Consequences of Resetting iPhone

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Consequences of Resetting iPhone

I've seen things posted about possibley resetting the iphone or installing the software update on the brand new phone would help the battery life. If i do reset the iphone, do i lose all my contacts or would they save to the sim card. I assume i would lose my pics and apps but those could all be synced in itunes.

My battery life hasn't been terrible but i see people saying theirs is lasting like 2 days. I last through the day to about 20% but then i cahrge it as soon as i get home. I am going to try tommorow to drain it completely till it shuts off and see how long it lasts but i do want to know what happens if i do try this eventually.

Posted on Jul 26, 2008 4:53 PM

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GregF-ATL

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Jul 26, 2008 5:10 PM in response to bostonboy34

Make sure to backup you phone before restoring (right click on the phone in iTunes and select backup). It restores everything like a charm (though you still have to sync media). It does not save to the SIM card, but to your local (or networked) HDD.

Go into iTunes, goto <edit>, <preferences>, click on the <Syncing> tab, and make sure that it has a valid backup listed. As long as it's backed up, it saves everything but media

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Jul 26, 2008 5:13 PM in response to bostonboy34

The consequences for most people of having to reset their new phone is a major headache.

Most people are not tech savvy and many of my friends cant even use iTunes to sync music....

Its like telling a brand new car owner to do an oil change......

This should not happen with a "state of the art" consumer product.

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Jul 26, 2008 6:12 PM in response to Wan Chai Man

Oh waaaahh for the poor spoiled consumer. Imagine having to deal with a few problems of a sophisticated high tech product!

Some people just can't find satisfaction.

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bostonboy34 Author

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Jul 26, 2008 7:13 PM in response to GregF-ATL

thank you i can't believe i didn't see that before. Its not like im new to itunes or anything, i couldn't even think to right click on the phone lol!

So ill see how tomorrow goes before giving it a shot. I just read about it and havnt looked in itunes yet, but is the 2.0 software available in itunes?

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klopus

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Jul 26, 2008 9:02 PM in response to Wan Chai Man

Wan Chai Man wrote:
Most people are not tech savvy and many of my friends cant even use iTunes to sync music....

Just curious, and what you friends can use on their computers?

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