You could restore, the worst that will happen is the problems come back so you re-install again. I didn't restore because of the same concern you expressed, but that's just me. Basically, I would say you have nothing to lose, especially if you keep important files in dropbox or iCloud. On Jan 19, 2013, at 10:10 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I almost wonder though if I do that, if I then could restore from a backup, > or do you think that may put it right back where it already is. > > Chris Gilland. > Founder of CLG Productions > http://www.clgproductions.com > E-mail: [email protected] > Phone: 803-760-7136 > Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 > Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:37 PM > Subject: Re: Incredibly strange problems with IPhone 5 > > > I must say I have never had any of the iTunes problems you described, but I > have found (and reported) the problem of a reset wiping out some settings. > When I was using my iPod, the App Store became unuseable - nothing would show > up when I opened it, and some apps that had been updating were stuck for > days. I eventually re-installed iOS and that seemed to fix things. I hate to > say it, but you may well have to do a complete re-install. Sorry about that. > On Jan 19, 2013, at 8:43 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> When I had my IPhone 4, and later my 4S, I don't recall ever once seeing >> these problems. Ever since I got my IPhone 5 however they've been happening >> non-stop. I was curious if anyone else with a 5 has seen any of these >> issues. Remember, if you have anything other than a 5, then most likely, >> these things probably aren't going to happen for you. >> >> 1. Any time that I need to make an inapp purchase, it'll ask for my ITunes >> password. I put it in, then double tap on the OK button. At this point, it >> returns me to the last screen which had focus where I elected to make the >> inapp payment. This isn't just one particular app. I'm seeing this with >> just about every app which has inapp abilities. I'm seeing this both when >> making the purchases, as well as when restoring them. Turning off Wifi >> doesn't help. I wondered if it had to do with not being able to connect to >> the ITunes store... see next problem below... Apparently that isn't the case >> though, I don't think. Eventually, after tinkering with it open/closing the >> app from the app switcher, plugging and unplugging from my macbook with the >> lightning cable, totally powerring off the phone, and repower cycling, >> resetting the springboard by quintupple pressing the sleep button, even warm >> resetting by holding down home and sleep... eventually, after maybe >> literally 5 or 10 tries, and me being very persistent, it finally will take, >> but it takes an ungodly! amount of effort to make it succeed. Obviously, >> being it's an inapp purchase, it's not like I can use ITunes on my macbook >> and force it through, or else I would. >> >> 2. A lot of times, I'll open an app, even one that doesn't need to connect >> in the first place, and I'll get an error that says cannot connect to the >> ITunes store, and a retry button or try later. If I hit retry, it usually >> then goes through on that second attempt. But why on earth in the first >> place is it trying to connect to start with? I'm seeing this mainly in the >> Rdio app, although I'm finding it in a few others as well, though I can't >> remember exactly which ones. Yes, I do have the inapp purchase subscription >> monthly for the $14 to Rdio. That I subscribed to and got set up before >> getting my 5 though, so once I got the 5, installed it, and logged in, my >> subscription automatically came down. Again, I say: this isn't just Rdio >> having that message pop up, although that is one of the main apps that's >> doing it. >> >> 3. I'm finally finding that sometimes if my phone glitches, and I do! have >> to warm reset with my home+sleep buttons, not only does it disable my >> tripple click home, but my screen brighhtness jumps from about 80 percent >> down to like 10% which I think is the default when you first turn the phone >> on for the very first time which to say the least is almost unreadable as >> the screen is so dark. I don't have enough vision to see it but sometimes I >> have a friend who is sighted who likes to play with my handset which I don't >> have an issue with, as I totally trust her. Plus, I'm always right there >> when she's using it. I almost wonder if you don't hold the two buttons in >> long enough, does it then do a full reset. Like, not a factory cold reset, >> but more just resetting all your settings. It looks like that may be what >> is happening, as the times that I do have this problem, I don't think I'm >> holding the buttons in quite as long as when it works. I know if you just >> hit them together then release immediately it makes a screen snapshot. I'm >> holding longer than that, but as soon as the screen goes off, I'm letting >> go. I'm wonderring if I should keep holding until the apple logo comes up >> on the screen, as it seems like if I do that, I don't have that problem. >> >> 3. Finally, I've tried buying some things from ITunes. Even though they >> appear to be downloading, the never appear in my more tab under downloads, >> and yet when I look at my purchase history, they definitely show up. When I >> try to download them however they again look like they're downloading as the >> download all button gets dimmed, but then when I open the music app, go to >> the artists tab, then go down in the table index to find them, it isn't >> there. Not even after trying to redownload from my history. If I do this >> on my mac itself, I don't have this problem. This is happening both on >> LTE/4G as well as on wifi. My wifi signal is 3 of 3 bars, and on LTE/4G, I >> have excellent coverage in my area, and on the voice side, I have usually >> between 2 to 3 of 5 bars, so it's not like this is a signal thing crapping >> things out. I have even reset this thing to factory settings, and even >> that! isn't fixing these problems. >> >> This is a white IPhone 5 through AT&T wireless, 64GB. I O S 6.0.2. Any >> thoughts? >> >> Chris. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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