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Before you keep on reading I wouldn't recommend updating just yet!
I attempted to update my phone to iOS 7.1.1 today and as I was doing it something went wrong and it completely failed. Went into restore mode which means I had to connect it to itunes, restore the software on it and then restore a backup. Luckily I had a recent icloud backup or else I would have been screwed!
Anyone else have this problem? I hope everyone takes regular backups, just in case.
I updated my iPhone to iOS 7.1.1 without any problems :).
My iPhone backs up to iCloud daily, and iPad a few times a week. So I do back up regularly :P. I updated to 7.1.1 without problems too, but doesn't it force you to backup as part of the update process anyway?
It didn't this time, maybe because I already had a recent backup. It's strange because this didn't happen to my friend either but when I looked on the support forum it seemed quite common. Wonder what caused the problem :OQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr-Trainor
i'm currently on that and like in the few days i've had it, twice my phone has frozen and it's had to be turned off :( and another time it just turned itself off while I was mid using it (with a full bloody battery) stresssssss
i've never even had icloud set up so thanks for reminding me, just did it there
i had no problems downloading but i've heard the same thing happen to a few other people
Yeah one of the people I follow on twitter also said they had an issue with the update and that it "bricked" their iPhone. I haven't updated myself yet though - I'll probably won't just yet then as a precaution.
I've had good luck with my phone, so I think I'll risk updating it lmao
Are you sure it kept having power throughout, Mark? I know that can ruin the OS if it runs out of power or it's disconnected part way through
Well after reading this i'll ensure I do a back up now before updating :P
Saying that, i'm already in 7.1.1 lol. Have been for a while? Had no issues
Oh, This update was the worst 1 I've ever had!... I updated but it froze... and I switched it off then back on and it said "Connet to iTunes" so I did... then all of a sudden it wouldn't update just kept failing.. in the end I had to restore back to factory settings luckily I had a back up on iCloud from the previous day.. But yeah going from here make sure you update to iCloud or computer before you update