iPhone 7 - Are you restoring from backup?

[handsomelife]

I'm curious as to whether people will be getting their new iPhones and restoring from a backup of their 6/6S or just setting it up as a new phone?

I had a number of software issues with my 6 after owning it for a couple of months and an Apple Genius advised me to reset it back to factory settings and avoid using an old restore from my previous iPhone 5. I can't remember exactly what he said the benefits of doing this were.

What do people reckon?

 

[sammy2066]

New phone, fresh install - that's always been my rule.

 

[Armen]

New install for me as well.

 

[stu.h]

I've never restored from backup. Ever.

 

[Xodd]

I think im going to do that this year. I'll just need my contact transferred over. Is icloud the best way to do it?

 

[mistame]

I've got several years of health data that i'm not parting with, not to mention app data. I'll be restoring from backup. I haven't had an issue with this in years.

 

[Shanghaichica]

Yes. I'll only set it up as new if I run into any issues.

 

[Crazy Badger]

Yes. I don't have the time to waste setting everything back up as I like it and this isn't Windows 95 that needs a clean install every 6 months. Done this from the iPhone 3G and it really doesn't make any difference. Same applies for OSX. I've upgraded every version since SL and the only difference is the time saved reconfiguring everything.

If it's not working well, fine, try a clean install, but if it is updating and restoring is the way to go.

 

[sam67uk]

The data on my current 6 Plus originally came from my iPhone 3G. So yes, I'll be restoring! Continuity is the key

 

[hellopupy]

definitely restoring so I can view my business chats, etc...

 

[MaxBga]

With 128gb I don't think so. Coming from a 64gb 6s plus which isn't even full. May delete some apps before but not a fresh install. It's time consuming even though sometimes it feels fresh to do it lol

 

[dazb69]

Restoring from backup, have done every year and never had any issues.

 

[handsomelife]

Ah interesting views, cheers everyone!

Just out of curiosity, the people that are doing fresh installs, is there any particular reason you're not restoring from backup?

 

[The Game 161]

Yes too much to set up otherwise

 

[fardeenah]

fresh install is always better, new phone, new start, fresh.

 

[Russiaone]

Yup.

 

[PJM83]

I always do a fresh install, gives me opportunity to do some cleaning.

 

[Floris]

I still have about 5 questions I am waiting on before risking another investment into a phone I don't need but simply want (sorta want). But let's assume I will just wanna stay current and have the money lying around (which I .. dont), then the answer would be: Yes. I will restore from backup.

 

[edlex]

Back up for me too

 

[Newtons Apple]

I keep my phone clean and lean and have always used an encrypted backup to restore my new phone and never had a problem.

Choice is good but I do not have time to screw around with my phone for days to get it back where I want. Only way I would do a fresh install is if my current iPhone was a mess.

 

[maka344]

Every new iPhone is a fresh install. Part of the fun is setting all me settings up again. Plus it means I have a fresh phone once per year. Only restore due to exchanges ect.

 

[Jordan921]

Have always restored from backup since my 3G and never had a problem.

 

[Ntombi]

I'll be restoring from backup, like I've done since the 3G.

 

[caelius]

Not sure yet. Don't really want to lose my iMessage-chats (is there any other chance of transferring them?), but a clean install would be nice too as I love tinkering with settings.

When I restore from backup, I at least delete all the Apps before making the backup.

 

[SMIDG3T]

To me, backups are there for when something goes wrong.

Definitely a fresh install. Just to clear out cached files and stuff like that.

It can be a pain re-downloading every app, but hey, it's once a year.