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How To Get iOS 5 Now, Without A Developer Account

Posted in iOS, News on 05/10/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Apple has removed a restriction from the iOS 5 Gold Master released to developers yesterday, reports 9to5Mac, allowing anyone to install the Gold Master on their device, regardless of whether they have access to a developer account.

The Gold Master is the same build of iOS 5 that Apple will be installing on all new devices starting on October 12th. In many cases with past GM releases, it hasn’t even been necessary to update to the “final” release when iOS 5 ships to the public.

While developer releases like this are typically unfinished pre-release software intended for only developers, things are different this time, since this actually is nearly identical (or exactly identical) to the final version.

In order to install the iOS 5 GM on your device, you’ll need both the latest version of iTunes 10.5 beta, as well as the firmware file for the iOS 5 Gold Master.

We can’t provide either of these to you, but MacPost has posted direct download links for the iOS 5 GM release, although you’ll still need to get your hands on iTunes 10.5 beta 7 or later in order to install it on your device.

Installing the Gold Master is done at your own risk, and it’s possible that Apple could put a stop to this (although I’d think it unlikely with the official release just a week away). Let us know if you are successful!

  • http://twitter.com/Bingly Bruno

    I don’t see a link there?

    • http://MacTrast.com J. Glenn Kunzler

      Looks like they were taken down temporarily.  They’re back now.  Click the link again.

  • http://twitter.com/HaroldnCA Harold Haynes

    I had no luck finding either the iTunes beta or the link to iOS 5.  I guess this was just a article to drive people to your site.

    • http://MacTrast.com J. Glenn Kunzler

      Nope – check the link again.  Download links were temporarily removed, but they’re back now.  Like I said, we can’t provide a link to the iTunes 10.5 beta.  There is a download link in the comments to this 9to5Mac post, however: http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/04/howto-get-the-ios-5-gm-even-if-you-arent-a-registered-developer/

    • Ran Ding

      That’s exactly what mactrast does all the time. Mactrast is the most irresponsible and unethical journalism on the web. 

      Also, what the author failed to mentions is that, by installing iOS 5 GM:

      1. You may permanently brick your iPhone, 
      2. Make it unable to connect to carrier, and
      3.Difficult to get it back to 4.3.5. if things don’t work out. 

      It is even more disgusting to think that this site identifies itself with the Apple brand name.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1154565267 King Serrano

    Ummm…thinking to install now iOS 5.0 for my iPhone 4.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1154565267 King Serrano

    Wtf! Where is the link to iTunes 10.5 beta?

  • BS

    found iTunes 10.5 beta 9 here not sure if it works http://www.limera1n.cc/2011/09/download-itunes-105-beta-9.html

  • Chrispy

    The link downloads an EXE file.  Could that be MalWare?  It’s a bit suss if you ask me.

  • Tykunde7

    Got iTunes 10.5, but cannot download iOS 5 GM

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J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. Now he's up to his neck in Apple, and owns an old iBook, a 2011 MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, a third-generation iPad, 2 iPhones, and a Mac Mini that lives at the neighbor's house. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.