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Upgrading from iPhone 4 to 4s query

  • 06-04-2012 6:52pm
    #1
    Antibac
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    Hi My wife is due an upgrade on her iPhone. However we don't have a laptop. We jus use internet on the phone. Will she lose all the apps on the existing phone? Thanks


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  • #2
    cookie1977
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    no. The apps are tied to the itunes account and can be moved to a new iphone. Signing into the itunes on the new iphone will allow her to download the old apps again


  • #3
    biko
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    If you're using icloud backup then do a backup from the old phone up to "the cloud". Then use that to update the new phone.

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1163093/moving_to_an_iphone_4s.html


  • #4
    Antibac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Antibac


    biko wrote: »
    If you're using icloud backup then do a backup from the old phone up to "the cloud". Then use that to update the new phone.

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1163093/moving_to_an_iphone_4s.html

    I'm not using ios5. How do I get it? Doesn't seem to be on app store?


  • #5
    CathalDublin
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    Antibac wrote: »
    I'm not using ios5. How do I get it? Doesn't seem to be on app store?

    You'd need to update the phone in itunes on a mac or PC


  • #6
    3DataModem
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    You dont need to connect to a computer to update.

    Settings -> General -> Software Update


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  • #7
    pogsick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 367 ✭✭pogsick


    3DataModem wrote: »
    You dont need to connect to a computer to update.

    Settings -> General -> Software Update


    that is a feature of IOS 5, you need to have IOS 5 before that is an available option in settings


  • #8
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,633 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Antibac wrote: »
    Hi My wife is due an upgrade on her iPhone. However we don't have a laptop. We jus use internet on the phone. Will she lose all the apps on the existing phone? Thanks

    If you have a phone that doesn't have iOS5 then how did you activate the phone in the first place?

    You had to have connected it to a computer or did the phone shop do it for you. A bad practise by shop if not explained properly in my opinion.

    Either way, if you get a new phone, the app store Updates tab will have a purchased tab and you can download all your purchased apps from there, once you are signed in of course!

    You will however have lost any texts, mails, and internet favourites, wifi networks,phone settings,that's why you should connect it to a computer, sync in itunes. Then restore to new phone, then upgrade to iOS 5 which will enable you to activate iCloud backup and over the air updates.

    Hope this helps.


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