How to clean install iOS 7 properly?

[Reach9]

Quick question guys, should i Option + click on Update or Restore. To set up my iPhone as brand new with iOS 7 GM, and then sync my songs, apps etc. with iTunes? Currently on 6.1.3.

Or should i put it in DFU mode first? This thing always confuses me.

I already downloaded iTunes 11 B2 from the Dev site.

 

[bbfc]

Quick question guys, should i Option + click on Update or Restore. To set up my iPhone as brand new with iOS 7 GM, and then sync my songs, apps etc. with iTunes? Currently on 6.1.3.

Or should i put it in DFU mode first? This thing always confuses me.

I already downloaded iTunes 11 B2 from the Dev site.

Restore and set-up as new phone.

 

[Reach9]

Restore and set-up as new phone.

Thanks, i appreciate the quick response!

 

[sou1 so1di3r]

I restored from iCloud backup of the latest beta... no problems

 

[iAd4m]

Restore and set-up as new phone.

What about getting all my app settings and data back? Is it wise to restore from a 6.1.3 backup or will that introduce any unwanted junk in ios7?

 

[Apple_Robert]

What about getting all my app settings and data back? Is it wise to restore from a 6.1.3 backup or will that introduce any unwanted junk in ios7?

If you already have an ios 7 beta loaded, you can't restore from a 6.13 backup.

 

[Risco]

What about getting all my app settings and data back? Is it wise to restore from a 6.1.3 backup or will that introduce any unwanted junk in ios7?

Just restore, and load your backup. Then reset all settings after it has completed.

 

[Curun]

Quick question guys, should i Option + click on Update or Restore. To set up my iPhone as brand new with iOS 7 GM, and then sync my songs, apps etc. with iTunes? Currently on 6.1.3.

Or should i put it in DFU mode first? This thing always confuses me.

I already downloaded iTunes 11 B2 from the Dev site.

Thanks, i appreciate the quick response!

Coming from 6.1.3 there is no reason to restore and setup as new.

Option click update in iTunes. Migration from 6.1.3 to 7 should be well tested.

Restore and setup as new really only recommended if coming from beta.

 

[iMas70]

Restore and setup as new really only recommended if coming from beta.

Would anything be lost by doing that? I'd run an OTA back-up first. Just like I was buying a new phone.

 

[Nolander07]

Would anything be lost by doing that? I'd run an OTA back-up first. Just like I was buying a new phone.

I just updated from 6.1.4 to GM (didn't restore). All setting, apps, passwords, etc. are just as the were before and everything works fine. That is what the majority of people are going to do when the public release comes out.

 

[hasanahmad]

I just updated from 6.1.4 to GM (didn't restore). All setting, apps, passwords, etc. are just as the were before and everything works fine. That is what the majority of people are going to do when the public release comes out.

how did you do this? steps?

 

[fullauto]

If running beta 6 and backing up manually to iTunes (PC) - is it correct you won't be able to restore data from a beta 6 backup until iTunes PC 11.1 is released?

 

[SanjeevRana]

If running beta 6 and backing up manually to iTunes (PC) - is it correct you won't be able to restore data from a beta 6 backup until iTunes PC 11.1 is released?

That is correct if you upgrade to GM now ...

Best way for you is to do an shift+update to GM build and do no syncing till iTunes comes out
Or just wait ....

 

[PNutts]

Coming from 6.1.3 there is no reason to restore and setup as new.

Option click update in iTunes. Migration from 6.1.3 to 7 should be well tested.

Restore and setup as new really only recommended if coming from beta.

Agreed. This is GM and next week a bazillion people are going to update from iOS 6 to iOS 7. There is nothing wrong with a restore as long as you have a Mac and iTunes beta 2 but not necessary at this point. The update takes less than 10 minutes and no pesky restore.

But make sure you have a good backup. A coworker got Error 9 during his update and he had to put 6.1.4 back on his phone and then restore from his iOS 6 backup.

 

[bcking81]

How are you guys restoring for a icloud backup. Every time i tried to do that it ask for a password to a apple id that inst mine even though i log in in with my credentials.

 

[iMas70]

I checked my software update when I got home. It says iOS7. Your software is up to date. The last beta that I installed was 6.

So should I just leave it or do a restore and set up as new?

 

[C DM]

I checked my software update when I got home. It says iOS7. Your software is up to date. The last beta that I installed was 6.

So should I just leave it or do a restore and set up as new?

Beta is clearly not the latest. You need to get the actual public release and install that.

 

[Mess-I-Ah]

How?

Beta is clearly not the latest. You need to get the actual public release and install that.

I have the same issue. The GM doesn't come up.

 

[C DM]

I have the same issue. The GM doesn't come up.

You won't get it, betas don't get updates to GM or final. You need to restore in iTunes or download the latest final release and do an alternate update in iTunes.