trparky
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| [iPhone] Questions about upgrading OS
As you have probably read Apple already has iPhone OS 3.1 is the works. They say it will fix a few issues that cropped up after the release of the new 3.0 OS.
Yeah, I have some questions...
How big is a download for the iPhone OS? How long does it take to upgrade the iPhone? Any issues upgrading it? Bricked iPhones, anyone? Does it backup what is on the iPhone before upgrading it and then put it all back? What happens to the apps that are on it? Do they get put back on?
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TearAbite
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1 edit | well since the final has not yet been released, it's going to be hard to give particulars..
but in general, my upgrades have gone very fast (a few minutes, perhaps).. Someone will always complain of a brick after any upgrade, but i think the incidence is low.. AFAIK iTunes always does a backup before it applies an update/upgrade..
Your phone (apps, settings, etc) will be exactly the same after the update as it was before the update.. |
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bobrk
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said by trparky  :As you have probably read Apple already has iPhone OS 3.1 is the works. They say it will fix a few issues that cropped up after the release of the new 3.0 OS. Yeah, I have some questions... How big is a download for the iPhone OS? A few hundred MB How long does it take to upgrade the iPhone? It was less than 15 minutes for me on 3.0.Any issues upgrading it? Bricked iPhones, anyone? Nope. Does it backup what is on the iPhone before upgrading it and then put it all back? Yes. What happens to the apps that are on it? Do they get put back on? Yes!
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djrobx
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Don't worry about bricking your phone. It goes into a failsafe upgrade mode if the firmware gets goofed up. It's rare that a firmware update goes south. What seems to be more common is the phone's settings don't transfer correctly and you end up with crashing email apps or short battery life, especially if its a major update. That's happened to me when going from 1.x to 2.0, and 2.x to 3.0.
Apple probably can't get 3.1 out fast enough. 3.0 is gold for hackers. You can enable tethering by just browsing to a website, jailbreak is easy, and even the baseband is unlockable!
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trparky
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clubs: | What about that SMS vulnerability? How quick do you think we're going to see a patch for that?
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| My guess is they'll get that out in 3.1 also. If not, AT&T may be able to block it on their end. It probably requires that the message be crafted in a very specific way, and I doubt AT&T will want a text-virus clogging up their network.
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