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General Who's insane enough to use iOS 9 daily?
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Am I crazy enough to do this? Let's see: I currently use the Insider Preview of Windows 10 (Fast Ring) as my daily driver on my only laptop, which I use to work from home on. So, yes....I think I am crazy enough to run iOS 9 beta also.
However, I won't do it on my iPhone 6 because I want to make sure I don't mess it up somehow. But, I'm gonna try it out on my Air 2...it's time for some multitasking.
However, I won't do it on my iPhone 6 because I want to make sure I don't mess it up somehow. But, I'm gonna try it out on my Air 2...it's time for some multitasking.
I already did this with the iOS 7 beta (7.0b1-5) and iOS 8 beta (8.0b1+), so yes, I am going to use it as my daily driver on my iPad, assuming everything goes well during the install process this afternoon.
Installed on iPhone and iPad was a bit laggy at first but running smoothly now apart from 1 re spring on the iPad
I loaded Android L on my old Nexus 5. It was okay, but I feel like iOS 8.3 is what Apple intends for us to have, and I have no interest in experimenting with non release OS's on a device I rely on.
I'm thinking about doing it but I had a bad experience doing it on iOS 7. I was traveling around Europe and encountered a bug where the phone was unusable once the battery went below 20%, something about the notification prompt appearing off screen and never dismissing.
Anyway, I frantically took it to the Apple Store at the Louvre and they said they couldn't help me with anything, and wouldn't even be able to downgrade it. I finally did get it working but it was a pretty terrifying experience as my iPhone 5 was all I had to book hotels and flights. I swore I would never do it again, but honestly I'll probably download the iOS 9 beta in a few days.
Anyway, I frantically took it to the Apple Store at the Louvre and they said they couldn't help me with anything, and wouldn't even be able to downgrade it. I finally did get it working but it was a pretty terrifying experience as my iPhone 5 was all I had to book hotels and flights. I swore I would never do it again, but honestly I'll probably download the iOS 9 beta in a few days.
i just downloaded and loaded it on my iphone 6, but immediately regretted, because app store was unusable, and i couldn't get any apps to properly download.. but hey, beta software, so not gonna complain much.. i am digging the new system font though!!
I took the dive. It seems a little snappier and lighter on the device. My battery dropped about 30% in an hour but it's staying steady in the mid 50's now.
How is app compatibility? I can live with instability but not with the loss of key apps like 1Password. I normally wait a couple of betas before using a new OS on my daily phone but am tempted to throw caution to the wind given the nature of this release.
I'm doing it and usually do it with new betas. In this case though I might revert back only because battery SUCKS and it's also draining my watch. My phone I can charge anywhere but I don't really want to charge my watch 3 times a day.
Seems okay for me at the moment. I always install betas and use them for a few days before deciding on downgrading or not.
9 seems like good quality so far but the battery seems to be eating itself. Although it seems to have calmed down some at the moment.
9 seems like good quality so far but the battery seems to be eating itself. Although it seems to have calmed down some at the moment.
I do it with every beta, and I have since iOS 3's beta on the good ol touch.
Yes, I know you're not supposed to use it as your main iOS version, but the features are so fun its hard to give up. Besides, if I can make it through the first few iOS 7 betas, then I can make it through this one.
So, who's being stupid
I don't, but I'm glad that you guys who do are brave enough so that the rest of us know what's coming when the gold master is ready.
I thought it was supposed to be both?
Anyway, I might wait a few betas and then install it on my iPad Air 2. Wouldn't dare try my iPhone 6 Plus which already has enough trouble with 8.3. Has anyone had trouble with Duet Display and iOS 9? That's an app I use all day at work as an extra external display. I'm also worried about beta software somehow wiping out my iCloud Drive photo library.
I did it with iOS 6-8 betas... I might hold off a little bit this year though. I'm doing so for a few reasons. For one beta 1 and 2 are usually very buggy and with this being the case on a daily driver.. it's not really worth it. Seems like usually around beta 3 things become usable, so I'll prob wait for that. Also, there is nothing too mind blowing in iOS 9, to where I need to have it right now.
Lots of great information here for someone considering the beta program for the first time such as myself.
So far it seems the list of possible issues one might encounter on this beta are:
Also just wondering if anyone from experience can tell me -- are there any catastrophic risks associated with beta testing iOS? Like total data loss or damaged hardware? With regular backups, the former shouldn't be an issue, but if betas can potentially brick a device, that would be a cause for concern.
Thanks and happy testing!
So far it seems the list of possible issues one might encounter on this beta are:
- lagginess
- app crashes
- occasional resprings
- battery drain
Also just wondering if anyone from experience can tell me -- are there any catastrophic risks associated with beta testing iOS? Like total data loss or damaged hardware? With regular backups, the former shouldn't be an issue, but if betas can potentially brick a device, that would be a cause for concern.
Thanks and happy testing!