iP5 -> 7.1.1 OTA -> Recovery on boot

[EltonT]

I was updating from 7.1 and had no problems updating through OTA previously.
So the recovery screen showed up and I was speechless... luckily I had it synced yesterday so not much was lost...

 

[jww062]

Mine (5s) did the same. Downloading the whole image through iTunes now.

 

[eclipse01]

this happend to me a few updates ago (via tethered through itunes) I have not used that method since!

 

[quagmire]

This occurred on my 5 since updating to iOS 7. 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 caused this to happen. Went to the Genius Bar and replaced the phone. No problems since.

 

[jww062]

I'm restoring now. Not a huge deal since I synced right before, just takes a long time of waiting for it to restore my whole backup.

 

[whsbuss]

As much as its tempting to update OTA, I now (always) plug in all my iOS devices to my Mac and update via iTunes. That way I have a full clean backup after the update.

 

[eclipse01]

As much as its tempting to update OTA, I now (always) plug in all my iOS devices to my Mac and update via iTunes. That way I have a full clean backup after the update.

yeah, probably not as safe on the Windows side. Anyway I do OTA but always make sure I sync beforehand

 

[aDRock1154]

As much as its tempting to update OTA, I now (always) plug in all my iOS devices to my Mac and update via iTunes. That way I have a full clean backup after the update.

This. I've had a bad experience (or two) from doing an OTA and only use my MacBook w/ iTunes now.