Over the weekend, Apple pushed out iOS 5 Beta 5 (build 9A5288d) to developers, along with Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 5, iTunes 10.5 Beta 5, and Apple TV Software Beta 4.
The biggest change, is that Beta 5 is available as an over-the-air update. However, the release notes state that users first wipe all the content from their device, using the “Erase All Content and Settings” feature in the Settings app. Before doing that however, Apple suggest that you make a backup with iTunes 10.5 Beta 4 or through iCloud. Some developers have stated that they were able to upgrade to iOS 5 Beta 5 without doing any of that. Your milage may vary.
Lastly, this update appears to consist mostly minor bug fixes, with the biggest change (found so far) being the introduction of “Hearing Aid Mode” in Settings App. This mode is to help reduce interference between the device and hearing aids.
The update is 128MB in size as an over-the-air update.
Also worth noting at this time, is that Apple has turned on MobileMe to iCloud migration for developers. Developers can now go to MobileMe.com/Move, and transfer their Mail, Contacts, and Calendar information from MobileMe to iCloud. The rest of your data such as Photo Gallery, iDisk and iWeb, will be in place at MobileMe until June 30th, 2012, after that, it’s history.
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