Posted on 03/25/2014 8:38:10 AM PDT by Star Traveler
Apple has revealed that iOS 7 is now running on an impressive 85% of iOS devices, compared with just 2.5% of Android devices running the latest version, KitKat.
In a change to its developer website at the end of on 25 March, Apple revealed that its newest mobile operating system is now running on 85 per cent of iOS devices, according to data collected over the 7-day period ending 23 March. That's up from the 74 per cent Apple boasted at the beginning of December, and the 78 per cent touted at the beginning of January. The increase comes at the expense of iOS 6, which dropped from an 18 per cent share of devices to just 12 per cent - good news for Apple. Just three per cent of iPads, iPhones and iPod touches are still running earlier versions of iOS.
Apple released the significantly redesigned iOS 7 on 18 September alongside its new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. It's an impressive figure to reach within just six months, particulary when you compare it with the Android figures collected by Google in the 7-day period ending 3 March, which show that just 2.5 per cent of Android devices are running KitKat, the latest version of the operating system, while 62 per cent are running iterations of the earlier Jelly Bean version.
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Well, that’s always the first thing a user needs to do with their new Apple device. It’s essential to set up your backup. It’s not a difficult thing at all - but there does need to be a certain amount if minimal action on the user’s part to start it off. I can’t undo the situation if it wasn’t set up in the first place, unfortunately.
Secondly, any user of portable devices needs to understand that the device itself can NEVER be the only place that their data resides. It’s the same thing on computers. That computer CANNOT be the only place that data resides. That’s ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. Backups off the device (computer or portable) are mandatory.
There’s an old saying that there’s two kinds of computer users - those who have lost data and those who haven’t lost data yet (paraphrased somewhat).
Now, on loading an upgrade to your device - there’s a procedure that one should use to be as safe as possible.
FIRST ... run the cloud backup that Apple has. If you have non-iTunes music, run your iTunes program backup on your computer - which will preserve that.
SECOND ... quit all your running applications, then do a hard rest of your device.
LASTLY ... do the upgrade.
Everything should run smoothly. If it doesn’t, do a restore from your backup - either “cloud” or iTunes.
You might even do a complete reset to “factory condition” and then upgrade and/or restore.
Apple “systems” are very very good - but the user must also do a little interacting here, like with all computer systems and protecting data.
I appreciate the advice. I had my backup on my computer: I don’t trust putting my data on a cloud. And my iTunes has always run poorly, slow loading and response. I just don’t care to use a machine that I can’t control my options like choice of browsers and addons.
I haven’t been able to upgrade since 6. When I did that, it eliminated my ability to use the wi-fi setting. It’ greyed out and unusable. If anyone knows how to restore that function I’m all ears. May not matter, though. Looking to upgrade my phone to 5s or better. But in the meantime, any help is welcome.
for battery life it is important to KNOW HOW and to CLOSE the programs/aps frequently. I reboot often when I am out and have done a lot of work on my iphone or iPad.. I have IMax and MacBook Pro.. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my apples!
I haven’t heard of that directly myself, but if you wanted to do a method of “last resort” - I would resort to doing a full backup on iTunes - or if you have set things up in the cloud, do Apple’s backup in the cloud. You might read up on the differences between the two to make sure you understand, though.
Then I would do a RESET back to original factory condition. After the reset, the start it up just like you got it brand new, when no one had ever used it before.
NOW ... this next step may not be necessary, but I would do it - just to make sure. I would not do a restore at that time (the machine will ask you). I would start it up as a new device and then see if your WiFi is working under those conditions. Hopefully it is, and then you can go on.
If it’s not - from that factory-fresh restart - then I would take it to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store and get them to do some hardware/software diagnosis.
In the event it does work - then I would go back and do the factory restore once more - and this time, when asked, I would restore from my backup - to bring back all your stuff.
HOWEVER ... you can also go to the Apple Forum and get other users’ advice and help, too. It’s at ...
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
I should note that there are several browser choices available. Also, there is an ad blocking app, which does a real good job.
It’s really funny how current non-users (and possibly NEVER users) of Apple products show up (like moths to the light) on Apple related threads to bad mouth Apple products. Very strange! I don’t think I’ve ever gone to a Microsoft, PC, Android, etc. thread to badmouth their products. I have no interest in their inferior products.
I’ve had battery issues since updating... :-(
I figured out that they just HATE IT that Apple has any customers at all, and they try to TELL US that ... LOL ...
Try the Apple Support Communities ...
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
They are simply other users like you over there, but some have solved the very problem you have.
I will say one thing about that. I noticed my location symbol popping up now, and I see (for some reason) that some apps are doing that even when they are not active or “behind the scenes” apps - so I just cut them off from the locations services.
Sorry if you think I showed up to badmouth Apple; I was just sharing my experience with the only product of theirs that I have and was not particularly impressed.
Star Traveler: after doing some web searching I found out that backup does not work on music or videos you didn’t buy from the iTunes Music Store, as well as any photos you didn’t take with the device but instead uploaded to it from a Mac or PC.
I do believe that I pointed that out for iCloud, but Apple has provided a guaranteed way to take care of that through the iTunes backup. All you have to do is back it up that way and you’re covered. So, Apple has not left you out in the cold.
In addition, if you wanted to have a cloud backup, you could use something like Dropbox to take care of it that way.
BUT, if you wanted to get fancy, there are humongous WiFi drives that you can have with you - like just leave it in your car - and you can have your entire existing library of EVERYTHING you own on it.
Charge your device to 100%. The hold the power button and home button in simultaneously until the device shuts down. Restart from cold. This usually fixes the issue.
Do not trade in that puppy! I'm a collector of vintage devices, and can assure you that your device is worth holding onto. The lower the serial number, the more desirable to collectors in the future. Back in the 1980s I bought a box of used Apple II motherboards for $5. I got around to looking at it a few years ago, and sold one of the lesser non-functional boards to a collector for several hundred. It was a low serial number (in the 100 range), a revision 0 board probably worked on by Wozniak in his garage. These were being tossed in the early 1980s by people upgrading to newer revisions. Now, functional machines command at least $5000, four times what they originally cost. Similarly for other machines. The earlier, the more desirable. Hold onto that iPad 1, or maybe let me take it off your hands (I have a 64GB iPad 1).
You are so right. It is amazing, but it is not funny. They gravitate to Apple threads to complain how they hate Apple products. Hating a product is a non-productive use of time; time is better spent going to threads about products you enjoy using. People who come to these threads to complain, are like those people who whip themselves on the back until they bleed. They think they are setting an example for others to mimic them. Rather sad, isn't it?
Sometimes it’s best just to go to the Genius Bar. It’s free and almost always the answer is simple and solved immediately.
Who's making that idiotic advice???? I've not seen it anywhere, especially for something easily correct with either a hard reset, or a restore. Why do something so silly when only a small minority of 400 million iOS users are even reporting a problem and those that have solve it by doing one of those two simple things????
How is that even possible? Your iPad crashed and you lost your backups? Exactly WHERE were you keeping these backups that your iPad crash could lose them????
You music is still on your computer unless YOU deleted it. Your iPad has no control over anything on your computer. . . you sync your music from your computer TO your iPad..
Ads??? From what? Browsing the Internet? Android is ALL about ads. Google's only product is YOU! They are constantly mining you for your information to better send ads to you. . . not so with Apple.
That's TOTALLY NOT TRUE! None of my music was purchased from the iTunes Store, and I have many pictures from many sources, created, downloaded, taken, shared, doesn't matter, it ALL back-ups perfectly fine. Again WHO IS GIVING THIS IDIOTIC INFORMATION???? Lies!
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