Mac Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Why would you want to? Internet one upmanship? Lol, what? Maybe he's actually interested in the new stuff? What's wrong with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I nearly spat my tea out laughing at internet one upmanship ..... I must try and get that into a sentence sometime soon :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Why would you want to? Internet one upmanship? Sometimes you come out with some corkers Tipex, you really do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Lol, what? Maybe he's actually interested in the new stuff? What's wrong with that? If you are a developer, then fine, that's what it's for, but if you aren't, why would you bother? I don't get it? I have an image of people sat at their computer just waiting for a thread like this to pop up so they can say 'oh, iOS7? I've been running it for months'. But in their minds they are thinking, this'll make them all realise how important/privileged I am, they'll be so impressed. Not saying that applies to anyone on here. Edited June 14, 2013 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Haha, I just thought "ooh new shiny shiny for free" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 If you are a developer, then fine, that's what it's for, but if you aren't, why would you bother? I don't get it?I have an image of people sat at their computer just waiting for a thread like this to pop up so they can say 'oh, iOS7? I've been running it for months'. But in their minds they are thinking, this'll make them all realise how important/privileged I am, they'll be so impressed. Not saying that applies to anyone on here. I think that's probably unfair on most. People into tech like new cool tech, I don't think it's that surprising really. Personally if I wanted to flash my tech e-peen I'd probably end up seriously fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Haha, I just thought "ooh new shiny shiny for free" This is probably nearer the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Internet one-upmanship? I'm not fecking having that. Where can I get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 This is probably nearer the truth Aye probably. For me, I like my iPhone because (and I hate to use the old cliché) it just works. So I wouldn't be interested in using any firmware that wasn't cleared for public release by Apple, because I trust them to make it work properly, if I wanted bugs and crashing, I'd have an Android phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Software, Tipex, software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I must admit that if I wasn't a developer there's no way I would pay $99 a year just to get beta software. That, as I understand it, is the only way you can get iOS7 or any Beta updates, so it isn't 'free' at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 It is if someone else pays the $99 and gets a bit technologically philanthropic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 There's no shortage of people selling activations, I've seen them on Twitter for about $6. There's apparently a way of getting iOS 7 without ahving your device registered, something to do with restoring to iOS 6, not activating it and then installing iOS 7. Not something I've bothered to look into but apparently it is possible. I wouldn't pay for access to the beta, the general release isn't all that far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Software, Tipex, software Eh? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Re the camera and using filters, it can make a big difference to your shots. This is the same picture, taken on iPhone, but one has had a filter applied in the Camera+ app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Another example. [ATTACH]48726[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Eh? :confused: Firmware Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 FirmwareSoftware I still don't see the relevance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Re the camera and using filters, it can make a big difference to your shots. This is the same picture, taken on iPhone, but one has had a filter applied in the Camera+ app. [ATTACH]48724[/ATTACH][ATTACH]48725[/ATTACH] I'm guessing the one with the filters is the one that looks over saturated and unnatural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes that's the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I still don't see the relevance? I think they were picking up on the fact you said you wouldn't install firmware not publicly released. Its software bot firmware Sent from my Z10 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Is it? I thought the stuff that controls my phone was firmware? That's what Apple call it anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Nope. Looks like they call it software to me [ATTACH]48732[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 There's no shortage of people selling activations, I've seen them on Twitter for about $6. There's apparently a way of getting iOS 7 without ahving your device registered, something to do with restoring to iOS 6, not activating it and then installing iOS 7. Not something I've bothered to look into but apparently it is possible.I wouldn't pay for access to the beta, the general release isn't all that far off. Don't do this. Just don't. Apple has quite an aggressive team looking out for this type of thing - if a Dev account gets found with this sort of activity it gets blocked...and BOOM goes your phone...You can't (easily) downgrade either. It's not worth it. If you're willing to pay then use the public dev accounts - they're only about 100US$/year I think, even less for iOS if memory serves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Is it? I thought the stuff that controls my phone was firmware? That's what Apple call it anyway? People are being twatty about terms They're using your tictacs against you young Jedi. Firmware is really the BootStrap code that starts the OS, and the OS is the software environment you and your apps use. Apple call it Software or OS from a user's level - even if you look at the OS file names they're IPSW....iPhone Software. They're used interchangeably really, even in the dev world, although you have to have some form of clarity when you're talking about pre-boot or DFU type stuff. Oh god, I just bored myself. Again. That's the fourth time this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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