Whenever I've upgraded to major releases I have always formatted my iPhone and did a fresh install from an ipsw. However I am thinking of just doing an over the air update. Is there any benefit to doing the fresh install through iTunes or should I just save myself some time and effort and just do the ota? Thanks.
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Fresh install really can only help if you're having issues.
Personally it's been years since doing one manually. (I think iPhone 4 was the last time I did one) I've just done OTA and the only time I "get" a fresh install is when I upgrade to a new phone. I've never had an issue with OTA, but some do.
I would say if you want to save, time do OTA, there's no harm in it.
Personally it's been years since doing one manually. (I think iPhone 4 was the last time I did one) I've just done OTA and the only time I "get" a fresh install is when I upgrade to a new phone. I've never had an issue with OTA, but some do.
I would say if you want to save, time do OTA, there's no harm in it.
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