Some of you may get two emails from me today if you are a member of our iPhone Users Group in addition to my Tuesday Tech Tip group. But I think it is important to share the information below with those of you who are iPhone owners:
Today is the day.....supposedly at 12:00 noon iOS 13 will be released for our iPhones here in the U.S. For most of us that means our phones will probably automatically do the update tonight during the night if you have automatic updates turned on. If you aren't sure if your phone will automatically install it, check it out - Settings - General - Software Update - Automatic Updates.
BEFORE your phone does the update tonight, there are two things to check:
1) Make sure all of your apps are updated: App Store - Updates
2) Make sure your phone has recently been backed up to iCloud or to your computer.
Today is the day.....supposedly at 12:00 noon iOS 13 will be released for our iPhones here in the U.S. For most of us that means our phones will probably automatically do the update tonight during the night if you have automatic updates turned on. If you aren't sure if your phone will automatically install it, check it out - Settings - General - Software Update - Automatic Updates.
BEFORE your phone does the update tonight, there are two things to check:
1) Make sure all of your apps are updated: App Store - Updates
2) Make sure your phone has recently been backed up to iCloud or to your computer.
A) If you are backing up to iCloud, use this path to check: Settings - click on your Apple ID (your name) - click on your device name - then you should see the date and time of your latest backup
B) If you are backing up to iTunes on your computer, open iTunes, click on your device and check the latest backup. (screenshots of this procedure are attached)
If you aren't sure how to backup, then take a look at this "help" page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977
iOS 13 is a major operating system update (just like iOS 10, 11, and 12 were). Anytime a new operating system is released, it is always a good idea to have your phone backed up prior to that, not mandatory, but strongly suggested.
There will be some things that look and act differently on your phone after the update. Don't be discouraged; look at it as something to keep your brain sharp! :-) I'm sure there will be lots of YouTube videos released after techies take a look at today's update, including Apple; I'll share if I find one that I think will be helpful to all of us.
Have a terrific Thursday!
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