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Question about updating to ios 7?

Hi. So I'm fairly new to the whole ios/apple ecosystem in fact my first ios device was an ipad 2 which i got as a present on June 2013, and am currently deciding on which iphone i should buy for next year. Anyways since I heard that ios 8 is coming for the ipad 2 and such, I plan on updating my ipad 2 to ios 7 but this is my first updating of software on any ios device and I have a few questions:


1. My ipad 2 is currently fully charged and I've used it so it has about let's say 97/96%? Since the instructions say to have ATLEAST 50% of battery or have it plugged in and charging.. I won't have to do this will I? As I have more than 50% of battery so i won't have to charge it while it's updating if I'm correct?


2. OTA vs iTunes installation. I've backed up everything and such and now I'm ready to update, but I don't know wheter to do it OTA or by iTunes. My best guess would be to do it OTA as it is as far as I can tell the quickest, but some have said that updating it from iTunes makes it slightly faster/less buggy than OTA. So which one would you guys recommend?


Thanks.

iPad 2, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 11, 2014 9:16 PM

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Jun 11, 2014 9:18 PM in response to Makox

Makox wrote:


2. OTA vs iTunes installation.


My preferred method is to do Updates using iTunes on my Computer.


You will Prompted to Transfer any Content from the Device.


See the Using iTunes Section Here...


How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer


iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download


Note:


Always Backup before you update


How to BackUp > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766


What gets Backed Up


iTunes http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946


iCloud http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2584

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