Hi Susan, Before you update on your iPhone, this is how I updated my iPad and didn't have any problems (as yet).
1. Backup & Sync FIRST 2. Then download & install the update 3. Let it do another Sync Hope you don't have any problems with the update on the iPhone. Cheers, Ronni On 23/11/2010, at 2:46 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: > Only had time to do the iPad this morning. It crashed and the only way > restore it was by using a different Mac. So, took quite a while to restore > twice and get everything working. > > I haven't tried my iPhone 3GS yet. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 23/11/2010, at 2:08 PM, cm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Rhonda, >> >> I have an iPhone 3GS that I upgraded to OS 4.2.1 and it provides access to >> text tones (and Safari search within web page). >> >> To set a text tone, bring up the contact in your contact list and press >> Edit. Along with ringtone, there is now a new field text tone. >> >> Safari search within web page was a bit hard to find as well, but type a >> search term into the "Google" search field (the Google label is a bit >> misleading) and then instead of hitting the Search button, scroll to the >> bottom of the suggested search terms and press an "On this page" entry. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> On 2010-11-23, at 13:04, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hey Daniel, >>> >>> Our iPhone 3Gs don't get the new text tones, & some other functions ... >>> Apple are wanting people to upgrade to iPhone 4 :-( >>> Even the current page for iOS 4.2 doesn't note that the new text tones are >>> iPhone 4 specific, though it does note that GameCenter, AirPrint, and >>> VoiceOver have device restrictions. >>> >>> /Quote >>> "Messaging with text tones >>> Know who’s texting without looking at your screen. Choose from 17 new >>> alerts and assign custom tones for people in your contact list. >>> iPhone only." >>> /End Quote >>> >>> On the Apple iOS 4.2 page it clearly says the new text tones are "iPhone >>> only". If it was only for the iPhone 4 Apple should have posted that. >>> >>> Ah well, back to serious work. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> >>> >>> On 23/11/2010, at 12:16 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >>> >>>> The iOS 4.2.1 update crashed my 3Gs iPhone. >>>> Had backed up before I started of course :) >>>> Took 4 restores to fix it. >>>> To be fair it does have some old apps on it I need to clean up and it's >>>> having vodafone issues. >>>> Though I got email working again. Yay me :) >>>> >>>> No problems on iPad though and iPhone working properly again, though no >>>> movies and less music as had to rush out and cripple sync :) >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Daniel Kerr >>>> MacWizardry >>>> >>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>> >>>> >>>> **For Everything Macintosh** >>>> >>>> On 23/11/2010, at 11:33 AM, Paul Sparrow <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> with the release of OS 4.2 for iphone and iPad today anyone had any >>>>> issues? >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
