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iPhone 14 Models Will Have Day-One iOS 16 Update Available With Bug Fixes
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IMPORTANT TO NOTE: If you updated your current iPhone to iOS 16 prior to receiving your iPhone 14, this means that your current iPhone's backup will not initially load onto your new iPhone 14 because the new iPhone has a down-rev iOS. You cannot install a backup from an iOS version that is newer than the device you're loading it onto.
You will have to set up your new iPhone without loading your backup, perform the iOS update, then restore the new iPhone to load your current backup.
This exact scenario happened to me two years ago and was an eye-opener ... I figured that my new 12PM would come with the same iOS 14.0 that was released days before I received it, which it wasn't.
Yeah.
I get all sorts of glitchy results with the Astronomy lock screens (which I really like).
Designs merging togethetr (like the moon and the solar system at the same time), or a blurry mess for unknown reasons...
Hoping for an initial update as soon as possible.
Will this impact the feature of keeping your iphones close by and transfer the files and settings wirelessly (not using the backup)?
I'm asking because I'm switching from an iOS 16.0 iPhone 13 to a 14 Pro. and it's so long to set every little detail from scratch.
It depends on what you consider "impact". The wireless transfer process just sets up your iCloud account, which then syncs up everything in iCloud onto your new device. I could be wrong on this aspect, but I'm pretty sure that iCloud account and iCloud content will transfer from a newer revision iOS to an older iOS with this method, since you're not relying on a backup.
Your backup will contain other stuff though, which if I recall does not wirelessly transfer. Things like non-Apple accounts, game history, etc. -- basically anything that is not in iCloud. Wireless transfer may not even set up which apps you have installed and on which screen, since that's all part of your backup.
Oh oh.. Bad memories from the day one firmware update for playstation 5. That patch bricked so many new consoles.
Apple works on a pretty fixed schedule and that is intentional. It allows them to properly align hardware and software releases.
During the development of iOS 16, they’ll have a milestone related to the supportability of the upcoming hardware release. The goal being to produce an iOS build that
- Works on that hardware (boots, full enough hardware support)
- Has support for fundamental new features/components necessary during initial setup (before the expected update) such as networking, etc.
- The software update mechanism is functioning
The flashing itself is likely done after final assembly but before final quality checks/testing. I don’t know specifically how Apple does it, but it is likely DFU mode/Restore via lightning which serves as a functional check of a number of systems.
This is an oversimplification, that that is the gist of it.
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Restore an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that needs a newer version of iOS or iPadOS – Apple Support (AU)
If you’re restoring your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch backup from iCloud or a computer that requires your device to have a later version of iOS or iPadOS, find out what to do.support.apple.com
Is this going to be straight up iOS 16 install? Or more like a 16.0.1?
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models arriving to customers starting this Friday will have a day-one software update available with bug fixes, according to Apple.
"This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone and addresses an issue that may cause some photos to appear soft when zooming in landscape orientation on iPhone 14 Pro Max," says Apple's release notes for the update, shared by @AppleSWUpdates.
The update will be available for all iPhone 14 models launching this Friday and simply represents the final version of iOS 16 with build number 20A362 that was released earlier this week for other iPhone models. Apple's initial batch of iPhone 14 models ship with an earlier build of iOS 16, which is why an update will be available immediately.
It appears that Apple also pushed out this update for the iPhone 14 Plus, but that device does not launch until October 7. It's possible that a newer iOS 16 update will be available by time the iPhone 14 Plus is released.
Apple released iOS 16 to the general public on Monday following several months of beta testing. Key new features include a highly customizable Lock Screen, the ability to temporarily edit or unsend iMessages, improvements to Focus modes, and more. The free software update is compatible with the iPhone 8 and newer.
Article Link: iPhone 14 Models Will Have Day-One iOS 16 Update Available With Bug Fixes
This isn't a big deal if you're restoring from iCloud. The new iOS device will update if you're trying to restore from a backup that was on a nearer iOS version. I have seen this myself. If you're using a computer you will most likely need to setup as a new device, upgrade, then restore. Yet another reason to just use iCloud for backups.
support.apple.com
Restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that needs a newer version of iOS or iPadOS - Apple Support
If you're restoring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch backup from iCloud or a computer that requires your device to have a later version of iOS or iPadOS, learn what to do.
I don’t know if it is still the case but that issue is why I stopped participating in the betas, it made setting up the new iPhone extremely annoying and time consuming, which is not what you want when you just got a brand new toy.
Why do you still have the beta profile installed? Are you trying to stay on the beta upgrade track? 14.1 and so on?
It’s the most customizable Lock Screen we’ve ever made.
While true, I have found myself uncharacteristically a tad more underwhelmed than is typical after an iOS update. Normally after an update, I feel like I have a whole new phone. But this time around, and so far, I’ve not yet had that feeling (it’s been a wild week in my little universe). I do suspect that the combo of the always-on screen, and Dynamic Island, may add a fresh enough experience that I’m missing. Or maybe once I dig into the OS further, I’ll have a more informed perspective.
We shall see. Should be fun.
I do all the iOS stuff on the cloud now , much less hassle
Last time I backed up an iPad it managed to brick a Mac Mini , no idea why
Last time I backed up an iPad it managed to brick a Mac Mini , no idea why
apple always release an update before new phone is delivered.
A backup of old phone has newer firmware, cant install that on older firmware of newer phone.
I have not updated to 16 because of this. I can live with 15 a few more days. (friday)
A day-one update means that you buy the product with the original version and, before anyone even used it, you need to update it because they've found and solved bugs in the time between packing it and releasing it.
Usually it's considered to be a bad thing because if it was small bugs, they could have waited for a later update with more users' feedback and more fixes while if they have to rush such an (annoying) update, that users have to face on their first day with the device, it means they delivered a product with some kinda nasty bug and miscalculated the release date.
All gamers here know what I'm talking about, sometimes you preorder a very expensive game and if you don't apply the day-one patch, you get characters with no face, a game that crashes or level that are impossible to complete.
To me, that's why you should NEVER preorder.