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Upgrade to iOS7 without messing up your iPhone

A handy guide, courtesy of Business Insider.

APPLE HAS MADE its new iOS 7 software available today.

It is a drastic change in interface from iOS6, but change is not necessarily a bad thing.

If you’re thinking about making the switch, here’s what you need to do:

Make Sure You Have A Compatible Device

iOS 7 will only work on iPhones that are iPhone 4 or later, Retina display iPads, iPad 2, and the fifth-generation iPod touch.

Carve Out Some Time

Historically, Apple makes its software available around 6pm (Irish time) on the release day. When lots of people download it at the same time, it crowds Apple’s servers. If you can wait, try downloading iOS7 in a few days. If you’re impatient, be prepared for a sluggish download.

Update iTunes

If you back up your iPhone or iPad to iTunes, or if you plan to install iOS7 from iTunes, make sure you are running the latest version (11.1).

You can check by opening iTunes and going to Help > Check for Updates. Make sure you restart iTunes after installing the latest version.

Back Up Your Device

Back up your device to iTunes. This is extremely important as it will let you keep your contacts, photos, and apps from the previous iOS.

You can also back it up to iCloud. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup. Under Backup, turn on the switch for iCloud Backup.

Update iOS

When iOS 7 becomes available, you can update with a good Wi-Fi connection by going into your settings and grabbing the software update. This is an easy way to do it if you’re on the go.

You can also use iTunes to upgrade your software.

Plug your device into your computer with the USB cord and launch iTunes. On the left side of iTunes, find and select your device. Click “Check for Update” which will appear automatically. When the dialogue box appears, select “Download and Update”.

Wait

Be patient as you wait for the download. If you interrupt the process you could risk disrupting the update.

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    Mute Jack Mc Connoron
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:52 PM

    Can I download it on my nokia? :D

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:14 PM

    Why, funny you mention that, you sure can. ……..

    An iPhone for a fraction of the price.

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    Mute Kevin Smyth
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:29 PM

    The author of this article wants everyone to hold off, just so that they can download it themselves, faster. Good thinking.
    I’m going to wait until tomorrow. It’s what Bill Murray would do.

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    Mute John Turkey
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:18 AM

    I’m waiting until next month for iOS8.

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    Mute Brendan Harlowe
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:26 PM

    (Schoolgirl scream)

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    Mute Free Gallant
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    Sep 19th 2013, 9:11 AM

    Let her go!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:24 PM

    Just downloaded its GREAT.!!

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    Mute Paul Furey
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:39 PM

    Enjoy the bugs. 7.01 should be released in a few days. Then 7.02 to fix the fixes in 7.01.

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    Mute Tom Keating
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:39 PM

    It’s great, isn’t it?! :-)

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    Mute Karol Doran
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:50 PM

    Paul,

    It was beta tested for months. I have it for a few hours now. Zero bugs.

    Zero.

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    Mute Rory Mcloughlin
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:41 AM

    I have it an hour and the keyboard is crazy slow and not responsive at all. It has Probably taken me 15 minutes to even write this, any ideas?

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    Mute Rory Mcloughlin
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:48 AM

    Never mind, got it sorted!

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    Mute Paul Lanigan
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    Sep 19th 2013, 7:06 AM

    You took your gloves off? :-)

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    Mute Patrice
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    Sep 19th 2013, 8:50 AM

    Plugging it out & plugging it back in again. UPC technical support style!

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    Mute bedstuybosco
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:36 PM

    It needs over 3gb space to download … WTF?

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    Mute Wynnner
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:20 PM

    I just deleted my whole music section job done

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    Mute Rob Grimes
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:42 PM

    Temporary use of the space is all it is,

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    Mute Karol Doran
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:47 PM

    Just back up to the iCloud, delete enough for 3 Gb of space, install ios7 and the restore from cloud. You lose nothing.

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    Mute Julie Leanne Reinhardt
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:32 AM

    Really?

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    Mute Aimee Power
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:51 PM

    63 hours remaining !!!!!

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    Mute Stephen O'Neill
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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:13 PM

    I have no idea what’s going on here but I blame Enda bleedin Kenny for it.

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    Mute Aimie Walsh 
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:15 PM

    So excited for this update

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    Mute Patrick Towey
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:24 PM

    The joy of downloading on the wifi upc 50meg broadband took about ten mins. Beats the hell out of updating it at home in mayo. Eircom 1.1meg speed!!

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    Mute sluazcanal
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:18 PM

    Jesus Mayo sounds like an awful place.

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    Mute Patrick Towey
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    Sep 19th 2013, 2:42 AM

    It will be a great place come Sunday evening.

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    Mute Peter Forde
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    Sep 19th 2013, 9:54 AM

    It is

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:17 PM

    Updating now over the air… I’ll see you on the flipside….

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    Mute Anthony Byrne
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:22 PM

    The “flip-side” ??? Jeeze ! Is that a hipster term ?

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    Mute Kevin Smyth
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:27 PM

    flip-side or jeeze?

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:01 PM

    Over use of the question mark = definitely hipster.

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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:24 AM

    i-flip. Now you’re mad.

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    Mute JDee
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:28 PM

    It’s been downloading for the past 2 hours. Says ’18 hours remaining’. Help?

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    Mute Darren Moore
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:35 PM

    Switch your phone off and back on again worked for me

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    Mute JDee
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Still not working but thanks :)

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    Mute Darren Moore
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:54 PM

    Took me two attempts

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:33 PM

    I made the mistake of updating to iOS6 the second it was released last year. It took ages and was buggy at the beginning.

    I learned my lesson so I will be getting this in a few days!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:16 PM

    Same here! Waited and waited (saving my upgrade) for the iPhone 5 but actually bought the 4s the week the 5 came out because I hated iOS6 so much and wanted iOS5 back.

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    Mute Mark
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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:44 PM

    I’ve had ios 7 for a few months now, very little problems in the final release. A drastic improvement all round too, would definitely recommend you update when you can :)

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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:47 PM

    Will do! :)

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:58 PM

    Grand theft auto and ios7 out in the same week, wow!!!!!

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    Mute Olwyn Lydon
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:45 PM

    Aaaaand a massive congrats to you all. You now have an Android phone. Lame Apple… Just Lame… Everything ‘ new’ about it has been a feature on Android for ages, yet Apple make out like it’s revolutionary. Kinda like Siri really. :-/

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:50 PM

    Everything you said is 100% true. However, cruely and inexplicably, yet undeniably we are all sooooooo much cooler than you.

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    Mute Brendan Harlowe
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:54 PM

    ? Girl apple invented the smart phone ! Not a fan boy but they really did , Samsung do as most Asian companies do and copy something there already! Admittedly android has nice features apple don’t have but vice versa!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:03 PM

    Olywin apple people comment without owning an android and genuinely have no idea how far behind apple is nice as phone to call people but so is a 6310

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    Mute Andrew Matheson
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:11 PM

    I’ve an s3 in my drawer that I refuse to use cos it’s crap. Used it for a month and went back to an iPhone. iOS is just simpler to use

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    Mute Chris McShortall
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:11 PM

    Never a truer word was spoken. They think their great when android users have bigger screens faster processors and a shed load of other things that I sheep can only dream of.

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    Mute Atlas
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:14 PM

    @Brendan

    Android is made by Google, an American company.

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    Mute Richard Fennelly
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:29 PM

    Really? Fetchin 250 u should sell it r release its potential its amazing what it can do download any film album etc give it a second chance amazing phones can do more then e mail and make calls

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    Mute Diarmuid O' Doherty
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:55 PM

    Apple didnt invent the smartphone.

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    Mute Olwyn Lydon
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:01 PM

    How devastated am I that a faceless troll thinks I’m uncool… Why, why, I may not even sleep tonight…. Hang on, maybe I’ll go get an egg head profile picture, change my name to chicken mcnugget and get lobotomised. Will you let me join your cool club then??? Please??? *sigh*

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    Mute Olwyn Lydon
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:06 PM

    Brendan, while I won’t argue that Apple invented the smart phone, almost every other manufacturer have overtaken them, Sony, Samsung and HTC in particular. Apple died with Steve Jobs. Plus, it’s the OS they’re copying and that’s Google’s doing, not Samsung and Google are American. Plus, Samsung make almost all of the components for iPhone’s. No argument that they’re trailing badly. Android now way outselling Apple!

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    Mute Keith Gaule
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:07 PM

    “They’re”. If you’re going to spew a mound of bull-crap, at least get the phrasing right.

    If anything, it’s the android users who come across as extremely fan-boyish every time the iPhone is mentioned. How pathetic is your life that you feel the need to compete, over phone types?

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    Mute Richard Fennelly
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:23 PM

    My god the cult of apple is worse then scientology apple =cool so sad

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    Mute Sir Alex Ferguson
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:34 PM

    I have bought 2 Android Tablets, absolute crap! Brought them back and bought iPads! 100 times better!

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    Mute John Maher
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:37 PM

    Oh it’s not turned into one of those sort of threads….
    The truth lies in neither google nor apple stealing features from each other but rather from independent developers on both platforms inspiring the dev teams in their respective camps.
    So many new features on iOS7 borrow heavily from stuff that has been available on jailbroken iPhones for a long time now.

    At the end of the day it’s all only software, if you wanted you can run Android on an iPhone. This debate has gotten so old of Apple vs. it’s nearest competitors. I’m actually beginning to respect windows fanatics for not chiming in on these arguments recently, but then again who actually uses Windows Phone? :p

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:54 PM

    I have to say I don’t think they are trailing! It’s just a thing of which interface you prefer I suppose! I like apple and my friend likes android ! I like the simplicity of apple and their hardware is great! Any phone that can last two years with me is indestructible!

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    Mute Olwyn Lydon
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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:28 PM

    It’s actually pointless trying to enlighten Apple fanboys. IPhone’s are smartphones for dummies. And as it happens, all the Samsung bashing, firstly, the S4 is the smartest smartphone on the market and secondly, I’m actually not referring to Samsung exclusively as most of you seem to assume, I actually use the Sony Xperia Z which is a way better phone than either the iPhone 4s or the. 5. (I had both) Way more reliable, never requires reboot unlike iPhone, battery life is way better and it’s practically indestructible!

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    Sep 19th 2013, 1:25 AM

    I don’t know a single adult with a sheep phone they all got androids and gave them to their kids

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    Mute Seamus McKenzie
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    Sep 19th 2013, 7:00 AM

    The first smartphone was not invented by Apple. LG VIEWTY was released before apple. Again, apple stealing other companies inventions.

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    Sep 19th 2013, 8:02 AM

    True Diarmuid, they didn’t invent it, just perfected it….

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    Mute Sam Brittain
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    Sep 19th 2013, 8:33 AM

    This is for Olwyn and all of the people that replied to her: GET A LIFE! They are just phones FFS.

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    Sep 19th 2013, 11:20 PM

    Yes olwyn, all apple and iPhone users are stupid! You win the argument by insulting people! Good girl!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:13 PM

    Why does it need a massive 3.1gig of space ? Like who has that much free space ???

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:26 PM

    Astronauts have loads. Ba*&ards!!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:30 PM

    Don’t use the map application for a couple of days … just in case

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:59 PM

    1 hour no wait 47 mins, no, 2hrs..wait 1hour again.

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    Mute sluazcanal
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:20 PM

    I downloaded it. It seems fine. My excitement levels remained steady through out.

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    Mute Alan O Reilly
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:03 PM

    Whats n iphone?

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    Mute RiobairdOMaingain
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    Sep 19th 2013, 1:22 AM

    Its a phone from 2007

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:31 PM

    Is tom cruise into apple r scientology cant remember which cult

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    Mute Joe Howard
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:47 PM

    The android apple love hate forum… My 3GS is too old for iOS 7 and I’m gutted. Apple can’t win anyway regardless of innovations or what some of you term “catching up”. Do I want a big huge screen with a plasticky removable back which can take higher pixel pictures that the human eye can’t even see, and add pointless sound to a picture, while downloading some music illegally? No! I’m perfectly happy with my 3GS and iOS 6! What annoys me even more is Sansung release a new Galaxy something or other every other week and no one complains!!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:38 PM

    There is 4 joe not really every week wrote from my i pad mini which i love but apple phones r light years behind my s4. daughter has i phone 3g still a great phone.

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    Mute Tom Keating
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:38 PM

    Smooth upgrade. iOS 7 is the business, serious upgrade.

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:24 PM

    Well it did eventually download but after verifying update it says that software update is unavailable and to try again later !!!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:05 PM

    Mine did the same!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:45 PM

    Keep retrying, will work after a few goes, about 5 times did it for me

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:50 PM

    Three cans of diet coke and a slab of chocolate to get me through it…just as it updated it crashed my phone switched off…forgot my pin..remembered my pin…verified updated..finally..updated!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:05 PM

    The number one thing all the apple lovers state why they love iOS and apple is that “it just works right out of the box! It’s so simple”!

    LOL

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    Mute Robert Lenska
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    Sep 19th 2013, 7:52 PM

    I know! Folks – Android also “just works” right out of the box. Then on top of that you can do so much more that with Apple. You can leave it simple enough for an iPhone user to figure out, or customize it to your heart’s content. Are iFans resentful that they are stuck in the Apple dungeon and would have to upgrade all of their other toys to be compatible if they switched to one of the better platforms?

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    Mute Andrew Matheson
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:28 PM

    Ios7 beta users can’t upgrade yet apparently

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    Mute Richard Fennelly
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:01 PM

    Is it possible to watch tv portal have a work i phone sits and stays in car cradle light years behind my s4 new operating system wow unless u have both u wont realise how far behind apple is.

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    Mute Keith Gaule
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:04 PM

    You need to get back to school. You’re far behind most sensible people on the grammar front.

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    Mute Shit you not
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:47 PM

    I love this OS!!! It’s amazing and they added all the features the old one was missing..best OS update ever!

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    Mute Ronan Holleran
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Tried it, said 14 hours remaining. Reset device and it continued downloading. And then an error occurred. I’m just gonna wait a few weeks till the bugs are fixed.

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    Mute Eamonn Breandán Ó Cuidighthigh
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:24 PM

    Mine downloaded 2 hours, but when I try to install it says”Software updateis not available at this time. Try again later.

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    Mute Brendan Harlowe
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:57 PM

    Same here! Grrrr

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    Mute Seamus McKenzie
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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:51 PM

    IOS7 android rip off period.

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    Mute Riding Brazzers
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:13 PM

    It’s bleedin animal

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    Mute Dave
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    Sep 19th 2013, 3:08 AM

    Freedom = Android .
    Why do you think they call it JAIL BROKEN
    Apple is for the muppet the Sheep the ones who look at ads and say wow not why.
    Enjoy your update to a 2010 Android ui while Android is already setting up kitkat

    God bless Steve Jobs turning in his grave at the thought of colourful cheap plastic “new” I phones .

    Ios7 Pathetic exhausted chase after Android .

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    Mute Chris McShortall
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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:32 PM

    No drastic changes apart from the UI. Lashings of disappointment will be going OTA right now

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    Mute Gavin Scott
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:58 PM

    It only needs 750mb. Do it direct to your phone via fibre power!! About 20 minutes. It is rather different. Like spring breakers. It will grow on us…

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    Sep 18th 2013, 8:38 PM

    Off topic new ios 7 great anyone tell me is it possible to download torrents to i phone 4

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:02 PM

    You have to jail break it to download torrents, this I would not advise. If you really want torrent movies on your phone put them there via your laptop.

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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:13 PM

    There’s no release version of iOS 7 jailbroken yet and could be weeks/months before there is, if you’re really intent on downloading torrents on your phone, stay on iOS6. Contrary to popular scaremongering it’s neither illegal nor irreversible to jailbreak your iPhone.

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    Mute Davin Lynch
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:17 PM

    Was pretty sure apple take a dim view of it tho,void the warrantee perhaps? Anyway it must take a lot of battery and wifi/3G or whatever to download movies on your phone. I don’t see the point if you have a laptop.

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    Mute John Maher
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:33 PM

    They encourage user not to do it: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3743
    It is in violation of the end user license agreement for iOS, but then again, so are many activities users knowingly or unbeknownst to themselves undertake with plenty of software that they use day to day. The only threat Apple has is if you try and get a device serviced with a jailbroken OS on it, they won’t touch it. This is a fairly empty threat as the phone can be restored to its original state pre-jailbreak

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    Mute Chris McShortall
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:53 PM

    In most reports iOS 7 was advertised as a free update , as though there was an outside chance you might have to pay for it!

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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:50 PM

    Took me less than half an hour to download directly to phone over wifi on my UPC happy days installing now :)

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    Mute ☆♬Andrew Byrne ♬☆
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    Sep 19th 2013, 1:47 AM

    I attempted updating directly from my phone and estimated time was 27 hours then after about 40 minutes of waiting it failed. I connected my phone to my laptop to update it and was don in less than 15 minutes :)
    It’s like having a new phone all over again

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    Mute Suzanne O'Connor
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:23 PM

    It’s taking ages to download for me. Zzz

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    Mute Sarah Hill
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    Sep 18th 2013, 9:36 PM

    Mines gone from 3 hours to 44 minutes back to 2hours

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    Sep 19th 2013, 6:03 AM

    Only took me 17 hours….

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    Mute Maureen Ryder
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:30 AM

    It took 3 hours to load ! I deleted tons of stuff but they all magically came back! Job done , no problem

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    Mute Jane Hayden
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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:19 PM

    I have tried to download it on several occasions this evening without success. Will try again tomorrow

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    Mute Dave Deering
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:18 PM

    Trying to upgrade. Keeps on saying ISO 6.1.4 up to date. Really annoying.

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    Sep 18th 2013, 11:41 PM

    Yes their servers are hammered millions try download same time, try couple more times it should cop on I had to try checking for update 4 or 5 times before it offered me upgrade button..or if you’re not dying to have it tonight like me try tomorrow or later surely will work better.

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    Mute ☀David Grogan✈
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    Sep 18th 2013, 10:29 PM

    It’s telling me that there’s an error downloading (102) whatever that is. Anyone with the same problem?

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    Mute John Maher
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    Sep 19th 2013, 12:08 AM

    Servers are jammers, just leave it for a bit

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    Mute Demelza Cullen
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    Sep 19th 2013, 6:55 PM

    First world problems or wha’??

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    Mute Dee O'Connor
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    Sep 19th 2013, 8:15 AM

    Downloaded it overnight, nothing jumps out at me, except the screen does seem magically bigger. Also I’m making less typos. Will have a good root around in it today, that’ll be nice.

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    Mute Frank Nolan
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    Sep 19th 2013, 7:06 AM

    What are the benefits of the update?

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    Mute Shahzad Hussain
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    Sep 22nd 2013, 9:01 AM

    It’s nice and more function

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    Mute Jennifer Connolly
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    Sep 28th 2013, 9:00 PM

    It took 9 minutes to load over my dad’s wifi and dublin bus to prepare all in all it’s like a new phone and didn’t need to back up…sweet!

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    Mute Catherine O'Connor
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    Sep 23rd 2013, 11:05 PM

    I have downloaded it but cannot send emails now, I can only receive them…can somebody help me???

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    Sep 19th 2013, 5:14 PM

    It automatically notify u if u have an iphone 5 and u can upgrade without connecting ur USB to the computer.

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