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I got the new iphone and i’ve been told by apple that i cannot use the new iphone becuase of the beta software i have .. if i delete this beta software , will i lose my messages , contacts, pictures , etc??? please helppppp!!!
Yes. Erasing the beta erases everything. If you have a backup you can use the backup to restore the data.
You can backup the old iPhone with the beta and use the backup with the new iPhone only if the new iPhone is running a newer iOS version than whatever the beta is.
If the beta is iOS 13.1 then you need iOS 13.1.1 or 13.1.2 or 13.1.3 on the new iPhone.
You don't need to erase the old iPhone however. You can back it up, and try to set up the new iPhone from that backup without needing to erase the old one.
See here: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
and then here: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Yes. Erasing the beta erases everything. If you have a backup you can use the backup to restore the data.
You can backup the old iPhone with the beta and use the backup with the new iPhone only if the new iPhone is running a newer iOS version than whatever the beta is.
If the beta is iOS 13.1 then you need iOS 13.1.1 or 13.1.2 or 13.1.3 on the new iPhone.
You don't need to erase the old iPhone however. You can back it up, and try to set up the new iPhone from that backup without needing to erase the old one.
See here: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
and then here: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
If you have beta 13.2, then you'll need to wait for the final release of 13.2 on your new iPhone before you can use the backup from the old iPhone.
As I said, the iOS version on the new iPhone, needs to be the same or newer than whatever the beta version is on the old iPhone to use a backup from the old iPhone. So if the beta is 13.2 you need 13.2 or newer on the new iPhone.
Using the backup from the old iPhone on the new one will not delete anything on the old iPhone no.
You can of course, if you do not want to wait, install the beta on the new iPhone. But I strongly suggest you don't do this as its clear you are not ready to handle issues with the betas and as they are confidential cannot really be discussed here as such.
There's no point in erasing the old iPhone at this point. You'll just lose all your data and gain nothing. The best thing to do, is to remove the beta profile from the old iPhone so you don't keep getting beta updates and wait. Then when iOS 13.2 is released to the public update the new iPhone to it, and use the backup from the old iPhone to restore it.
i have the beta version of ios 13.2 ... so if i back up my old iphone to itunes with this beta version .. i can use that back up to the new iphone ? i just want to make sure i am understanding this ... but if i do that i will lose everything ?
do you lose data if you erase the beta version
