So I installed the GM last week and my 6S+ has been running rather slow and laggy. I know the official release from today is the same build, but what would be the best way to start fresh with the public release? I’d like to start fresh not from my backup. Will a reset of the phone to original settings give me access to the public release?
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Best way to do a fresh install from iOS11 GM?
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If you have been running betas, you need to delete the beta profile from your phone (Settings > General > Profile).
I might be wrong here but, since the build you already have is the same as today, you probably won't be prompted to install the new iOS 11 GM release.
If you want to start brand new, fresh, you can manually download the iOS GM, connect your phone to iTunes, wipe the phone, initiate DFU mode and point to the IOS 11 GM you downloaded. That will install iOS 11 on your newly wiped phone. If you have a computer or iCloud backup from before your betas, you can restore from backup. If not, you will need to manually install all your apps if you don't want to use one of the beta restore points.
If you haven't already been doing so, make sure and do regular encrypted backups via the computer as well as iCloud, especially when running betas. Makes it easier to restore to pre-bata when you have the encrypted backup.
I might be wrong here but, since the build you already have is the same as today, you probably won't be prompted to install the new iOS 11 GM release.
If you want to start brand new, fresh, you can manually download the iOS GM, connect your phone to iTunes, wipe the phone, initiate DFU mode and point to the IOS 11 GM you downloaded. That will install iOS 11 on your newly wiped phone. If you have a computer or iCloud backup from before your betas, you can restore from backup. If not, you will need to manually install all your apps if you don't want to use one of the beta restore points.
If you haven't already been doing so, make sure and do regular encrypted backups via the computer as well as iCloud, especially when running betas. Makes it easier to restore to pre-bata when you have the encrypted backup.
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I've read a few articles online - many suggest doing it via iTunes; which is what I'll be doing later.
This article may be of use to you - https://www.payetteforward.com/how-to-put-iphone-dfu-mode/
This article may be of use to you - https://www.payetteforward.com/how-to-put-iphone-dfu-mode/