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iOS 6.1 Beta 5

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About this appearance

iOS 6.1 Beta 5 is represented by 1 selected source-linked change records from the 2013-01-26 milestone; unsupported routes and build guesses remain excluded.

Date
Jan 26, 2013
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Release identity and boundary

A weekend release on January 26 was explicitly called the fifth beta. This page selects only a reported build-manifest clue and does not upgrade the milestone to a Golden Master label.[1][2]

Selected milestone record

The manifest contained a 128 GB capacity reference, but its source expressly warned that this did not establish a product. Coverage two days later moves directly from Beta 5 to the Public release, so no separate GM route is inferred.[3][4]

Source ledger

References

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  1. iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-27T22:04:23.000Z · Manifest evidence — SystemPartitionPadding key in the build manifest associated with the release

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  2. Apple Seeds iOS 6.1 Beta 5 to Developers

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-27T02:24:31.000Z · Release identity — pushed out the fifth beta of iOS 6.1 to developers

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  3. iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-27T22:04:23.000Z · Product caveat — does not mean that a 128 GB iOS device is definitely coming

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  4. Apple Releases iOS 6.1 with New LTE Carriers and Fandango Siri Integration

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-28T18:10:31.000Z · Public boundary — Following this weekend's release of iOS 6.1 Beta 5 to developers

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  5. iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-27T22:04:23.000Z · Build-manifest observation — SystemPartitionPadding key in the build manifest associated with the release

  6. iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices

    MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2013-01-27T22:04:23.000Z · Report caveat — does not mean that a 128 GB iOS device is definitely coming

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

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128 GB build-manifest reference

undocumentedreported

Researchers found a 128 GB capacity entry in the seed's partition-padding manifest without evidence that such hardware would ship.

  1. [1] iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices · Build-manifest observation — SystemPartitionPadding key in the build manifest associated with the release
  2. [2] iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices · Report caveat — does not mean that a 128 GB iOS device is definitely coming