Apple’s iOS 5 Update Now Available For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

TechCrunch ^ | 10-12-11 | Greg Kumparak

[Mugwump]

My guess? They’ll have to write a patch to optimize for Verizon.

No iOS5 for me today...
:-(

[RandallFlagg]

There are a few good, “Create your own ringtone,” apps out there.

I use, “DIY Ringtone,” and it works pretty good.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Similar results here, for Lion.2. Next week will presumably be just as good.

[Mugwump]

Hmmm. This is getting weird. I had no problem with Lion 10.7.2 — at least the download. But now Safari’s acting all buggy (short delays, error messages on refresh which go away, and then the refresh happens. WTH?)

I’ll agree with another poster who said this wasn’t Apple’s best effort. They should have waited and got it right.

[Mugwump]

FYI, just visited the message boards on Apple’s site. One user called Apple Care, and was informed that the servers are indeed overloaded. Their advice? Keep trying or wait ‘till later.

[melissa_in_ga]

Go to myxer.com, click on “ringtones” then go to “tools”, make your own. You upload a music or text file from your computer and it allows you to drag through the song for the area you want to make a ringtone. I use it, my daughters use it, it’s great!

[Breto]

Your lucky the update turned my totally stock, unhacked, not messed with, iPhone 4g into a BRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Swordmaker]

Apple iOS 5 update now available through iTunes for your iPhones and iPads—PING!

Apple iOS 5 now available PING!!
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Discuss technical issues, software, and hardware.
Don't attack people!
Don't respond to the Anti-Apple Thread Trolls!
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[Big Giant Head]

Safari has TABS! WooooHoooo! What a relief!

[AFreeBird]

Apples server are getting hammered. The error, which seems to happen while in the backup phase, does not represent a problem with backup, but rather it can’t connect to get verification of the update. Keep trying.

Make sure you’ve done a full complete transfer purchases/backup/sync -FIRST!

I wish apple did a better job with error dialogs.

I still have to go back and restore all my apps now. Music and photos, as well as other data transferred, but not my old apps.

They took away my 1st gen iPad gestures I’ve been running with all summer. Grrrr!

Not using iCloud, but I like that it does a wireless WI-Fi sync now.

Haven’t touched my 3GS phone. I’ll wait till I get the pad sorted out.

[absolootezer0]

i can make my ringtones right from itunes, it’s pretty simple to do. it’s the text/ email/ notification sounds that i haven’t figured out.

[Chipper]

Custom sounds Ever since the introduction of custom ringtones—heck, maybe even before that—iPhone users have clamored for the ability to set custom sounds for text messages, calendar reminders, and so on. Apple’s finally acquiesced: In iOS 5 you can assign custom sounds for texts, voicemails, new mail, sent mail, tweets, calendar alerts, and reminder alerts. And not only can you choose from Apple’s included sounds, but you can import your own by dropping them into iTunes, just as you would a custom ringtone.

[Chipper]

Best roundup I have read so far of all that is iOS 5.
http://www.macworld.com/article/162962/2011/10/ios_5_review_ambitious_update_rings_in_the_changes.html

[mlo]

"Does the new “to do list” feature synchronize with MS exchange tasks? (like the e-mail and calendar do)?"

Yes.

[absolootezer0]

wo0ho0!! thanks!

i’ll be dl/ing iOS 5 tonight :)

[Niteflyr]

Phone is in same condition as when I started. Going through troubleshooting now.

I had the same happen...I just restarted the phone...restarted my PC (after installing the latest iTunes of course) and tried it again and it upgraded fine. Using it now now and lots of nice changes...

[cmsgop]

The texting between the iPhone and iPad is amazing, I just hope it’s free, lol!

[Niteflyr]

The texting between the iPhone and iPad is amazing, I just hope it’s free, lol!

If the message bubble and send buttons are blue it's free...if green you pay your carrier...:oP