To be honest you should have backed up those photos either to iCloud or some third party backup service since things can go wrong with software updates. I even have a refurbished Windows 10 desktop in case I need to do a DFU restore on any of my Apple products in case of a failed update.
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Feels slow I don’t like it. Hopefully speedier on my new iPhone.
You don’t backup your phone!?
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Apple will never learn. Their pre-order process is a disaster and the release of every new iOS is disgraceful. What amazes me is that people know it but they keep getting on the same trap. I never update my iOS on my current phone to a new release within the first couple of das (only security updates) as I know I will come here and read all about those who tried and got their phone bricked.
Oof. So sorry to hear that. As one who has experienced data loss (back in the day on a Mac), I feel for you.
I'm assuming you didn't have any sort of backups, be it iCloud or other?
Must have been a Mac user all his life. Anyone who used Windows or Android devices know that one MUST ALWAYS backup before a major OS update.
It really should make no difference. If you upgrade and take a new backup, you have an old and new one to pick from, when you get your new phone. Then you are home safe. That's how I like it. But you don't need to, Apple are really good at migration.
nope. I use iCloud, but not for photos or safari.
I barely backup.
Right!? And as far as photos….. I’m so anal I back them up to amazon….. Google…. And and external hard drive!!!!!!
And installing an hour after launch no less. That’s just begging for a problem.
We "guinea pigs" have gone thru many beta versions so you don't have to worry or be afraid to update. Be brave!
Yea but there are months of beta testing prior to that. And they did not build iOS 16 from scratch
If you have iCloud Backups active your photos are save. I can’t believe you had not make a single backup in those 2 years?
My procedure:
- Volume Up button quickly
- Volume Down button quickly
- Hold Power button until Apple logo disappears for seconds
- Connect to my computer
- Select Update (not Reset) on Finder
GOOD GRIEF! First the ordering fiasco and now the bricking! HHHHHHH
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The instructions are there if you scroll down. Beware that DFU mode only gives you the option to restore, so you phone will be wiped. I would use this as a last resort and try recovery mode first to see if that can fix it.
Like I mentioned before, I've had issues with using a USB-C/Lightning cable with recovery/DFU mode. So if you have USB-C on your computer, I'd just use a standard USB-A cable with an adapter.
yeah, me too tried restarting the phone to no avail. Hopefully it's just an overloaded servers issue and will fix itself up later.Post iOS 16 install get an error when trying to accept new App Store terms and conditions. Which means unable to update apps in the app store.