Thanks Sieghard for warning us all! I'm also convinced to wait only before hopping on so early.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, 'SammieDogsMom' via VIPhone < [email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for your post. While there may be some new things, I think I can > wait for the bugs to be worked out. I like the way my phone is behaving at > this time, and if it is not broke, why fix it. > > Liz Ulrich and Leader Dog Sammie > > > Westwood Church of God Prayer Chain Coordinator > > http://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.ulrich.1 > Sent from my very intelligent ParrotHead of an IPhone > > On Sep 16, 2015, at 5:51 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Very good post Sieghard. You convinced me to wait. > I hate to be picky, but since you hardly ever make a mistake, I will point > out that you meant iOS 8.4.1 not 8.1.4 as the current release. > Richard > > > > > On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:54 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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