hey guys i have an iphone 5s and i downloaded ios 8 via ota and im hearing people saying it got lot of bugs...is it worth or better it to delete the update and update via itunes?look i dont have a problem to download it via itunes.So whats the best>Thanks
iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1.2
The reports you hear are anecdotal. iOS is working fine for me (and many many others). Having said that, if you are concerned, do not update.
Barry
You're going to get the same update by doing it over the air or on iTunes. The difference is that iTunes will require less free space on your iPad to do the update. I had to open up about 5 or 6 GB of free space to complete the operation of updating to iOS 8.1 from iOS 8.0.2 ...
However, you might want to do a "clean system install" and that's when you use your iTunes program to reset your device to factory default condition ... and therefore you are not installing on top of an older system, but are installing it "fresh and clean". You might do that, and no matter what, this kind of install will produce the best results possible, with any upgrade!
Here are some Apple Support documents for backing up your device, so use your iTunes program to do that. The last link shows you how to do a reset to factory default by using iTunes.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5262
Back up and Restore your iOS Device with iCloud or iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
iTunes: About iOS Backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
Create and Delete iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Backups in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
iOS: Troubleshooting Encrypted Backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5162
Use iTunes to Restore your iOS Device to Factory Settings
Many have no issues either way (OTA vs iTunes) as far as updating iDevices. That being said and going by what's posted here as far as updating issues go, it seems to be better to update via iTunes than OTA. The OTA method may be convenient for some (especially those that don't have a syncing PC to do the update on) but seems to be more prone to errors, again, just going by the info presented here in the forums. A vast amount of free storage is needed on the device for OTA updates with a minimum being about ~6-7 GB on a full iOS 8.1 update (delta updates are substantially smaller).
Because of the vast free storage requirement and owning only 16 GB devices, I have personally never updated via OTA. I have always updated via iTunes and have never had an issue. If you are able to update via OTA or iTunes, I would personally use iTunes. You can take that as a suggestion or choose to totally ignore it just as well. 😉
is it worth it
