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Fastest iOS for iPhone 4S
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These models will run iOS 7: iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s. you can update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch right now if you want.
Here is a briefly step:
1. Prepare to install. If you plan to install wirelessly, confirm that you have an available Wi-Fi connection; if you intend to install via iTunes, you need your computer and the latest version of iTunes. (If you dont have it, you can download it from Apples website. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ )
2. Back up via your computer or device.
3. Install. Settings and navigate to General > Software Update. There, you see some brief information about the update and a button to install it.
If your phone storage is full. This client side freeware could help you release some space. http://www.macblurayplayer.com/iphone-cleaner-mac.htm
Here is a briefly step:
1. Prepare to install. If you plan to install wirelessly, confirm that you have an available Wi-Fi connection; if you intend to install via iTunes, you need your computer and the latest version of iTunes. (If you dont have it, you can download it from Apples website. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ )
2. Back up via your computer or device.
3. Install. Settings and navigate to General > Software Update. There, you see some brief information about the update and a button to install it.
If your phone storage is full. This client side freeware could help you release some space. http://www.macblurayplayer.com/iphone-cleaner-mac.htm
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iOS 7 won't install on a 4s or later phone at this point as Apple isn't signing it. That's basically it.
(Not sure what the point of throwing in essentially an advertisement for some "cleaner" app in all of that.)
Thanks for the reply C DM. My pal installed 8.3 because a prompt appeared despite my saying he should install it by May 9.
It has been my habit to wait 30 days before installing an sort of update. Last thing I want is a non-working device.
It has been my habit to wait 30 days before installing an sort of update. Last thing I want is a non-working device.
Generally an update that actually cripples devices in some way is known about within hours and usually addressed by Apple soon after that.
I can only remember one update and it was the update script not the update and was remediated fairly quickly.
OP,
I would have suggested your friend to stay on ios 5 for the 4S, as its the fastest iOS for the 4S in my opinion (though it did run io6 no problem and ios 7 was snappy and fast on it too)
however, the kicker is app support and I have a 4S on iOS 5 but it has very little app support. iOS 8 has tons more features and all pretty much all the apps are supported. So its not a bad move to have iOS 8, provided the laggier animations and slightly slower app loading times don't bug you
If the 4S was my only phone, I would upgrade it to iOS 8, but the 4S is not my primary phone that I use
As of right now, your friend has no options other than to go iOS 8 (which I see they seemed to end up doing) or the other option would have been to keep iOS 5, as 6 and 7 are no longer being signed meaning you cannot put them on the phone any more.
If the question was seeking as to what the fastest iOS was for the 4S, in my opinion it was iOS 5.1.1
I would have suggested your friend to stay on ios 5 for the 4S, as its the fastest iOS for the 4S in my opinion (though it did run io6 no problem and ios 7 was snappy and fast on it too)
however, the kicker is app support and I have a 4S on iOS 5 but it has very little app support. iOS 8 has tons more features and all pretty much all the apps are supported. So its not a bad move to have iOS 8, provided the laggier animations and slightly slower app loading times don't bug you
If the 4S was my only phone, I would upgrade it to iOS 8, but the 4S is not my primary phone that I use
As of right now, your friend has no options other than to go iOS 8 (which I see they seemed to end up doing) or the other option would have been to keep iOS 5, as 6 and 7 are no longer being signed meaning you cannot put them on the phone any more.
If the question was seeking as to what the fastest iOS was for the 4S, in my opinion it was iOS 5.1.1