iOS 7 Beta 4 Software Update is Safe for Non-Developers

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Posted July 29, 2013 at 5:45pm by iClarified

Non-developers who have installed iOS 7 on their devices can safely update to iOS 7 beta 4 via Software Update, according to verified reports.

As we revealed last month, you can update to iOS 7 without a registered developer UDID as long as you perform the update procedure outlined here.

Remember you will not be able to restore your device to iOS 7; however, we have also verified that downgrading to iOS 6 is in fact possible.

We will be posting an extensive list of all the changes found in the new beta here.

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yonut - October 13, 2013 at 5:02am

cum il descarc si eu

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6205828 - July 31, 2013 at 9:14am

If i am not a developer, can i update my iphone 4s(6.1.3) to iOS 7 beta 4?

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Desilicious - August 1, 2013 at 4:57pm

I wanna know the same! i have iphone 4s 6.1.3 can i directly install ios 7 beta 4 without registering my udid?

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Daniel Batista - August 1, 2013 at 5:47pm

Yes you can, by updating to it instead of restoring to it, or safely, with your UDID registered has a developer by me or other developer here, Thanks

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Dave - July 30, 2013 at 10:22pm

"Remember you will not be able to restore your device to iOS 7" Is that referring to having ios 7 beta versions, you wont be able to put ios 7 final version once it releases?

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Jay - July 30, 2013 at 3:06pm

I am currently running iOS7 Beta 3, i now have the option to update to Beta 4 over the air and just wondered should I back up first or will it jsut update and restart? Or will it wipe everything?

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rexology - July 30, 2013 at 3:33pm

If you update OTA (via Settings - Software Update), it should seamlessly update firmware and data on your phone remains untouched. But, if you do it through iTunes as a clean restore (6.x.x) and update to firmware 7, only then will data be wiped.

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Abdelrahman - July 30, 2013 at 2:03pm

On ios7 beta 1,2,3 .. My iPad Mini Was Always Saying [Not Charging] , is that fixed on ios7 beta4 :) ? , please Help!

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Petteri - July 30, 2013 at 10:22am

I get it work with ipsw-file. But I was not able to download my backup from iCloud. So what next?

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Sam - July 30, 2013 at 10:12am

Beta 4 incremental update put me into recovery mode. I couldn't find a way to get out of recovery mode without DFU'ing and rolling back to 6.1.4. All of the previous betas, 1, 2, and 3 went without a hitch. 2 and 3 I did as incremental updates with no drama. They're shutting the door on non-developers using the betas methinks...

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Sam - July 30, 2013 at 10:33am

Oh, for the record, this problem occurred only with my iPhone 5... The incremental update to beta4 worked fine on iPad 4.

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Sam - July 30, 2013 at 11:07am

On the iPhone 5, after it went into recovery mode from doing the incremental OTA update, I have now successfully DFU'd, shift-restored back to 6.1.4, then shift-upgraded back to 7 Beta 4, then restored from the last iOS7 backup I had. So all back to normal on iOS 7, but a roundabout way to get there... Oh well, that's what we expect when we use beta software, and bypass the normal channels to get it.

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Petteri - July 30, 2013 at 11:10am

How did you restored from the iOS7 backup? I tried to restore the phone but it went to activation mode and told me that my phone is not registered.

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Sam - July 30, 2013 at 11:16am

I activated it first, by entering my icloud details when prompted, then just restored, choosing the oldest backup, when I knew it was before the rigmarole began. There are too many variables for me to be able to say why yours isn't working. What version of the iPhone, is it unlocked, legit etc, where it was purchased, how you set up your backup, how you save it, what version of the software you loaded and how you loaded it... Running the beta software, especially if not a developer, is strictly "at your own risk"... Sorry I can't be of more help to you.

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Petteri - July 30, 2013 at 11:32am

Thanks. I have to try it later. Now I am running Beta 4 with my latest iOS6 backup. iPhone 5 32G (Europe), 6.14, no jailbrake or other tweaks, iCloud backup.

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Sam - July 30, 2013 at 11:35am

Well, the only difference I can see, is I use a PC based backup rather than an iCloud backup. They are different, the iCloud backup is not a complete backup whereas the PC backup is. The terminology is different, it says: "iCloud: Back up the most important data on your iPhone to iCloud" and "This Computer: A FULL backup of your iPhone will be stored on this computer". That could be the difference causing the problem.

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aiexcellent - July 30, 2013 at 9:26am

if its put you on reovery mode, while restoring it may be it shows you -1 error on itunes

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Petteri - July 30, 2013 at 7:02am

I am in recovery mode too.

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ooolongjohnson - July 29, 2013 at 9:59pm

i got the ota this morning and installed and it went to recovery mode :( hesitant to try again

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Angie - July 29, 2013 at 6:01pm

Just installed it on mine without any problems.