How to Get Your iPhone Ready for iOS 18

[sc00ba]

I’ll be waiting for the inevitable 18.0.1 update because everyone knows there’ll be problems with the initial release of 18, whether it’s battery drain or wifi connection problems etc.

 

[ThomasJL]

Make an Archived Backup of Your Device on Mac

It's best practice to have a local backup of your device stored on your computer in case something goes awry, or the worst happens and installation of iOS 18 fails.

It would be far faster to do that if all iPhones weren't using the same slow USB 2.0 wired data transfer speeds as the very first iPhone released in 2007:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/will-iphone-14-be-usb-2-0-probably-since-cook-is-mediocre.2341197

 

[Apple$]

Given there's no Apple Intelligence for the iPhone 15, (sad, but understanding Apple: 🤑). I want that sweet RCS messaging, and the ability to place icons anywhere, and it's been a while since I had an iPhone, I will update on Day 1.

 

[jouster]

Feel like this could be a bit of an adventure on my XR. Hey ho…we’ll see what happens.

 

[imola.zhp]

I haven't backed up my iPhone to a Mac in what feels like a decade, but I'm sure its not.

 

[Velin]

Especially on older devices, the most important thing you can do is a clean install of iOS 18.

It’s been repeatedly stated in these forums many times: if your iPhone or iPad is slow, sluggish, or having errors after an incremental update, wipe the device. Wipe it and start with a clean install, then download your apps. Do not restore from backups.

This has made a tremendous difference for many users over the years.

 

[Stiksi]

Especially on older devices, the most important thing you can do is a clean install of iOS 18.

It’s been repeatedly stated in these forums many times: if your iPhone or iPad is slow, sluggish, or having errors after an incremental update, wipe the device. Wipe it and start with a clean install, then download your apps. Do not restore from backups.

This has made a tremendous difference for many users over the years.

It's also quicker than restoring.

 

[HappyGeoCacher]

Especially on older devices, the most important thing you can do is a clean install of iOS 18.

It’s been repeatedly stated in these forums many times: if your iPhone or iPad is slow, sluggish, or having errors after an incremental update, wipe the device. Wipe it and start with a clean install, then download your apps. Do not restore from backups.

This has made a tremendous difference for many users over the years.

… and have fun spending your time with reactivating all banking apps.

 

[Regbial]

I was today years old when I learned of the archive option.

It's also useful for moving device backups to an external hard drive, if you want to save some space.. just remember to backup, archive and overwrite with relative frequency...

 

[svish]

Will be updating soon after making a backup.

 

[EricOSU]

It would be far faster to do that if all iPhones weren't using the same slow USB 2.0 wired data transfer speeds as the very first iPhone released in 2007:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/will-iphone-14-be-usb-2-0-probably-since-cook-is-mediocre.2341197

Yes I had my 15 Pro on my MacBook Pro 2018 for 5 hours yesterday and it never finished. Now I remember why I stopped trying to backup locally.

 

[EricOSU]

Feel like this could be a bit of an adventure on my XR. Hey ho…we’ll see what happens.

Not going to lie my work iPhone is an 11 and I’d wish they’d drop support so I can upgrade. It’s the last device in my house that’s lightning charged at this point.