Should i upgrade to 6.1.3

I have to agree with you. I have updated my iPad 2 with every update, though not immediately all the time. At first, I was worried about updating!

I have noticed some problems with FaceTime, however. That happened with my laptop, too, which was a Dell laptop. My opinion: If you have an iPad, get the upgrade.

I replaced my linksys router with an Airport Extreme. Yeah, it is expensive, but worth every penny. I would have to reset my linksys router about once a week.

My Airport Extreme has been flawless for over two years. Apple also pushes the updates, rather than forcing the user to be proactive, go to the website, fiddle with flakey software, etc. I agree — update your iPad first and use it for a few days. If it works, upgrading your iPhone should work out. You can only back up content and settings. Once iOS is upgraded it cannot go back to prior version because Apple no longer signs 5. Unless you jailbreak, that is correct.

Still, one should backup their settings and other items before upgrading, in case the device hangs or has some data loss. I will be creating a how-to guide for upgrading best practices.

If all is OK, I upgrade my iPhone. My upgrade-phobia is cured, but was caused by a few decades of Microsoft Windows usage. I was wrong about that — you can only backup the previous OS version and restore if you jailbreak your device. It is still a good idea to backup before an upgrade. I removed my comment so as not to misinform anyone. Hopefully you backed them up with either iTunes or iCloud. If so, they can be easily restored. If not, they are likely gone. From my research, it appears there is a damaged connection.

Other people have reported this, after upgrading to 6. The software upgrade does not damage the phone. You need to take it to a place that repairs iPhones, where they are familiar with this issue, and they can re-solder the connection with a heat gun or replace the wi-fi module.

Some people fix this temporarily by putting the iPhone in a freezer. It can damage the device in other ways. But this again proves the fact that it is a bad connection.

This could be a flaw in manufacturing or the phone could have been damaged by a shock or exposure to extreme heat or cold. Most likely, your wi-fi was spotty, and worked intermittently, due to the connection issue. The 6. They probably had complaints about wi-fi problems, found that affected devices had physical problems, and decided to disable it, so users would get the root cause fixed. Please let me know if your wi-fi was spotty before the upgrade. This seems to be the case for most users who have this issue.

So in hindsight then I should remain on 5. Cool, I will do such thing then. I actually looked into getting an S3 a few months back. I read the reviews on the Verizon site, because the reviewers had to have owned the phone. The main issues they complained about were dropped calls and poor battery life. Additionally, Verizon recently announced that half of the smart phones they sold last quarter were iPhones.

This happened while Samsung released a new phone, the S4, and Apple has no new release. Even then, the iPhone outsold competitors, at least on Verizon. The competitors split up the remaining half. Also, JD Power ranked the iPhone 1 in terms of user satisfaction.

Samsung is further down on the list. No electronic device is perfect. Very few users report battery life issues with the iPhone even after upgrades , and in many cases, they just need to recalibrate the battery. In my own experience, running the latest update, I still get stellar battery life. I charge my phone about once a week. Standby time is excellent. In normal use about hours of actual use a day , I charge my iPhone about once a week.

I use my iPad much more often, yet still charge it about once a week. Battery life is actually one of the strengths of Apple devices. Perception of good battery life is relative. An iPhone owner who charged their phone once a week will be annoyed if they have to charge it twice a week. After 6. Some users of other smart phones may be delighted to get 6 hours of actual use.

For an iPhone, that would be unacceptable. Anyway, I know people who really like their S3. If you really like UI customization, Android is the best. I do find it odd that people who claim they like UI customization use Windows instead of Linux. It almost seems to me like a talking point that they regurgitate, without truly accepting.

As a site that features consumer advocacy, however, I suggest that people do the research, read real reviews and put it in perspective. No phone is perfect. It seems to get better reviews, and from what I have experienced, it is more responsive than the Samsung Galaxy S4, which seems to lag a bit.

Yeah… Apple no longer develops the YouTube app. Google makes it now. Just download it from the App Store. I have a 3gs , do you have any tips on what this update does aside from the mentioned things here? LOL lucky old me. I am still on 6. I upgraded from a Nokia Lumia and never will I go back. Read before you upgrade software next time. Once I upgraded to iOS 6. Do you guyzzz advise to upgrade my iphone 4 to ios6. I have been running 6.

After I upgraded, I had to charge my iPhone once in days instead of I just needed to recalibrate the battery. Now I charge it about once a week. Very few people have problems with iOS 6. I really wish Apple would provide the ability to downgrade.

I then when all finished successfully I did NOT set up any new apps, nor any email accounts. The only thing I have done was made a phone call for 1 minute and left the phone set on the table for two hours Previous to the 8. I am a light user of the phone. Nov 24, PM. Nov 25, AM in response to wantmyandroidback In response to wantmyandroidback. Another restore as "new" last night and a full battery recharge overnight. The only things added to the phone this morning is an email account exchange, for work This is the first time mail has not been the major power consumer.

Interesting the phone is using so much since I have made or received no phone calls since last night. Also last night I found out a co-worker upgraded his 4S to 8 when it came out and since then 8.

He uses his phone a lot more than I so is required to charge is phone during the day any chance he gets to prevent it from dying in the middle of the day. Nov 25, AM. Question: Q: I have a 4S with ios 6. More Less. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search.

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