Setting that aside, updates through iTunes are generally faster, more reliable and require less free space on your iOS device. All goo reasons to use iTunes if it's readily available for you.
Also if you have more than one of the same device (for those people with pesky family members or friends) it's one download vs. one download per device, nice for the poor souls trapped on metered internet.
Actually, you only need to download it once. Connect your iPhone to your PC. Open iTunes. If you are on version 11.4 already, it will say that there is a new iOS version available and give you 3 options - simply select the Download Only option. When it is finished, find the .ipsw file on your PC, and copy it somewhere else to save it. When you wish to upgrade another user's phone in your house, copy the file to their PC in the same location, connect their phone, and there should be an option to Update their phone in iTunes without downloading the software again. I have done this for every update since version 4 as we have very limited download allowance every month (stupid HughesNet). Anyway, that should work for you.
Went like clockwork last night. 2 iP 5s's, one iPad mini. I did light off the update for AppleTV this morning, but I think my 720p unit got left behind. Oh well, no huge loss.
Also did the 10.9.5 update and Safari 7.1 update. No problems.
I know I'm speaking from my own experiences, and many won't have had a similar set of them,
but it seems many have...
I have to ask, when exactly did Apple lose the ability to present reliable, successful updates?
I probably won't install that newest one on my iMac, and have never put Mavericks on my MBAir because of
my results with it on my iMac - and for the same reason might never put Yosemite on either machine...
From the last major ATV update, to iOS7 and this morning on the first of our iPads I tried it on, iOS8 have all been disasters for us.
I know, again, that lots of folks have been okay, but it seems I see, and experience, an inordinate number of screwed up
installs of major updates.
The first time i tried our iPad mini on iOS8, it simply failed,
so I started it up again, and this time it wiped the iPad and put it into a restore from default mode…why would it do that???
The device was functioning perfectly, I backed it up to both cloud and computer, then grief.
I can't remember, earlier in ATV, iOS or in OS10, 9, 8, or 7 having things so routinely go wrong…it's a bit depressing,
not to be able to take advantage of all the highly touted improvements,
when you can't trust, or even use, the releases they are part of.
Did you update OTA or iTunes? Much safer and more reliable via iTunes. Just saying. Never had an issue with an update or complete upgrade when I have done them via iTunes on any of our devices.
Did you update OTA or iTunes? Much safer and more reliable via iTunes. Just saying. Never had an issue with an update or complete upgrade when I have done them via iTunes on any of our devices.
Thanks - I'm feeling a little less hysterical now!
it was OTA the first try, when I got the 'couldn't complete' message. Then I plugged in but still didn't use iTunes, just for fun, to see, and it went through the update.
What ticked me off was, at the end of the install, it appeared that the iPad had been wiped - it seemed to be asking me to start it back up from scratch. I had backed up, so it wouldn't have been awful, but after about ten questions I still don't know why it needed to ask, it was back to normal, so I was incorrect about the state of the device *this time*. I think in future I'll reserve OTA for minor app updates.
Why not? Other than the fact that Apple wants more of your money.
OS compatibility for such a rapidly changing device segment means a 4 year old phone is a lot further away from the competence of a newer model than the same with, say, laptops or desktops. A quick look at the chip architecture described in the announcement show that.
Installed 8.0 on my 4S. After a full day and night of usage it seems to run just fine, despite the dire headlines of various tech websites. There is a bit of lag here and there, but the phone is still quite usable. All apps open and run normally. The new features this phone supports are awesome, especially quick replies to iMessages. The tiny bit of lag is worth it to me to gain the new functions, and as I've already said, the 4S is still quite capable.
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Setting that aside, updates through iTunes are generally faster, more reliable and require less free space on your iOS device. All goo reasons to use iTunes if it's readily available for you.
Also if you have more than one of the same device (for those people with pesky family members or friends) it's one download vs. one download per device, nice for the poor souls trapped on metered internet.
Actually, you only need to download it once. Connect your iPhone to your PC. Open iTunes. If you are on version 11.4 already, it will say that there is a new iOS version available and give you 3 options - simply select the Download Only option. When it is finished, find the .ipsw file on your PC, and copy it somewhere else to save it. When you wish to upgrade another user's phone in your house, copy the file to their PC in the same location, connect their phone, and there should be an option to Update their phone in iTunes without downloading the software again. I have done this for every update since version 4 as we have very limited download allowance every month (stupid HughesNet). Anyway, that should work for you.
Went like clockwork last night. 2 iP 5s's, one iPad mini. I did light off the update for AppleTV this morning, but I think my 720p unit got left behind. Oh well, no huge loss.
Also did the 10.9.5 update and Safari 7.1 update. No problems.
http://www.jailbreakiosx.com/2014/08/apple-stopped-signing-ios-7-1-1-firmware.html
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/09/17/ios-8-on-iphone-5-first-impressions-and-performance/
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I know I'm speaking from my own experiences, and many won't have had a similar set of them,
but it seems many have...
I have to ask, when exactly did Apple lose the ability to present reliable, successful updates?
I probably won't install that newest one on my iMac, and have never put Mavericks on my MBAir because of
my results with it on my iMac - and for the same reason might never put Yosemite on either machine...
From the last major ATV update, to iOS7 and this morning on the first of our iPads I tried it on, iOS8 have all been disasters for us.
I know, again, that lots of folks have been okay, but it seems I see, and experience, an inordinate number of screwed up
installs of major updates.
The first time i tried our iPad mini on iOS8, it simply failed,
so I started it up again, and this time it wiped the iPad and put it into a restore from default mode…why would it do that???
The device was functioning perfectly, I backed it up to both cloud and computer, then grief.
I can't remember, earlier in ATV, iOS or in OS10, 9, 8, or 7 having things so routinely go wrong…it's a bit depressing,
not to be able to take advantage of all the highly touted improvements,
when you can't trust, or even use, the releases they are part of.
As you should be more than aware of an 8GB iPhone 5c does not have 6GB usable. The OS requires some part of that leaving only 4.9GB
Not really. That's 2GB more than you need.
As you should be more than aware of an 8GB iPhone 5c does not have 6GB usable. The OS requires some part of that leaving only 4.9GB
You are quoting the space iOS7 needed during install, not what it used in operation, I believe (about 1.1GB).
I know I'm speaking from my own experiences, and many won't have had a similar set of them,
but it seems many have...
I have to ask, when exactly did Apple lose the ability to present reliable, successful updates?
I probably won't install that newest one on my iMac, and have never put Mavericks on my MBAir because of
my results with it on my iMac - and for the same reason might never put Yosemite on either machine...
From the last major ATV update, to iOS7 and this morning on the first of our iPads I tried it on, iOS8 have all been disasters for us.
I know, again, that lots of folks have been okay, but it seems I see, and experience, an inordinate number of screwed up
installs of major updates.
The first time i tried our iPad mini on iOS8, it simply failed,
so I started it up again, and this time it wiped the iPad and put it into a restore from default mode…why would it do that???
The device was functioning perfectly, I backed it up to both cloud and computer, then grief.
I can't remember, earlier in ATV, iOS or in OS10, 9, 8, or 7 having things so routinely go wrong…it's a bit depressing,
not to be able to take advantage of all the highly touted improvements,
when you can't trust, or even use, the releases they are part of.
Did you update OTA or iTunes? Much safer and more reliable via iTunes. Just saying. Never had an issue with an update or complete upgrade when I have done them via iTunes on any of our devices.
Use iTunes to download and install instead. Mine went from 6 hours down to 1 hour or less.
Did you update OTA or iTunes? Much safer and more reliable via iTunes. Just saying. Never had an issue with an update or complete upgrade when I have done them via iTunes on any of our devices.
Thanks - I'm feeling a little less hysterical now!
it was OTA the first try, when I got the 'couldn't complete' message. Then I plugged in but still didn't use iTunes, just for fun, to see, and it went through the update.
What ticked me off was, at the end of the install, it appeared that the iPad had been wiped - it seemed to be asking me to start it back up from scratch. I had backed up, so it wouldn't have been awful, but after about ten questions I still don't know why it needed to ask, it was back to normal, so I was incorrect about the state of the device *this time*. I think in future I'll reserve OTA for minor app updates.
Thanks for offering a helpful thought though!
Why not? Other than the fact that Apple wants more of your money.
OS compatibility for such a rapidly changing device segment means a 4 year old phone is a lot further away from the competence of a newer model than the same with, say, laptops or desktops. A quick look at the chip architecture described in the announcement show that.
All apps open and run normally.
The new features this phone supports are awesome, especially quick replies to iMessages. The tiny bit of lag is worth it to me to gain the new functions, and as I've already said, the 4S is still quite capable.
Feels a bit early to say, but I think my iPhone 5 might have improved.