Switching to iOS 9?

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Well…..you might want to wait, as there has been a number of complaints around the world describing the mess that iOS 9 can leave your phone in.

 

We’d suggest waiting for the next update of iOS 9 is released, however if you just can’t wait, PLEASE make sure to back up your phone so if the most terrible of terribleness happens, you still have all that precious data!

 

If you have a lot of media on your device, then we’d advise backing up over iTunes. However, understand that if you have photos taken with an iPhone or iPod on an iPad in your camera roll, they won’t be restored from a back up, and vice versa.

 

You can restore data to a device at anytime with a WiFi connection on iCloud Backup.

 

 

Back up with iTunes 
Connect your iPhone or iPad to a computer. Open iTunes. Go to ‘File,’ ‘Devices,’ and ‘Back Up’. You can also find the ‘back up now’ button under Summary in iTunes.

 

Want to make sure that it’s worked? In the iTunes menu option, go to Preferences’, then click on ‘devices’. If you see the name of your device and the time that you backed up, you’re all good like candy canes at christmas.

 

Back Up on iCloud

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, select ‘iCloud’, and tap Backup. Turn on iCloud Backup. The device will automatically update when it is connected to the Internet via WiFi, the screen is locked, and it’s hooked up to a power source. To do it manually, go to Settings, then iCloud, select Backup, and tap Back Up Now.

 

 

Save your data! Do it!

 

categories Apple, Cool Features, iPhone, New Releases, Upgrades | | datetime September 27, 2015 6:00 am | comments Comments (0)

How to pair your Apple Watch with your new iPhone

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So, you’ve got your shiny new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus! Yay! If you’re the luckiest of us, you’ll need to know how to pair it with your shiny Apple Watch. Here’s what you need to know.

 

Before you unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, back up that stinky old iPhone, as unpairing the Watch will wipe all of your information. Your iPhone automatically backs up your info to the iPhone that it’s paired with. Back it up to iTunes or iCloud.

 

Open the Watch app on your stinky old iPhone. In the My Watch tab, touch ‘Apple Watch’ then ‘unpair Apple Watch’. Confirm.
Enter your Apple ID password when prompted.

 

Grab your delightful new iPhone 6s or iPhone 6S you lucky devil you, and restore your backup from iTunes or iCloud. Make sure Bluetooth is on in Settings and that you’re connected to the internet.

 

Open the Watch app.

 

On your Apple Watch, hold the button on the right side until you see the Apple Logo.

 

You’ll see some instructions, because Apple are pretty good like that. Follow them!  Hold your iPhone camera over the watch.

 

On the next screen you’ll see where you can ‘restore from back up’. You’ll see some more instructions, follow them too!

 

BAM! Paired!! Marriage made in heaven!

 

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