Interesting. Mixpanel reports that iOS 7 adoption was at 3% before the release. ...

pohl · on Sept 18, 2013

My impression, from following some tags like #ios7beta4 on Twitter, is that there's some unofficial way to obtain the images and install them.

kalleboo · on Sept 18, 2013

You could buy developer account device slots for $5-10 for people who just wanted to try the beta and look cool among their peers.

statictype · on Sept 19, 2013

You could buy developer account device slots for $5-10

Sorry? how does that work? When you get a developer account (for $100) you can distribute to up to 10 devices right?

Are you saying you can pay extra for more devices? Is that possible?

kalleboo · on Sept 19, 2013

Each developer account can register 100 devices. People would sign up for a developer account, then go on eBay etc and sell "get iOS 7 beta for $10!", register the customer's UDID on their dev account, and send them a copy of the ipfw.

vor_ · on Sept 18, 2013

The GM also leaked on torrent sites and other sources.

zuppy · on Sept 18, 2013

It was possible to install the betas on non developer iphones by using the upgrade button in itunes (it doesn't require activation). Also, the GM doesn't require activation.