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arnoz · Jun 9, 2011, 07:44 AM

Hi,

I'm a beginning dev and have a stupid question but would like your advices :-)
I currently only own a laptop and iPhone. I test my stuff on these. I have created a partition for Lion since DP1. I haven't tried iOS 5 yet.

However now I'd like to use more often Lion instead of using SNow Leopard and sometimes boot into Lion. Same for iOS 5 since I would like to test my App with the iCloud stuff.

My question: do you consider it safe to install Lion as my main and only OS from now on and iOS 5 as my... well only OS on my phone? So I can test my stuff more efficiently but that also means I need my computer and phone to work correctly if I want to simply do regular work.
I'm a current MobileMe subscriber so the transition to iCloud should work without interruption of email etc, right?

Thanks!

Andy8 · Jun 9, 2011, 07:50 AM

As CharlesS has said in another thread on Lion:

Originally Posted by CharlesS

1. Discussing anything specific to Lion on here would be a NDA violation for anyone who legitimately has a copy.

2. In general, however, beta releases of operating systems are not meant to be trusted as your production OS.

3. Also, in general, installing a production OS over a beta OS is usually an unsupported operation. You are generally expected to wipe the drive and reinstall from scratch if it has had a beta OS on it.

4. If you have a legitimate copy, then you have a Mac developer account and thus can access the developer forums where discussion of Lion is fine, and where you're likely to get a lot more answers to your questions, sometimes even from Apple employees.

5. If you have a copy of Lion and don't have a developer account, then you are a pirate. Shame on you.

6. If you have a pirated Lion build, it likely came from a shady site that may have tampered with the installer and included all sorts of malware/spyware. I would be very loath to let such a piece of software touch a machine that had any kind of sensitive data on it.

arnoz · Jun 9, 2011, 07:52 AM

I agree with all the points but a friend of mine, also dev, already tried DP4 and told me it was stable enough in his opinion to be run as the main OS. And it would ease my workflow for testing my stuff.
And if I do what's your opinion about the upgrade once it will be available in App Store? I will need to download it and simply upgrade or will I need to wipe the OS as well?
Thanks!

Andy8 · Jun 9, 2011, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by arnoz

IAnd if I do what's your opinion about the upgrade once it will be available in App Store? I will need to download it and simply upgrade or will I need to wipe the OS as well?

If you are a Mac developer then you can access the developer forums where you're likely to get a lot more answers to your questions, sometimes even from Apple employees.

nonhuman · Jun 9, 2011, 08:19 AM

My experience with iOS 5 is that it's not quite ready for regular use yet. It will depend on your usage, but it's totally unsuitable for me on my iPad (mostly because Evernote doesn't work; also HBO Go). However I do have several friends who are using iOS 5 on that iPhones and seem to be fine with it.

Fortunately, on the iPad it's insanely easy to revert back to iOS 4; though it's probably not possible with the iPhone (I assume the iPod will work like the iPad).