iOS 9, the latest and greatest version of
Apple's operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, is now
available for download. If you've been wondering whether your iPhone, iPad, or
iPod touch is eligible for the update, and/ or how you can download iOS 9 on
your Apple device, or how to take a backup of all data on your device before
you install iOS 9, we have you covered.
Will my iOS device get iOS 9?
If your device is running iOS 8, then it is eligible for the iOS 9 upgrade. This year Apple hasn't discontinued OS upgrade support for any devices, but some features such as split-screen multitasking for iPad will only work on the newest devices. The following iOS devices will get the iOS 9 update. The iPad Pro, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPad mini 4 will ship with iOS 9 pre-installed, and hence don't appear in this list.
iPhone 4s iPhone 5 iPhone
5c iPhone
5s iPhone
6 iPhone
6 Plus iPod
touch 5th generation iPod touch 6th generation iPad
2 iPad
3rd generation iPad
4th generation iPad
Air iPad
Air 2 iPad
mini iPad
mini 2iPad mini 3
Backup
While the iOS update process is usually very smooth, it's still recommended that you take a backup to ensure that your data is safe. Here's how.
You can do this via iCloud or iTunes, but we recommend
that you do it via iTunes, because it doesn't require an Internet connection.
Here are the steps to take a backup of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
1) Connect your iOS device to a PC or Mac.
2) Open iTunes.
3) On the top-left (to the left of My Music), click the icon that represents
your iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod touch icon).
4) Under Backups,
you will see the sub-head Manually
Back Up and Restore.
5) Click Back
Up Now to start backing up your iOS device.
Once essential data from the default apps
has been backed up, iTunes will ask you if you want to transfer purchases. This
backs up all apps installed on your phone, along with data downloaded within
those apps. To do this, you will have to sign in with your Apple ID.
If you don't have access to a computer, then you can
use iCloud Backup. Only 5GB is free and you'll have to pay Rs. 60 per month for
additional storage on iCloud.
1) To start backing up, on your iOS device, go to Settings > iCloud > Backup.
2) Turn on the switch marked iCloud Backup. You'll get a warning
telling you that your iPhone will not back up to your computer automatically.
Tap Ok.
3) Once iCloud Backup is on, tap Back Up Now. This will start backing up
your data to iCloud.
Wait for the backup to finish before
proceeding further. You should see the Last Backup time (which should appear
right below Back Up Now) correspond to something recent once the backup is
completed.
Download and install iOS 9
With the backup complete, you can quickly install iOS 9 on your Apple device. Once again, you can do this directly via your iOS device or iTunes. In this case we recommend doing this via the device itself. The iOS 9 update is big download, but the amount of free space required on your device is lesser than iOS 8, so there are unlikely to be troubles like last year when you are installing iOS 9. Here's how to get the iOS 9 update over-the-air (OYA)
1) On your iOS device, make sure you're connected to
Wi-Fi (you can't download updates over mobile data) and plug it in to a power
source - the second step is not mandatory, but recommended to make sure you
don't run out of battery midway through the process.
2) Go to Settings
> General > Software Update.
3) On this screen, you'll see a message telling you
that iOS 9 is available. Tap Download
and Install. Now the device will begin downloading the update.
4) Once the download is complete, you'll see a pop-up
asking if you'd like to install the update. TapInstall.
That's it. When the update is installed, your iPhone will restart.
Here's how to download iOS 9 via iTunes
In case you get an error that there enough free space to install the update on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or if you want to install the update on multiple devices of the same kind (e.g. the three iPhone 6 models in your family), then you are better off installing iOS 9 via iTunes by following these steps:
1) Open iTunes on your PC or Mac.
2) Connect the iOS device to your computer. In iTunes,
select your device icon on the bar at the top.
3) Now click on the Summary tab and click Check for Update.
4) To download and install iOS 9, click Download and Update.
Once the install is completed, follow
instructions on-screen and you can start using iOS 9.
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