Power off the device, and then connect the phone to iTunes while holding the home button. Then restore to either iOS 7 beta 6 or iOS 6.1.4/6.1.3.
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iOS 7 GM - can't restore from iTunes without iTunes 11.1
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Power off the device, and then connect the phone to iTunes while holding the home button. Then restore to either iOS 7 beta 6 or iOS 6.1.4/6.1.3.
As I Windows user, I fully understood that as soon as I updated to the GM I wouldn't be able to sync or backup until 11.1 is released.
I realise 11.1 has to be out by the 20th, but has there been any actual release date speculated / confirmed for the Windows version?
I realise 11.1 has to be out by the 20th, but has there been any actual release date speculated / confirmed for the Windows version?
thanks a lot..!!
but could u confirmed me by what date itunes 11.1 would be out for windows.?
Not any later than Sep 18th. Maybe sooner, but who knowsthanks a lot..!!
but could u confirmed me by what date itunes 11.1 would be out for windows.?
.updated to GM then updated my itunes to 11.1 beta 2 on my macbook but i can't back up my phone or add new music. tried some solutions i've found through research but nothing seems to work.
help please!
help please!
It has to be out by the 18th as that's when iOS 7 is officially out. I would expect it on tuesday 17th, so they're not hammering all servers at once on 18th.
I reckon it could be tomorrow when the pre orders start as Apple might be giving the new devices to reviewers or....say Obama or some buddy of T Cook/Ive as a treat and they will need to be able to use iTunes to sync. Here's hoping!
Reading through 6 pages of this thread it is clear some people are amazingly inept and need told the same information multiple times before it sinks in. Wow, just wow! I'll probably get a warning for this comment.
you're so right.
Inept people should just wait for official releases.
Yesterday I read an article about people complaining for old expired beta versions. People should be at least as smart as a smartphone, shouldn't they?
Grabbed the GM from a website last night and luckily updated and didn't restore. Was surprised to see that I wouldn't be able to sync until they release 11.1(which I guess will be a day or two before iOS 7 public release) but it's not an issue. I also backed up to iCloud and my MacBook before updating. I rarely plug in and I haven't lost anything. Love iOS 7 but you can see why they've dropped the iPhone 4! No transparency and animations are jerky.
Ps. When iOS 7 is released to the public on Wednesday will I have to update again or am I running what will become the public release anyway? How will I get the public build?
Ps. When iOS 7 is released to the public on Wednesday will I have to update again or am I running what will become the public release anyway? How will I get the public build?
No, when the public version comes out you will not have to do anything - just update your iTunes to 11.1. IF the public version is a different version eg. 7.0.1 (to fix anything reported between the GM and public release) then it will appear as a OTA update on you device...so just update there.
If the GM build number has changed (updated) and this is released to the public it will not show on your device and you will have to use iTunes 11.1 to "shift+update" your device after downloading the new build of the GM from somewhere. This will still preserve all your current data and will be a repeat of how you updated to the current GM. Or if you want to restore the device, just hit restore in iTunes 11.1 and it will automatically download the proper version/build...use this to restore and then restore from a backup...make sure you backup using iTunes 11.1 before restoring.
NB - if the GM is released and the build number is newer, iTunes will say the software is up to date, it will only download the 7.0.1 version if there is one. That is why you need to "shift+update" for this build.
The chances of the GM being the same as the public release are high, but given the bugs in the iPad version it might be changed slightly before release - but only Apple knows this, it is my guess. Hope that helps!
Read other posts here. You can restore back to iOS6 then restore your backup, then UPDATE (not restore) to iOS7 and you will be fine.
So, if I have iTunes 11.1 beta(Mac), I can't downgrade? in order to restore iOS 6.1.4 I would need an official iTunes, correct? I unfortunately, did NOT do an iCloud backup and also lost ALL my info
For the gm you don't need a developer account so you can do a shift+restore instead of shift+update like you have to do with betas. Beware you won't be able to sync with iTunes until iTunes 11.1 comes out for windows
so your data is restored and you can't backup to itunes or add music? Solution: backup to iCloud, download Rdio, and try free for two weeks. Sit back and have a beer.
ha. whatta douche. but thanks anyway, already got one from one of the normal, kind folks that come around here.
do you have a t-shirt that says "I am in the Apple ADC Program"?
Lol, don't act so high and mighty. Any rock bashing fool can find a download for iTunes 11.1 beta