In case you didn’t read any news in the last few days, iOS 6 beta 2 was released.
As with many of the sequential updates to iOS, iOS 6 beta 2 was a OTA (over the air) update. This is one of the cool and ingenious ways to roll out new software to any mobile iDevice.
While the process is an easy one, the notification sucks. There is no flagging you or the iDevice if there is an update to your software; not yet!
With that said, we put together a quick “how-to” on upgrading OTA.
Hit up your Settings app and navigate to General.
Once there, tap Software Update. Your iDevice will automatically start checking to see if your software is up to date.
After a few moments, it will tell you that iOS 6 beta 2 is available and ask you if you want to download it. It will give you a message about plugging in your iDevice or leaving it unplugged.
It is your choice, I always plug in my iPhone, just in case.
As with ALL updates, PLEASE make a backup!
One of the fun features (not seen in the screen shot below) is that the gears actually move while it’s downloading and installing the update to your iDevice.
Have you upgraded to iOS 6 yet? Are you running iOS 6 beta 2 yet?
When I saw the video of the spinning gears I began to wonder about dynamic icons. Could it be hinting at dynamic icons coming soon? I know they aren’t the same thing but it is one of the “things that make me go hmm”.
Hahaha
I upgraded to ios 6 beta 2.
I just got the balls to download the original beta thinking that it would update to the second one. But it hasn’t, when I go to software update, it keeps telling me that my software is up to date. Any ideas?
It does take some time to be honest. If u have a dev account u can download it from there.
Awesome Possum. I just downloaded the third beta and sideloaded it on. I worried because the original beta expired today. Thanks!
Glad you got it working! It is a pain soon.