iOS 5 is now available via iTunes.

[philcruicks]

huh is their a new lion osx update? just got my macbook pro last week

yeah for iCloud support, new OSX, iOS and iTunes

[PyX]

What build is this ?

Same as the GM released last week ?

Because :

- My bookmarks in Safari are screwed and because of that, Safari won’t start anymore on my iPhone.

- I certainly can’t enable iCloud on my 3GS, because it makes my battery last no more than 45 minutes and it downloads/uploads like 250 MB of data.

- Facebook crashed all the time (if this happens to you guys, update to Facebook app v4, it’s freshly released and it works like heavens)

[Dane]

What build is this ?

Same as the GM released last week ?

Because :

- My bookmarks in Safari are screwed and because of that, Safari won’t start anymore on my iPhone.

- I certainly can’t enable iCloud on my 3GS, because it makes my battery last no more than 45 minutes and it downloads/uploads like 250 MB of data.

- Facebook crashed all the time (if this happens to you guys, update to Facebook app v4, it’s freshly released and it works like heavens)

I asked the question if the version number is 9a334 which is the GM one.

Looking at the apple download links it says 9a33f which is the GM build

[Roger H. Veteran]

Didn't really need it but tried downloading and got 3.01MB/s :p

Finished in 2-3mins.

[philcruicks]

NOOO! network connection times out...gotta start again!

Oh wait, restarted now its down to 13mins for the lot...

[Shadrack]

What build is this ?

Same as the GM released last week ?

Because :

- My bookmarks in Safari are screwed and because of that, Safari won’t start anymore on my iPhone.

- I certainly can’t enable iCloud on my 3GS, because it makes my battery last no more than 45 minutes and it downloads/uploads like 250 MB of data.

- Facebook crashed all the time (if this happens to you guys, update to Facebook app v4, it’s freshly released and it works like heavens)

If those firmware files posted by Jedimark are the final, then it is the exact same build number as the GM from last week. 5.0 9A334

[BoDEAN]

can anyone confirm for the VERIZON version

It shows as

5.0 (9A334)

Correct?

yes same as the GM ive been running for a wekk

[Dane]

yes same as the GM ive been running for a wekk

Awesome. No worries then!

[philcruicks]

argh timed out again!

This is getting anoying.

[qdave]

I am so envious of you all. Gotta wait for jb/unlock to use this :(

[Axel]

Funny, when I plug in to iTunes it only offers me 4.3.5 to update. I'm currently jailbroken on 4.2.1, does it want to me to update to 4.3.5 before I go to iOS5?

[Axel]

I get this when I attempt to shift+restore with the direct download.

[User6060]

worst update process ever...not only did it time out once after 777mb download it restores apps so slow its been updating for 2 hours....not to mention the folders are all wrong and apps are everywhere...might've just restored fresh and update manually

[Jan Veteran]

I get this when I attempt to shift+restore with the direct download.

The same is happening to me on my iPad 2.

Anybody have a fix?

[Dinggus]

I'll just download the GM version for now since I'm not even in country.

[w33zy]

it went pretty fast for me only downloading was slow

[Shadrack]

The same is happening to me on my iPad 2.

Anybody have a fix?

Did you try putting the iPad 2 in DFU mode then connecting it to iTunes? http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-hacking/27489-dfu-mode-dummies.html

[rajputwarrior]

weird for the people getting timeouts and what not. downloading it now at 5.4 megs a second :s

[Brandon H Supervisor]

yeah, I had to put my iTouch into recovery mode in order for it to be updated

granted it probably had something to do with my jailbreak but it was still annoying that i couldn't figure out the problem for a bit there

[84Mark]

It's taking hours to update my 3GS... it's currently "Restoring iPhone music and videos".... why it had to remove them in the first place is beyond me.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Going super slow for me for my iPhone, Currently at 150 MB downloaded with 64 minutes to go.

Did a Speedtest just to make sure, getting my normal 30 down and 5 up.

Still would like to do my iPad 2 at some point tonight too. LOL

[the1himself]

I just downloaded IOS 5 and I have one question: how do I use iMessages? How do I add contacts and communicate with them etc

[rajputwarrior]

I just downloaded IOS 5 and I have one question: how do I use iMessages? How do I add contacts and communicate with them etc

it goes by the person's apple ID i think.

[Elliott]

I just downloaded IOS 5 and I have one question: how do I use iMessages? How do I add contacts and communicate with them etc

If you're on an iPhone, and your friend is on an iPhone, then iMessage will just be used automatically. Otherwise, you can also configure iMessage to work with your email address(es) by going to the "Messages" section in the Settings app.

[threetonesun]

Yeah, when you send a message it says "text message" if it's going to be sent as a text message, and I assume something else if it's not. While I sent a message to someone with an iPhone yesterday, I believe both parties have to be on iOS 5 for it to work.