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New iPhone resore from back up or set up as new phone?
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Do a restore and set up as new phone. IMO, this is always the best -- a clean install of iOS, instead of potential problems with restores from prior setups, which can introduce unwanted artifacts.
there's posts for and against for restoring from a backup or start as a new phone.
if you dont have anything you want to keep on your phone, then its obvious to set up as a new one....but if there is stuff you want to keep (eg text messages etc) then i would restore from back up.
If the worst case scenario is that the phone develops issues or problems then you can always restore and set up as new.
people on here have restored from backup and not had a problem
if you dont have anything you want to keep on your phone, then its obvious to set up as a new one....but if there is stuff you want to keep (eg text messages etc) then i would restore from back up.
If the worst case scenario is that the phone develops issues or problems then you can always restore and set up as new.
people on here have restored from backup and not had a problem
If you set up as a new phone, you have to manually re-download all of your apps instead of just doing a sync... You also have to manually reload your old photos, etc... When you do a "Restore from backup", you are not reloading the iOS, you are simply restoring all the settings and content, not the operating system itself.
Never, ever had a problem restoring from backup. I've had each and every iPhone, too.
Me either... And I've done it around 15-20 times just on my series of 3 different phones...
ive restored from backup since the iPhone 3G came out. Im sure if i pressed load earlier messages long enough id get text messages back from that time lol
It appears that a fresh install is the best option, but like others have said, you have to manually install all of your apps, re-do all of your settings and you lose your messages. Just hasn't been worth it IMO.