IOS 7 GM (iPod Touch 5th Generation)

No need for a dev. account.
This is pretty much ios 7 Pre-Lease for developers the same ios 7 that's going to be released on September 18, 2013 to the public. This may have a few glitches most of the glitches,crashes have been fixed and this is like the final version. Just to let you know if you do upgrade to the ios you can get back to ios 6.1.3 just be booting into DFU mode and restore to ios 6.1.3.

If your trying to sync over content from pc to ipod you need iTunes 11.1/beta which at this point it's only available for Mac.

Just hold Shift,restore/update and then select the .ipsw and install.

If you don't like ios 7 GM you can downgrade it only to ios 6.1.3 not ios 7 beta 1-6. at the moment but, if you want to upgrade to ios 7 from ios 6.1.3 you can.

I'll Post the official release once it comes out.

This ios 7 GM was only for developers and shouldn't be able to install onto ios devices without a dev account but, the bug allowed it to be installed.

Other info:
You should just wait for the final release next week it's sorta pointless to update to ios 7 GM if you can't sync over content via iTunes if you all ready have everything you want on your ipod you can.Once ios 7 is released this downgrade will no longer work and you can never downgrade past ios 7 the reason you can downgrade now is because, ios 7 GM isn't signed yet, but when the official iOS 7 is released it will be signed which you can't no longer downgrade.

I tested out iOS 7 GM today it was good but, i couldn't sync over my music without iTunes 11.1 which isn't out for PC so, i recovered to iOS 6.1.3 and i can always upgrade to iOS 7 beta and sync over my content.

Bugs i found:

-Voice Search in youtube still crashes
-iTunes Store still crashes

New Features for iOS 7 GM:

-New Wallpapers 
-New Dynamic theme colors
-New Siri Sounds
-fixed bugs and glitches

In conclusion iOS 7 beta 6 is no different from iOS 7 GM just with a couple of new enhancements and themes.

According to apple if you upgrade to iOS 7 GM seed you can't restore to earlier versions of iOS such as ios 6.1.3 [image below]. LIES

You can only downgrade a iOS only if it's not singed.



iOS 7 GM (Downgradeable)
iOS 7 OFFICIAL RELEASE (Un-downgradeable)

Working downgrades:
iOS 7 GM seed to iOS 6.1.3 (WORKING)

Not Working Downgrades:
IOS 7 GM seed to iOS 7 Beta 1-6 (NOT WORKING)
IOS 7 GM Seed to iOS 6.1.2 (NOT WORKING)

iOS 7 Official Release (Signed)
iOS 7 GM Seed (Not Signed)
iOS 7 beta 1-6 (Not Signed)
iOS 6.1.3 (Signed)

iOS 7 GM (iPod Touch 5th Generation) Torrent Download 

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Apple iOS 7: How To Download And Install iOS 7 Beta 2 To Your iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini Or iPod Touch, Months Ahead Of Its Release Date

 Apple iOS 7: How To Download And Install iOS 7 Beta 2 To Your iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini Or iPod Touch, Months Ahead Of Its Release Date

It's been just two weeks since Apple unveiled iOS 7 at WWDC 2013, which means developers have been playing with the first beta for iOS 7 ever since. On Monday, Apple chose to release its second beta for iOS 7, which features several enhancements and bug fixes, but more importantly, the second iOS 7 beta release means owners of the iPad, iPad mini and iPod Touch can now test iOS 7 on their devices, in addition to the iPhone.

The second beta of iOS 7 is listed as build "11A4400f," compared to the first iOS 7 beta, which was listed as "11a4372q." The iOS 7 beta 2 has a number of important fixes originally promised by Apple at WWDC 2013, including the option to choose male or female voices for Siri, which has reportedly received a speed boost in the second beta release of iOS 7. The second iOS 7 beta also brings back Apple's Voice Memos app, which had been previously listed as "not available" in the first seed for iOS 7.

Since iOS 7 is still in beta, users should beware of errors, bugs, crashes and other issues. That said, many iOS developers with iOS 7 have reported the operating system works very smoothly on the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and even the iPhone 4. Apple said iOS 7 will have its release date sometime this fall, but the company has released the beta version of iOS 7 for developers to download and install right now. Apple app developers can access the iOS 7 beta for free, but iOS 7 fans can also pay the yearly $99 fee to access the beta software ahead of its release date.

Users who have already downloaded the first iOS 7 beta will be able to download the update to the second beta directly through their device. But for iPad owners looking to download the iOS 7 beta, or if you simply haven't downloaded the first iOS 7 beta but you'd like to try iOS 7 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch before its fall release date, check out our step-by-step guide on how to download iOS 7 below.

Before You Download iOS 7

Prior to downloading iOS 7, users should back up their iPhones, iPads and iPods to iTunes, and definitely make sure iTunes is running the latest version. To check, click the “Check For Updates” option in iTunes, or simply visit the Mac App Store on your computer to make sure everything’s current. Also you will need to register your device’s UDID with IMZDL, which is the largest source of Apple betas for iOS and OS X, and you will also need to know your device’s identifier; for example, a Verizon iPhone’s identifier is A1429, while an AT&T iPhone’s identifier is A1428. Once you have this information and everything’s backed up and up to date, you may now begin the process of downloading and installing iOS 7.

Apple  iOS 7 Installation Guide

1. Download the iOS 7 Beta file for your specific iPhone model off Apple’s website. We've listed the direct links to the iOS 7 download pages below, so find the right model and download away -- just remember, you need to be an Apple developer or pay that $99 registration fee.

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad (4th generation Model A1458)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad (4th generation Model A1459)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad (4th generation Model A1460)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad mini (Model A1432)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad mini (Model A1454)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad mini (Model A1455)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad Wi-Fi (3rd generation)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (AT&T model)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (Verizon model)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad 2 Wi-Fi

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM) 

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 5 (Model A1428)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 5 (Model A1429)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 4S

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 4 (GSM)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPhone 4 (CDMA)

- iOS 7 beta 2 release - iPod touch (5th generation)

Developers and users who have paid the $99 fee will need to log in with their information to access the download files for  iOS 7  Once downloaded, the file you download will show up on IMZDL, but it could take a little time.

2. Open up iTunes, and Restore your iPhone with the iOS 7 beta. On a Mac, make sure you’re holding down alt/option when you click Restore, and on Windows, hold down Shift when you click Restore.

3. To find the iOS 7 beta file for restoring your iPhone, check out your downloads folder, or wherever the download with the specific iOS 7 beta went. The iOS 7 beta file should be the most recently downloaded file that ends with “.ipsw.”

Congratulations! Once installation is complete and your iDevice reboots a few times -- the entire process to convert your iPhone's or iPad's OS to iOS 7 should take some time, about 40 minutes to a full hour or more, so definitely keep your device plugged into a power source -- you will be able to experiment with iOS 7 on your iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, or iPod touch.

For those unfamiliar, iOS 7 features a complete revamp of the font, style, colors, icons and textures of iOS to make it a familiar but entirely new experience, as well as a massive feature-ridden iOS build to boot. Most notable among the new iOS 7 features: the useful Control Center that contains quick access to important settings; the built-in parallax that shifts the background image in response to one’s movements; a new way to multitask apps; the AirDrop feature for sharing photos or documents with other iPhone users in the area; and much more. We expect Apple has already chosen the iOS 7 release date to be Wednesday, Sept. 18 -- exactly 100 days after the unveiling of  iOS 7 -- which would also precede the release of at least one new iPhone model on Friday, Sept. 20.

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iOS7 beta 2 build 11A4400f with Activation for iPhone 5 Model A1429 GSM CDMA

Hi guys!

This is the iOS7 beta 2 firmware, for iPhone 5 Model A1429 (GSM+CDMA), just released today!
Simply download and install it.
Instructions on how to activate are included.
Enjoy :-)

Download iOS7 beta 2 firmware for iPhone 5 Torrent

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New Accessibility Options in iOS 7 Allow iPad or iPhone to be Controlled with Head Movements

This afternoon, a tipster who spoke to 9to5Mac pointed out a new feature in iOS 7's Accessibility menu, which allows iPhone users to control their devices using head movements. 

The option can be found in the Switch Control area of the Accessibility menu, which is designed for users who need assistance with physical and motor movements. 

Switch Control allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive accessory.

With the feature activated, specific movements can be used to correspond with actions. For example, the setting can be programmed to allow a left head movement to activate a tap, while a right head movement can be programmed to perform to another function.9to5Mac went hands-on with the feature:

We've tested this ourselves and found it to be quite accurate, but it's quite tedious to control your device this way since it cycles through all of the options on the screen and you move your head when it is bordering around the option you want. 

You can also make the left or right head movement act as a home button, start Siri, open Notification Center, open the App Switcher, decrease volume, increase volume, or simply tap.

It is important to note that Switch Control head movements are a beta function and should be used with caution, as the setting disables touch input. 

Apple has always had a heavy focus on accessibility, and over the years has worked to provide accessibility options for vision, hearing, motor skills, and learning, turning the iPad and the iPhone into fully featured assistive devices. iOS 7 promises to bring even more accessibility options, further increasing the utility of Apple's devices.

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iPhone 5S' Pictures Leak Online from Apple

BY SAMANTHA MURPHY2 HOURS AGO

More pictures of what appear to be the interior and exterior of Apple's next iPhone have hit the 

web.

MacRumors has obtained what it says are photos of the rear shell and logic board of the so-

called "iPhone 5S," which match other images that appeared earlier in the week. Rumors 

andspeculation generally point to Apple's next smartphone to be similar in design to the iPhone

 5, and the label "5S" — based on previous models — has stuck.

The interior shots reveal a different battery than the iPhone 5, with 5.92 watt-hours of energy 

compared to its existing battery in the iPhone 5, which stores 5.45 watt-hours, 

MacRumorsnotes.

Meanwhile, the rear shell (below) includes a bigger LED flash than its predecessor.

The iPhone 5S is also rumored to come with a higher-resolution camera and improved light 

modes. The smartphone is expected to launch this fall.

What do you think of the latest alleged leak of the iPhone 5S? Is it the real deal? Let us know in

 the comments.

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Apple unveils iOS 7

Apple has unveiled iOS 7 after months of speculation.

"iOS 7 is the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone," said CEO Tim Cook, introducing iOS 7 . "It's packed with amazing new features, and a stunning new user interface."

The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system represented the biggest change to the look and feel of iOS since the first iPhone launched in 2007.

As anticipated,  iOS 7 sports a flat-design, with the skudeomorpism of the previous design done away with.

"We wanted to take an experience that people know very well and add to it," Ive explains in a video shown during the keynote event. "We see  iOS 7 as defining an important new direction ... and in many ways, a beginning."

The redesign of iOS has reportedly been underway for the last six months since Craig Federighi took over software development for the mobile platform.

Very little of the new operating system resembles the old version of the software. Almost every part of the software has been redesigned.

Among the new features are multiple pages within folders and the introduction of a today view for notification centre.

Apple also showed off its new Control Centre, which offers a quicker and simpler way to control many of the most used settings.

Another major change includes the introduction of a revamped multitasking interface, which is part of the Control Centre. Instead of icons,  iOS 7 displays a preview of the screen. It is also smart enough to recognise when you use an app a lot during the day – such as Facebook – and devote more power and processing time to it to keep you updated.

iOS also introduces a raft of small, but all the same useful features, such as a Flashlight built into the device, and AirDrop, allowing you to share files and photos without needing to send them via email or text.

Other small features introduced in the latest version include FaceTime audio, per app VPN and perhaps long overdue, the ability to block people from calling you on the phone and via FaceTime, and sending texts via Message.

Siri sounds more human like in iOS 7. It's also smarter and faster – very much needed with the superior processing available via Google Now. Siri also now has Twitter, Wikipedia, and most interestingly, Bing support.

Apple has also beefed up security on the device, enabling enterprise single sign on support for those of you who used your iPhone in the workplace, and a revamp of find my iPhone that locks the device until you sign in with your Apple ID and password.

Apple has said that the software is still under development at the moment and will be released later on in the year.

Take a look at our full iOS 7 rundown features in our video below:

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Lytro announces iOS app, unlocks hidden WiFi feature in camera

Today's news brings a pleasant surprise for Lytro camera owners. It turns out the that each one of the small light-field cameras has had a hidden WiFi chip inside, waiting to be turned on. Well, the time for activation has come with the release of a new firmware update which activates the WiFi. And just in time for the release of Lytro's new iOS app.

The app, called Lytro Mobile, connects to your iPhone via the WiFi transmitter and allows you to view camera images from your iOS device. Once you activate the app simply click the Camera feature and you will be told to select WiFi from the Lytro's menu screen. Once you tap the WiFi option on your Lytro screen you will be able to wirelessly upload images directly to Lytro.com.

The mobile app has other tricks up its sleeve. You can use the app to refocus a picture via Perspective Shift, add captions and geotagging, and share your live pictures via your favorite social network, message service or SMS. The app also allows you to use the Lytro to make GIF images from pictures you've taken. The firmware update and app are available now fromLytro and the App Store respectively.

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Hazel 3.1 update adds powerful date-matching feature

Noodlesoft's Hazel is a file-organization tool for Mac OS X that uses a set of customizable rules to automatically move and sort your information. It can be set to automatically move your new music or movies to your Music and Movies folders, or sort files by name, email address, the website they came from and much more. For people who'd rather keep working than sort files, it can be a great time-saving tool for keeping your desktop and downloads folder clear.

Today Hazel released version 3.1, which adds a powerful new date-matching feature to the software. The feature allows you to search the contents of a document for text formatted as a date, so if you need to quickly find a digital copy of an insurance report from June 19, 2013 you simply need to set Hazel to look for that date. Hazel knows to look for different kinds of date formatting, converting slashes to dashes when the moment needs it.

You can see video of the feature being used below made by blogger David Sparks. Hazel 3.1 is currently available for download from Noodlesoft as a free 14-day trial. If you'd like to purchase the program at the end of your trial it will set you back US$28.

Hazel 3.1 from David Sparks on Vimeo.

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Decode and NativeQR Bring QR Reading To Stock Camera App

Both released in one day by separate developers, Decode Camera and NativeQR are the first two Cydia tweaks to bring QR reading to the stock camera app. With these new tweaks, you don't have to grab a QR reader from the AppStore just to read a code on a billboard, advertisement or magazine.

Decode Camera is developed by ioshack with a price tag of $1.50. It is compatible with iPad and supports the front and rear facing cameras. iOS 5 and 6 are supported as well.

NativeQR is similar, but features a $1.99 price tag. It lacks iOS 5 and iPad compatibility, but iPad support will be soon released. Developed by Evan Swick, NativeQR is also integrated with your contacts -- allowing you to quickly share your information via a QR code.

You can find both tweaks in the Cydia store. Let us know which you one prefer!

Decode Camera [$1.50]



NativeQR [$1.99]

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Apple testing deep LinkedIn integration for iOS 7

Further bolstering the presence of third-party social networks in iOS, Apple is testing deep LinkedIn integration for the upcoming release of iOS 7, according to code-based references found inside of the first beta of iOS 7. The code points to a single-sign-on system, similar to how iOS integrates Facebook and Twitter, for LinkedIn accounts. The references also indicate that users will be able to easily post content, such as Web links, to LinkedIn via a share-sheet or through iOS applications…

According to Hamza Sood, who discovered and sent us the LinkedIn code and text strings, certain pieces of code are missing for the LinkedIn functionality to become active. Perhaps this is why LinkedIn integration is not present in the user-facing version of the first iOS 7 beta.

It is currently uncertain if Apple plans to continue to develop LinkedIn integration for iOS 7, or if it will be a feature that simply vanishes after internal testing. Apple has cut social networks from iOS in the past. For example, back in 2010, Apple tested versions of iOS 4 that included Facebook integration, but the two companies did not agree to a deal until 2012 with iOS 6.

Apple added Vimeo, Flickr, and Tencent Weibo integration with iOS 7.

iOS 7 integration with LinkedIn would not be unprecedented. At the WWDC 2013 keynote, Apple and LinkedIn announced ties for the upcoming release of OS X Mavericks. Linkedin integration in Mavericks allows for single-sign-on app access, sharing from Safari, Notification Center-based alerts, and a presence inside of Safari for Mac’s Shared Links view. Twitter is noticeably alone in iOS 7′s Shared Links panel, so adding LinkedIn integration to iOS 7 would seem logical.

Screenshots of the aforementioned code and text strings:

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Review: Is Chatology the solution for Messages search?

Messages for Mac is buggy. There’s no denying that fact. At some point, all of us have tried to search for a specific message in the app only to be confronted by everyone’s favorite multi-colored symbol of despair.

Several weeks ago, Flexibits, developers of Fantastical for Mac and iPhone, announced a new project called Chatology that would finally solve this issue once and for all. Today, they unveiled the app to the world. So what exactly is Chatology? Does it solve the problem it sets out to solve? Keep reading to get answers to those questions and more.

What is it?

The biggest question that most people had when Chatology was first teased was simple: what does the app actually do? Some assumed that it would be a full-blown messaging suite with improved search features. Others hypothesized that it would be some kind of tweak or plugin for Messages that solved the search problem right in the same app.

The real answer is somewhere in between those two. Chatology is a separate app, not a plugin. However, it doesn’t actually feature any messaging capability. You still have to use the Messages app to send or receive iMessages and IMs on other platforms.

In short, Chatology is a chat log viewer. Messages for Mac saves every conversation you have to a file on your hard drive by default. These chat logs are then used to keep track of threads and conversations in the Messages app. If you delete those files (or disable saving them), your Messages app won’t be able to store the seemingly infinite chat history that you normally see.

It’s these chat logs that Chatology reads. Upon first run, Chatology imports all of these messages (tens of thousands in my case, and probably more for many other users) and catalogs them so that you can easily search them. Chatology also provides some extra search parameters, making it easy to find links or images in a conversation.

Chatology also has the ability to integrate with Messages. When this option is enabled, pressing Command-F in the Messages app brings up Chatology instead of the usual Messages search bar. This feature is very handy if you frequently search your messages but prefer Chatology’s search interface over Apple’s.

Does it work?

Now that we know what Chatology does, let’s address how well it does that. For starters, the design of Chatology makes it somewhat impractical for anything other than searching. If you just want to read a series of messages from yesterday or a few days ago, you’re probably better off scrolling backwards in the Messages app.

Due to the way Chatology separates logs by date, if you don’t know the exact date of the message you’re looking for, it can quickly become a pain to find what you need.

Another factor that can cause some trouble searching Chatology is the sheer number of messages that it stores. Because Chatology stores all of your logs from the Messages app, all of your AIM or Yahoo! messages are also logged, along with those from any services you might use, such as the Amy plugin. In my case, all of my App.net private messages, AIM conversations, and iMessages were imported. That’s a lot of conversations to go through. Even though Chatology searches through them all with no problem, narrowing down the results to the exact message you need can take some time because there’s no way to separate chat logs by the chat service that created them (this is OS X’s fault, not Chatology’s, however).

Yes, Chatology works, and works well. It searches all of the chat logs on your computer with incredible speed. It can separate group chats from individual chats and separate those individual chats by sender, although it currently doesn’t combine multiple addresses into one contact, like Messages for Mac does, so you’ll have multiple entries for the same person if you chat with them on different services or using different iMessage addresses.

What problem?

When Apple finally released OS X 10.8.4 after what seemed like an eternal beta process, the update included fixes for searching in Messages that left the app running smoothly for almost everyone.

This left Flexibits in an odd predicament. They had already positioned themselves as the incoming saviors of chat search, but now Apple had fixed the entire problem they set out to solve. They had been beaten to the punch.

The bottom line

The idea behind Chatology is great, but the execution is flawed. The interface, while simple and lightning fast, makes finding the right message difficult in many cases. The problem it was designed to mitigate no longer exists.

Users who need the ability to search for links or images within conversations will enjoy the ability to do so, but the need to select a specific time and date that the image or link in question was sent essentially negates the usefulness of the feature.

Unfortunately, I’m not sold enough on Chatology to recommend it to most users over the built-in search in Messages. Since the search issue has been resolved in OS X 10.8.4 (and Mavericks), I can’t see much of a need for a separate app to search chat logs, especially one that, in my opinion, makes searching no more efficient than it already is.

A free trial of Chatology is available on the Flexibits website, and the full version can be purchased on the Flexibits web store for $19.99.

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