT A LOCATION, and choose your location. Doing this will then mean that your GPS will not switch on until the date you chose in the ON A DAY section.
 
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blipmusic

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Feb 4, 2011
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Ingemar said:
Why would Internet melt down for only 21 million apple users updating their phone? In Europe at least we use gsm to phone. Tried to skype with the iPhone but was kicked out. Still internet is working (fine). Obvoiusly a more robust thing than iPhone os - but it has been around for a while too
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Your OP isn't advice, it's fear mongering.

If you meant to help, look over your OP, change the title and try to be more constructive. Stop painting in black or white only for a starter.

While there is technically only one platform (spread over three hardware variations) it should be obvious that you'll encounter as many user scenarios as there are devices out there, i.e. there *will* be differences in the users' experiences.

GSM in Europe depends on what operator you use nowadays. I know for certain that Three in Sweden no longer has a 2G network to fall back to (unfortunately), other than for emergency calls.

I'm on a 3GS, which so far feels faster with iOS5 and generally works better than 4.x (knock on wood). YMMW, of course.
 
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blue5ft3

macrumors newbie
Sep 28, 2011
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Cloud

Everything you had is in the iCloud and can be downloaded as many times as needed for free on all devices ( apple that is )
 
dmrowley

dmrowley

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Aug 4, 2010
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Dortches, NC
Ingemar said:
I want to strongly advice against anyone considering to upgrade to OS5.0. The os is very unstable and you can be sure that your apps will have problems - even after updating. First I couldn't even start the app. Rebooted the phone - same result. Updated all apps and then I could start but at least for Skype and Msn they kicks me out of the app every now and then.
Unfortunately greedy Apple don't allow me to go back to the previous version without stealing all my purchased apps and data. If I want the apps back I have to purchase again they tell me!!!!
The data - just forget about it.

At this time DO NOT UPGRADE you iPhone until Apple has fixed a stable version and tested through the apps for compatibility with the new os.
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I had already upgraded my iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, and iPad 2 to iOS 5, and they were all working perfectly, but I then read your note and promptly restored them to 4.3.5. Thanks for your warning, I am relieved now!
 
boomhower

boomhower

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Oct 21, 2011
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In all the years I have spent on various forums this thread is right up there in the most fail I have seen. Congrats OP, congrats.
 
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Bonsai1214

macrumors 6502a
Jan 15, 2008
585
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Penfield, NY
it is frustrating that i can't sync any of my music onto my phone.. like, i uncheck the option in iTunes, reenable the option, it transfers my selected music over, then it doesn't show up on the phone under music. any pointers?
 
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