Re: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-16 Thread Don Breda
I wasn't able to do it via iTunes for reasons I don't need to go in tohere. I did it over the air and it went perfectly. Don On 14-Sep-16 10:47 PM, Casey wrote: Hi I would like to upgrade my phone to the latest IoS. Is it safe to do over the air now or is it better to still connect up

RE: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-16 Thread rajmund
Hi, I always have backups, though. So if the worse comes to the worse, I can just go on iTunes... Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel

RE: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It is something that is recommended by Rob from the Today in iOS Podcast and a recent Tech Radar article somebody posted here also mentioned this as a fix for problems with battery life or bluetooth/Wi-Fi connectivity after an upgrade. I just find that doing it in advance prevents such problems

RE: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can also drive 20 years without wearing a seat belt and never get fined or have an accident, but then when you do have one and go through the window head first you wish you had worn the seat belt. The same goes for making sure you have a backup and for closing out your apps and doing at

Re: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, The theory is that when you reset network settings, the phone does a more complete reboot than usual, so you're less likely to have an odd setting interfere with the update process. People have reported resetting network settings fixing lots of bizarre issues from time to time. Best, Anna

Re: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Evan Reese
I'd like to upgrade my iPad Mini 4 soon. I decided to avoid the rush. I understand the backing up and closing all apps with the app switcher, but why reset network settings? My wi-fi connection is working fine now. What is the purpose of resetting it? Thanks. Evan -Original Message-

Re: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Rajmund
Hi, I didn't do network settings, didn't close down the APPS, took 5 minutes to download the 1.6 GB, and 15 or so to install on both the iPad air, and iPhone 5S. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: "viphone@googlegroups.com"

RE: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And to add to Anna's comment I can say that I upgraded my wife's old iPhone 6 which we want to sell since she now has a 6S and it went beautifully and without a hitch. I did this last night, it told me the update was 1.1 Gb (for my 6S Plus I seem to remember it was much larger) and it

Re: upgrading the iPhone over the air can you safely do this now

2016-09-14 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, The various sites said yesterday evening that updating over the air was now safe. Best, Anna > On Sep 14, 2016, at 9:47 PM, Casey wrote: > > Hi I would like to upgrade my phone to the latest IoS. > Is it safe to do over the air now or is it better to still connect