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what a fucking palaver it's enough to make me consider switching phones actually...

So update Itunes... ok then hit the update button...

download install... fail...

why cos apperntly even though I've got the 64bit itunes installed the update changes this to the 32 bit version ... nice apple really nice...

so have to hunt down a new copy of itunes64 on the oh so helpful and intuitive apple site...

then itunes won't uninstall properly and I need to manually uninstall ....

Then Itunes won't back up my phone... apparently it cannot back up to this computer ... find out this means it's not properly deleted the old back files and is now rewriting to the same temp directory have to delete backups to get it working again....

Then itunes won't see the phone denys it's there...

switch ports and finally it see's the damn thing it does it's usual back up sync etc then downloads the ios5 update...

it then does another back up which hangs and crashes itunes... (quick question apple why does the back up in itunes take 4 mins and the back up for an update not use the same fucking procedure and why have you removed the option to skip the back up if I've just done a fucking backup... )

so after 7 hours of trying to update to ios5 and getting no joy I'm giving up fuck it I'll buy a 5 maybe when they come out but frankly apple I might get something which fucking works without some tethering POS program you can't even get to auto update to the right version....

Seriously apple with software this bad you're in danger of becoming sony... and look how well mini disks survived...
 
I had to do a factory reset to reclaim 5.4GB of memory that had inexplicable been used by the update, left it overnight to reload my content and it's now working perfectly (seemingly).

What a palaver, bet this shit don't happen on an android ;)
 
Reader in safari is fantastic. Turns any ad-filled, multi-page article into a cleanly laid out column of text and images. Combined with proper tabs, I can stop using iCab.
 
still restoreing finally got the fucking thing to do the update wish I hadn't now I have to go to work... this is totally not practical for a phone. apple you need to work out a better way of doing this before the 5 or I'm gone I'm an adult I have things to do which doesn't involve spending 12 hours updating my sodding phone...
 
Managed to get my ipad done last night.

New safari is great, and liking the notifications.

COuldnt get my phone done last night, so gonna do it tonight and play with the camera etc.
 
GarfieldLeChat said:
still restoreing finally got the fucking thing to do the update wish I hadn't now I have to go to work... this is totally not practical for a phone. apple you need to work out a better way of doing this before the 5 or I'm gone I'm an adult I have things to do which doesn't involve spending 12 hours updating my sodding phone...
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They have, its one of the features in iOS5. Future updates will be downloaded & installed by the device itself, you won't need a computer to update it.
 
GarfieldLeChat said:
still restoreing finally got the fucking thing to do the update wish I hadn't now I have to go to work... this is totally not practical for a phone. apple you need to work out a better way of doing this before the 5 or I'm gone I'm an adult I have things to do which doesn't involve spending 12 hours updating my sodding phone...
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You won't need iTunes to do the next update. iOS 5 lets you do it from your device. In fact with iOS 5 you don't require a computer to sync with at all!
 
I hate iTunes with a passion. It really fucked up the data storage on my crappy laptop. One of the reasons we decided to update to a mac mini & iPad. My phone updated easily, just took a few hours. Left MrD's overnight, gonna check on it shortly. I hope the pad & pod go smoothly too.

I liked my notifications when I woke up this morning.

Still updating some of my apps for cloud comparability. I'm very excited about the Pages & Numbers auto updated on all devices.

How did everybody else set their new setting?

I was unsure about daily backup to cloud or computer. Went for cloud.
 
I am sticking to backing up on my computer for now, but am using the rest of the iCloud.

With the exception of photo stream which we are moaning about on another thread, I really like everything that comes with iOS5. I was tired by the time I got the update on, but I was slightly surprised that the 'reminder by location' stuff is kind of tucked away quite deeply inside the Reminders app. I guess it will be more instantly accessible with the iPhone 4s when using the voice thingy.
 
The double-click home button to get to camera quickly, and the use of volume up button to take a shot, is indeed as handy as it sounds.

Find my friends app is a little bit freaky but I can think of a few scenarios where it will be bloody useful, and the ability to share location with others for a limited period of time stops this stuff from being a complete nightmare.
 
Im actually pretty fucked off. Ive lost loads of photos and videos off my phone...... I had syncd and backed up, but the backup kept failing GRRRR!
 
sim667 said:
Im actually pretty fucked off. Ive lost loads of photos and videos off my phone...... I had syncd and backed up, but the backup kept failing GRRRR!
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I lost a lot of stuff too, including stuff from my back-up - fortunately I'd inadvertently activated iCloud before my update so got it all back.
 
Oh dear thats not good, one of the worst faults that can happen.

I'll be assisting with at least 10 upgrades at work in the coming days, all of them using windows. So I fear there is a good chance I may see this problem myself. Im presently too tired as to hazard a guess as to whats causing it, whether there is a way to avoid it, etc.
 
I can't install iOS5 at the moment because I don't have the disk space to fully back up my phone and would lose all the media off it if I did.

Well, I actually do have the space as I've moved my user folder via a hard link off my ssd onto a 2Tb disk. iTunes does a check and can't know this so says there isn't enough space and just offers to delete all my media to upgrade it. I'm not so keen on that.

The main issue is that iTunes does not let you move the back up location.
 
elbows said:
I am sticking to backing up on my computer for now, but am using the rest of the iCloud.

With the exception of photo stream which we are moaning about on another thread, I really like everything that comes with iOS5. I was tired by the time I got the update on, but I was slightly surprised that the 'reminder by location' stuff is kind of tucked away quite deeply inside the Reminders app. I guess it will be more instantly accessible with the iPhone 4s when using the voice thingy.
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Haven't worked that out yet. Oh yeah where is the find my friends app? Really like the Cards app, very very clever. Reckon that'll be a big success...
 
maldwyn said:
I lost a lot of stuff too, including stuff from my back-up - fortunately I'd inadvertently activated iCloud before my update so got it all back.
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I had luck and got a £3 app that retrieve all my photos out of the back up.

I need to check whether vids ate there tho, but there's only 3 or 4 of those
 
Just got the new iphone4S with O2. they gave 16GB handset to me free with 2 year contract, £42 a month, 900 mins, free texts and 500MB bolt on. Chained like a dog, but hay-ho, better than a kick in the balls.

I haven't taken out O2's £12.50 monthly insurance or bought any cases/bumpers/screen films. Is there any way of getting cheaper insurance, cos that's way too much, and anyone know of some good, non-Apple handset protectors?
 
Steep, that's £1008.00 over two years.:eek:

You may be able to add the phone to your household insurance for a small fee, well worth checking.
 
Out fanboying everyone else in line for the iPhone 4s...

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maximilian ping said:
Just got the new iphone4S with O2. they gave 16GB handset to me free with 2 year contract, £42 a month, 900 mins, free texts and 500MB bolt on. Chained like a dog, but hay-ho, better than a kick in the balls.

I haven't taken out O2's £12.50 monthly insurance or bought any cases/bumpers/screen films. Is there any way of getting cheaper insurance, cos that's way too much, and anyone know of some good, non-Apple handset protectors?
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Thats how much it tends to be, mainly because to replace it its 500 quid. 150 quid a year for insuring it is about what it costs. I get it as part of my bank package which costs me that, do you pay for your bank services?
 
Box.net are doing free 50gb accounts if you sign up through their iOS app within 50 days (from the 15th of October). iOS only.

Good replacement for those losing their iDisks when me.com gets switched off next year
 
I'm not sure about that, I've seen a few things which suggest to get decent use out of it you have to have their desktop client which you pay for...
 
Security expert finds that Apple's app store is not immune to malware. Expert then booted off the Apple developer program.
A few hours after Mr Miller disclosed the flaw, he received an email from Apple which said he was barred from the iOS developer program for violating its terms and conditions.

He wrote on Twitter: "First they give researchers access to developer programs, (although I paid for mine) then they kick them out.. for doing research. Me angry."

Mr Miller has made something of a habit of exposing Apple's security flaws.

In 2009 he identified a bug in the iPhone's text-messaging system that allowed attackers to gain remote control over the devices.

He has since exposed other vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac and mobile platforms.

Mr Miller plans to present his research at a security conference in Taiwan on 17 November.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15635408
 
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