Apple unveiled iOS 9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week, and many of you probably can’t wait to install it.
It’s already available to registered developers and will be available as a public beta in July. Some of you may have even come across video tutorials showing you how to install it, regardless of whether you’re a developer or not. Apple frowns upon doing this as it involves installing software designed for developers, which isn’t a totally legitimate action.
We also wouldn’t recommend installing iOS 9 before the public beta unless you want to risk rendering your iOS device useless.
Apple has only made a test version of iOS 9 available to developers because they understand the risks. If you’re not a developer and even attempt to install iOS 9 before the public beta, you’ll risk bricking your iPhone or iPad. Bricking is a term used to describe an electronic device that has been rendered useless as part of an update or similar modification. So installing the developers version of iOS 9 means there’s a good chance that you’ll never be able to use your iPhone or iPad again. Installing iOS 9 will also void your warranty, so Apple will not help you out if you do brick your device. This means you’ll have to spend cash on buying a brand new iPad or iPhone.
iOS 9 features
The upcoming iOS version for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch comes packed with new features including Transit directions for Maps, a new News app and Wallet, which is the new name for Passbook.
The iPad also gets picture-in-picture support for video, a new QuickType keyboard and split screen support. Siri is also more intuitive and Apple has improved the way it makes suggestions or locates files.
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