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Upgrading to 3gs and giving my wife the 3g....
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When you get the 3Gs, restore it from the backup of your 3G. This is assuming that you will have upgraded your 3G to iPhone OS 3.0. Then just restore the 3G but do not load it from the backup. In theory this should work because even when you restore from backup iTunes installs a fresh copy of the OS.
When you get the 3Gs, restore it from the backup of your 3G. This is assuming that you will have upgraded your 3G to iPhone OS 3.0. Then just restore the 3G but do not load it from the backup. In theory this should work because even when you restore from backup iTunes installs a fresh copy of the OS.
I think it is a bad idea to restore a backup of the 3G phone to the 3GS phone. It is different hardware and likely has different config files etc. I mean, since 3.0 has notes that can sync (which I really need) the only thing you will lose are your previous text messages and some prefs. Anyway, that is my .02
Well, in theory, it should work like the iPod does, and it knows which one is plugged in at any time.
I think the problem you run into is if you both are syncing the Contact List and the Apps from iTunes. One phone is going to have to not sync that stuff with the computer, unless you both want nearly identical phones.
My question is for one iTunes account.
We have two 3Gs that share it and I am about to upgrade my son's line to a 3GS, then me and him are swapping phones.
How do I ensure that my Checkbook register info for my Checkbook app goes to the new phone?
Does iTunes keep application data stored separately by phone, or is it by the app?
And I know that iTunes knows which iPhone is which, but does it do that by phone name we set or the serial numbers?
We have two 3Gs that share it and I am about to upgrade my son's line to a 3GS, then me and him are swapping phones.
How do I ensure that my Checkbook register info for my Checkbook app goes to the new phone?
Does iTunes keep application data stored separately by phone, or is it by the app?
And I know that iTunes knows which iPhone is which, but does it do that by phone name we set or the serial numbers?