How long should it take for the iphone iOS4 update to download and be put on your iphone?
Posted on 2010 under iPhone FAQ | 6 Comments30 Jul
I started downloading it about a half an hour ago, it finished, and now it’s been saying "Backing up iPhone" for about 15 minutes now. Should it take this long? Or is something wrong? Should I hit the "stop" button?
by Mike, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
let it go, it will backup all your files, apps, contacts, music – playlists, and songs, mail, voicemail, and everything else. It may take long because you might have the 16 or 32 GB version iPhone so a lot of files. Just wait it out.
by Artemis Clyde Frog, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
it might if you have a lot of content on your iPhone. if you dont mind losing a few apps, just hit the restore button and it will wipe your iPhone and give you 4.0. and anyways, you should have a backup of your phone in iTunes if you use iTunes regularly
by Juanito Gomez, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
just let it run for half an hour more and then if it hasnt finished them stop it and start again, btw if you´re interested in getting a brand new iphone 4 for free from a promotion for a new online store then you can visit the link below
by Joeyyyy, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
The installation of iOS4 is slightly broken at the moment. I waited for about 2 hours for my iPhone to back up and it refused. If it stays as it is for longer than here’s a solution:
1. Sync your iPhone normally, making sure that your data is backed up. This is the same back up that would be performed when updating.
2. Once sync and backing up is done, hold the Alt key and click Restore. Confirm this is the action you want to take, and your iPhone will erase all data and update to iOS4.
3. When it comes up with wanting to either set up your ‘new’ iPhone or restore from back up, chose restore from back up. This will put all your info back onto your iPhone.
and voila :]
by Fringgo, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
Just let it run. It can take up to a few hours to backup everything.
by Biff, on July 30 2010 @ 7:00 pm
It takes forever.
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