Should i update iphone 3gs to ios5 ???

shaneb92 · 26-08-2012 07:35PM #1

Hi,
I just got a iPhone 3gs today

and was wondering should i update it to ios5 ?Its currently ios 4.2
Iv heard of people having problems with it and the battery usege?

CathalDublin · 26-08-2012 07:40PM

Jailbreak it, save shsh blobs and then update, then if your having any issues you can downgrade it

shaneb92 · 26-08-2012 07:44PM

I dont want to jailbreak it....

guil · 26-08-2012 07:49PM

CathalDublin wrote: »

Jailbreak it, save shsh blobs and then update, then if your having any issues you can downgrade it

shsh blobs can only be saved if apple are still signing the applicabale firmware

GhostInTheRuins · 26-08-2012 11:59PM

I wouldn't myself. I'm leaving mine at 4.3.3 anyway. I've heard mixed reports, some people saying that 5 is really slow and sluggish and others saying that it's not too bad.

What can you not do on 4.2 that you can do on 5 that makes you want to upgrade it? Jailbreak it at 4.3 and get the most out of your phone.

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 12:03AM

its mainly because the facebook app needs ios 4.3 to work ha

GhostInTheRuins · 27-08-2012 12:11AM

Well then just upgrade to 4.3.3

KERSPLAT! · 27-08-2012 12:15AM

I upgraded from 3.1.3 to 5 a couple weeks ago. It is a little slower but it doesnt bother me that much. The extras on 5 make up for it and I can downgrade if needs be

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 12:17AM

IPAM wrote: »

I upgraded from 3.1.3 to 5 a couple weeks ago. It is a little slower but it doesnt bother me that much. The extras on 5 make up for it and I can downgrade if needs be

How does it affect battery life? and how do you downgrade?

KERSPLAT! · 27-08-2012 12:27AM

I use Facebook alot, surf boards and the Internet alot, also maybe an hour or 2 of music a Day along with normal calls and texts, it normally lasts the day. I charge my phone every night so battery is never really an issue. I jail broke and unlocked via a program called Snowbreeze, it allows downgrade as well as upgrade

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 12:34AM

IPAM wrote: »

I use Facebook alot, surf boards and the Internet alot, also maybe an hour or 2 of music a Day along with normal calls and texts, it normally lasts the day. I charge my phone every night so battery is never really an issue. I jail broke and unlocked via a program called Snowbreeze, it allows downgrade as well as upgrade

Thats on a iphone 3gs ya? battery sounds decent enough

KERSPLAT! · 27-08-2012 12:40AM

Yep, 2 year old 3GS, obviously battery will depend on the individual but like I said above I use it alot and it's fine

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 12:46AM

hmm I might update it so

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 12:47AM

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Well then just upgrade to 4.3.3

Itunes wont let me...

guil · 27-08-2012 06:28AM

If you update the phone there is no way to downgrade it again

zinzan · 27-08-2012 06:49AM

I've had my 3GS updated since iOS5 came out. It's a little slower than it was, but nothing too frustrating about it. Battery life wasn't an issue with me, as with my usage am charging the phone every night anyway. Th key issue for iOS5 performance on the 3GS seems to be to keep memory free on the device - I keep 1GB or so free and its fine.. less than 500MB and there will be performance issues.

iOS6 is out soon (prob Sept. 12th) (with greater facebook integration if tht's what is important to you!) and will be available for the 3GS (though without some advancements specific for dual core iOS devices) so if you want to try iOS5 on the official upgrade root, do it sooner rather than later!

If you've just gotten the 3GS and upgrade now, you probably won't notice much of the performance loss.

splashthecash · 27-08-2012 09:33AM

For the love of god don't - I did with mine when it came out and it has been going at a snails pace ever since!

CathalDublin · 27-08-2012 10:21AM

guil wrote: »

shsh blobs can only be saved if apple are still signing the applicabale firmware

Ifaith will allow you save them to their server rather than apples. So firmware doesn't need to be still signed

culabula · 27-08-2012 10:50AM

I have mine on iOS 6 -don't see what the problem is. Rattles along just fine.

Fingleberries · 27-08-2012 10:58AM

I've a three year old 3Gs running 5.1.1 and for the most part it's fine. There doesn't seem to be the same problems that people had with their iPhone 3G when iOS 4 was released.

There is occasional slow down that wasn't there before (slight unresponsiveness, or jerky animations), but that seems to be more when some specific apps are running (I'm looking at you Facebook App).

Battery life for me is about the same - multiple texts throughout the day, occasional calls, bit of web browsing and a couple of hours of music. I can usually get about a day and a half out of it.

If I play a few games on it, do a lot of web browsing, or lot of GPS or location based activities, etc. I'll have to recharge every night, but in general that seems to be the same with most Smart Phones.

Overall there are no problems, so the updated camera from lock screen, Delta OS Updates and notifications make it worth it for me.

Hope that helps with the decision about upgrading.
Although with iOS 6 just around the corner, it's a case of stay where you are or go to iOS 5 soon, because iOS 6 will install on 3Gs models also.

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 11:55AM

Thanks for all the help

:D
I might wait untill ios6 is out and see how that runs

shaneb92 · 27-08-2012 11:14PM

culabula wrote: »

I have mine on iOS 6 -don't see what the problem is. Rattles along just fine.

ios6? dident think that was out yet?

culabula · 28-08-2012 12:34AM

shaneb92 wrote: »

ios6? dident think that was out yet?

Well no, it ain't. But, you know......

shaneb92 · 28-08-2012 01:03AM

culabula wrote: »

Well no, it ain't. But, you know......

I get you now haha

shaneb92 · 06-09-2012 11:27AM

Just to let ye know I decided to update to ios 5.1.1 because I thought ios6 might be too powerfull and so far im not having any problems with it. The phone isnt any slower, if not a tiny bit faster and I phone the phone on 13 hours now and used the internet and stuff on it for about 2hrs and the battery is only on 58%. Also loving all the new features in ios5.

Thannks for all the help

Should i update iphone 3gs to ios5 ???

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