I am going to back up my old iphone 5 to itunes so that I am ready to restore apps and data to my new iphone 6 when it comes. iPhone 5 is currently running IOS 7. I assume the new phone will come with IOS 8. Do I have to upgrade the old iphone 5 to IOS 8 in order to make the information compatible? Or does iTunes just copy it all and not care what operaring system the new phone is running?
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Backup the old: Getting ready for the 6
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restoring backups from older versions of iOS to newer versions is fine. You can't go the other way and restore an iOS 8 backup to an iOS 7 device, though.
Any worry about it negatively affecting the phone, such as battery life? I have read that it can, though I don't know for sure.
Back ups should be done regularly in anyway. Personally I'd wait until you have downloaded iOS and then do the back up.
I don't like restoring from backups from old phones to new phones. That's just me though, I will be setting up as new and starting over.
I never begin a new iOS or new phone from a backup. I also start fresh and set up as a "NEW" phone.
How do you get contacts onto you're new iphone,from old 1, if you don't restore the new fone? Been that long since I did it,I've hit a mental block trying to think how it's done.
The contacts are independent of the icloud phone backup. The contacts are stored in with your account, or with google...however you do it bud.
Don't think you can without restoring from a full back up, i could be wrong though. May be possible with iOS8 though, as your SMS are meant to be available on your mac and iPad etc, I'm guessing they'll be going to iCloud as well.
so, You start as a NEW phone ( I get that
)... but what next? downloading everything from beginning? all the apps etc? or after the phone is set as a NEW, then U go and do restore? Just trying understand here.. Not sure I want to spend hours of downloading all the apps etc..I've done both. Starting new does take some time to get your apps back and running. Then you have to spend some time to configure other email acct, notification settings, etc.
If I'm pressed for time (and I want to keep "other data" at a minimum) I'll do a full backup in iTunes, do a reset, then restore on the old phone Before I to a restore on the new one.
If I'm pressed for time (and I want to keep "other data" at a minimum) I'll do a full backup in iTunes, do a reset, then restore on the old phone Before I to a restore on the new one.
so, You start as a NEW phone ( I get that
After I set up as new I do not do a restore. All the apps and whatever is added manually. It can take some time but I find it is worth it. The phone always seems to perform better.