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Do I have to back up my device to update it?

Do I have to back up my device in order to update it? I have a iPhone 8Plus

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Sep 21, 2019 11:16 PM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2019 11:19 PM

It is always a good idea to have a backup since you cannot know what will happened.

You can do it using computer iTunes with iPhone connected and selected so it's pretty quick with the restore.

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Do I have to back up my device to update it?

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