You probably need a minimum of 2.5 or maybe even 3 Gb. The iOS 8 Beta 5 IPSW file is 1.85 Gb. I think, however, that if you were to upgrade via iTunes less space would be required since a my understanding a lot of the work of expanding files and so on would be done on the computer. In my opinion a major update like this is better done via iTunes anyways since you get a lot more feedback as to the status of the installation.
I am also a firm believer in the steps which Rob from the Today in iOS Podcast always recommends before any update of iOS. These steps are: 1. Connect your phone to the computer, transfer purchases, then sync, then do a backup or even better an encrypted backup. 2. Force quit all apps from the app switcher. 3. Go to Settings, General, Reset and select "Reset Network Settings". This will reset all radios to the default and reboot your phone. Keep in mind that this will require you to reenter your WiFi password once the phone reboots so make sure you know it. 4. Now do the update whether you do it via iTunes or over the air from Settings, General, Software updates. The backup is of course just common sense and while quitting all apps and doing a reset all network settings is not maybe officially recommended, it definitely won't hurt and I think those of us who do that run into less problems. Also keep in mind that if you want to be among the first to do the update on the day when it is released you may experience very slow download rates and possibly time-outs or errors when the installation is trying to validate with Apple servers. That is why I think it is especially important to upgrade via iTunes if you want to upgrade right away because at least you have a way to see what is going on which is not the case if you do the update on the phone. At some point Voiceover goes dead and I have heard that during the first wave of updates this could last an hour or more which means you have no way to know if the process is on track or if there was a problem. Of course you will also have to put up with any bugs present in iOS 8.0 so unless you are willing to put up with that I suggest you wait a few days at least at which point there will be information available on Applevis.com and from the Viphone list as to which bugs are present in the final release and how annoying they are. I think I am not breaking my NDA if I say that Beta 5 has some nasty or maybe I should say annoying ones. I was really hoping there would have been a Beta 6 and that there was improvement but Beta 6 was only released to carriers and all the other Beta testers won't know until the Goldmaster release on Tuesday or Wednesday what has been fixed in those final weeks. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynda Ingraham Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Size of IOS Files I am preparing my phone for IOS 8. Generally, how much free space should I have available to install the upgrade correctly? I haven't a clue how much space previous upgrades have taken. I know we don't have an exact size, I am just looking for an approximate. Thank you in advance, Lynda -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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.
