Hi List,
I want to respect Cara's recent post about not disclosing information about beta software and until some time around 10 AM Pacific Time tomorrow iOS 9 is still in Beta. However, I do feel I should put out a message of warning and caution, so I will do so without mentioning any specific problems with iOS 9. I can, however, definitely say that problems exist just as they have with other new iOS releases and while some seem to be more serious for some testers than for others, they may very well effect a major function or functions of your iPhone. I therefore want to suggest that especially people who don't like surprises or who hate to put up with bugs to wait a few days before jumping onto this update. In any case, upgrading on launch day can often be frustrating and slow due to the huge number of people who can't wait to get the new OS and if you wait a few days you can be more confident nothing bad will happen. There will of course also be a detailed explanation on Applevis what bugs exist and how they may or may not effect you. There may, for example, be serious issues with braille displays, but if you are not a braille user like me, you probably couldn't care less. Maybe there is a major problem with Voiceover freezing when making phone calls, but if you mostly text and rarely call it may not be such a big deal to you whereas for others it could be a total deal-breaker. We all know how it is not exactly easy to go back to a previous version of the OS and at best it is only possible for a fairly short time. Most of us have heard about what new features iOS 9 brings and some of them are nice, but believe me that there is nothing you can't live without for a few days so do yourself a favour and let those who don't listen to what I have to say upgrade first and then report all that is wrong. Of course there will also be messages from people like Jonathan and other beta testers who have battled the bugs for the last 3 months and who have reported them and tried to tell Apple what needs fixing. But of course just as with iOS 8, Apple has not acted on all of these reports and significant problems have survived until launch day and will probably continuew to survive for several more updates. If you do feel that you just can't wait, at least do prepare for the upgrade and maybe take a step or two you have not taken before and which you may think is unnecessary. Here are the ones I recommend: 1. Go to the App Store on your phone, select the updates tab and make sure all apps are updated. 2. If you absolutely refuse to use iTunes, make sure you have an up-to-date iCloud backup. If you don't mind using iTunes, connect your phone, go to File > Devices and select to "Transfer Purchases" in order to make sure any updated apps or other items are transferred to your iTunes library. 3. Once this has finished, again go to File > Devices and select to "Sync" 4. Once syncing has finished, go back to File > Devices one last time and select to backup your phone. I highly recommend that you first go to your device section, tab to the appropriate checkbox on the Summary tab and check to make an encrypted backup. Enter a password you remember, tab once and reenter it, then tab to OK. You only have to do this once, any backup you make after this will be encrypted using the same password you set. 5. Once all this is done, bring up the app switcher and remove/quit all apps. 6. I highly recommend to next go to Settings > General > Reset and to select "Reset Network Settings". This will ask for a confirmation and then reboot your phone. Reset Network Settings often fixes many issues and doing this before an update may very well prevent you from having issues to begin with. Remember that after your phone reboots, you have to go to Settings > WiFi and reconnect to your WiFi and of course if your WiFi is protected by a password which is most likely the case, make sure you know said password. Also, if you have changed your iPhone's name in Settings > General > About, doing a Reset Network Settings will erase this name and replace it with the default which simply is "iPhone". You can just go ahead and change it back to whatever you want it to be. 7. Now you are well prepared for the upgrade, once again I recommend for a major update to a new version of the OS to use iTunes. If your phone is still connected, all you have to do is go to the device section, tab to "Check for Updates" and activate it. If iOS 9 has been released, you should be told that it is available and a few more tabs and presses of the enter key or spacebar will start the process. You get much more feedback as to what is currently happening if you upgrade via iTunes. If you don't wish to do so, you can of course go to Settings > General > Software Updates and do the over the air upgrade. Make sure, however, that your phone is plugged in or at least is fully charged. If everything goes well you will be upgraded to iOS 9, all your apps, folders, settings and data will be as before and you can enjoy the newest iOS features and the newest set of bugs. What will I do? Well, I ran iOS 9 Beta back in June and early July for a bit until I was sick and tired of the problems. I then downgraded back to whatever the current iOS 8.1 release was at the time (I think it was 8.1.3. A few days I upgraded again to the new iOS 9.1 beta, yes, Apple has already released iOS 9.1 Beta which won't come out until November when the iPad Pro is released even before iOS 9 is publically released. I found 9.1 Beta also lacking since I currently only have one iPhone and I do need it to work so this morning I once again downgraded to 8.1.4 because I wanted this so far most stabil version back since I have decided that I will most likely not upgrade to iOS 9 at this time. I have ordered an iPhone 6S 64 Gb and my carrier tells me that I may not get it until a week or so after the official launch day on September 25, so until the beginning of October when I am forced to use iOS 9 since it will be preinstalled on my new phone, I will probably stick with 8.1.4. zHopefull the newest hardware may have a few less problems, but that of course remains to be seen. Good luck, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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