I don't use iPads very often, so I missed the obvious. Turn the **** thing off (red slider).
It came back on, offering an update to iOS 7, which is currently happily downloading. Off, then on again. Fixes most things. I won't report if it installs, only if it doesn't. Thanks for the suggestions! Ranulph On 21 Sep 2013, at 22:21, Jason Davies wrote: > > Or upgrade OS directly on iPads > > The update thing happens to me a lot. It just forgot... > > Cheers, > > -Jason > -- > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 21 Sep 2013 at 21:23:28 BST, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How about a restore from computer then update through iTunes? >> >> Sent from a device of sorts. >> @drbrown1970 >> >>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 21:21, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> My wife has a retina screen iPad. She had not updated the system since she >>> bought it. >>> >>> When she opens up the iPad, she is asked (in settings >> general) if she >>> would like to install iOS 6.1.3. Clicking Install Now leads to the terms >>> and conditions. Clicking agree leads to a secondary message. Clicking Agree >>> on this leads to a message, verifying the update, which leads to another >>> message, unable to verify update, because you are not longer connected to >>> the internet. Clicking try again reproduces the last 2 messages in a loop. >>> >>> (She says she thinks the update offer has been there for a long time: when >>> I told her about iOS 7, she asked if she should update and I said yes, not >>> knowing she had the offer of 6.1.3 resident on the iPad.) >>> >>> The internet works, however. But the App Store said there were 23 apps to >>> update, and when I opened the app store app, this number disappeared: >>> everything was up to date. >>> >>> Any advice? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Ranulph >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
