I did the over the air update as well. I always do. I just use my computer for back ups.
On 9/22/17, Lois Butterfield <lbutterfield...@gmail.com> wrote: > I did mine over the air, as I have done nine times out of ten over the > years, and I had no issues at all, and really never have. > > Take care, > Lois > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 7:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com ; M. Taylor > Subject: Re: Apple rumors about not upgrading over the air > > I'm with Sieghard on this one. I can see where updating with iTunes > would have some advantages, namely you don't need to have as much free > space on your phone and you get more status feedback during the update, > but once the update is on your phone, I"d think the update process is > pretty much the same. > > > On 09/21/2017 04:30 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >> While I agree with you, Sieghard, I would be interested to see if one, who >> >> in fact, updates via iTunes experiences the same problems as those >> updating over-the-air. >> >> I remember back during the iOS 8 roll-out, that a genius at the Apple >> Store told me the same thing about how for best results, one should elect >> >> to update via iTunes. >> >> If memory serves, I do recall reading some anecdotal data, on the web, >> back then, confirming such a notion. >> >> Hay, it can’t hurt to try, right? (smile) >> >> I think if I were going to update today, I would elect to do so via >> iTunes, just in case there’s even the slightest chance of having a better >> >> experience. >> >> Perhaps some brave soul, who has already updated via OTA should reinstall >> >> via iTunes and let us know. (Big Smile). >> >> Mark >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:06 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Apple rumors about not upgrading over the air >> >> If an over the air update just “patches iOS 10” then why is it a 2 Gb >> download? I think whoever said this doesn’t really know what they are >> talking about and I bet if you update via iTunes you have the same issues >> >> as everybody else. In any case, when I clicked “Check for Updates” in >> iTunes it told me it could not contact the update server and while this >> may have temporary, the over the air update took 18 minute sfrom start of >> >> download to Voiceover starting up again after the update so it couldn’t >> have gone more smmothly. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> >> Of James Homuth >> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:40 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Apple rumors about not upgrading over the air >> >> There are benefits, depending on your usage, for installing iOS via >> iTunes. Since the iOS image needs to exist on the phone before it can be >> installed from the phone, your storage habbits may not allow you to >> actually do an over the air update without deciding which app you want to >> >> (hopefully temporarily!) delete. Considering an iTunes update first >> installs the OS, then restores your data from the backup it hopefully >> pulled from your phone pre-update, it's not unreasonable to assume it >> blows what's currently on the phone away before doing the install. >> ________________________________________ >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> >> Of goshawk on horseback >> Sent: September-21-17 1:37 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Apple rumors about not upgrading over the air >> Importance: High >> I have to say that I think this is rubbish. >> I generally do over the air updates, the only ones I do via iTunes is if I >> >> get a new iPhone, want to restore from an iTunes backup, but the IOS needs >> >> to be updated before that can be done. can't say I have noticed any real >> differences. >> Simon >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Davy Cuppens >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 6:00 PM >> Subject: Apple rumors about not upgrading over the air >> >> Hi folks >> I want to post a short storey about someone I know that contacted Apple >> >> about the buggy ios11. >> Apple helpdesk would have told him not to update over the air but update >> >> with Itunes 12.7. >> If you do so, most of the known bugs will not occur. Updating over the >> air would result in a kind of adaptations, fixes in ios10 so that after >> the upgrade ios11 will come up and install. >> If you do it over itunes, really the whole ios will be deleted and >> replaced by the new one. >> I have difficulties to believe this. >> What are the opinions? >> Regards >> Davy > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > Chaltain at Gmail > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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