JHZR2
Staff member
Very frustrating... I had 16.0.2, and an update for 16.0.3 is available for my iPhone 12 Pro 512GB.
I like to keep a physical backup of my phone on my computer and an external drive... I backed it up, and allowed the update to download. Then I get a failure message... Crap... Just what I dont need. Its like the update failed or stalled. The apple with the white bar is stuck maybe 25% across.
I restart the phone, and it gives me the option to update or restore. It tries to update, and that fails. I get this:
Mind you Im connected with a good (new) cable, and a strong wifi connection on my computer. I just did 16.0.2 a couple weeks ago. No issues.
So now I have to sit on edge to see if the restoration will have all my key stuff, particularly my camera roll. I treasure that.
So.... Why does this happen? Ive only encountered this once, many versions of ios and phone ago...
Is the wired version less reliable/less trustworthy than a wireless update? I thought I read long ago that when a wired update is applied, you get a full new image of the OS installed, which is better, as opposed to the limited scope patch of the OTA update, which just changes some core files/code.
Is that wrong? Ive had good success with wired updates over time. Of course my work phone cant be connected so it gets nothing but OTA... But it is a LOT less involved. It just runs MS apps and not much else.
Very frustrating... What is the current best practice?
I like to keep a physical backup of my phone on my computer and an external drive... I backed it up, and allowed the update to download. Then I get a failure message... Crap... Just what I dont need. Its like the update failed or stalled. The apple with the white bar is stuck maybe 25% across.
I restart the phone, and it gives me the option to update or restore. It tries to update, and that fails. I get this:
Mind you Im connected with a good (new) cable, and a strong wifi connection on my computer. I just did 16.0.2 a couple weeks ago. No issues.
So now I have to sit on edge to see if the restoration will have all my key stuff, particularly my camera roll. I treasure that.
So.... Why does this happen? Ive only encountered this once, many versions of ios and phone ago...
Is the wired version less reliable/less trustworthy than a wireless update? I thought I read long ago that when a wired update is applied, you get a full new image of the OS installed, which is better, as opposed to the limited scope patch of the OTA update, which just changes some core files/code.
Is that wrong? Ive had good success with wired updates over time. Of course my work phone cant be connected so it gets nothing but OTA... But it is a LOT less involved. It just runs MS apps and not much else.
Very frustrating... What is the current best practice?