What exactly means "Restore iPhone"

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What exactly means "Restore iPhone"

I am using the iPhone 4s with iOS 7.1.2 and I want to restore it. But what it exactly means? Now the lates available iOS is 8.1.1. I bought my iPhone with iOS 7.0.4.

I want to know what exactly happends when I "restore my iPhone" by iTunes. It will restore my iPhone to iOS 7.1.2 - this one which I currently use. Or it will restore my device to previos version of software (7.0.4)? Or it "restore" my device and also update it to 8.1.1?

Please tell me what will happens. I'm asking because I won't to update my device and also don't back to previous soft.

Best Regards,

Pawel

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Nov 9, 2014 2:22 PM

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rockmyplimsoul

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Nov 9, 2014 7:34 PM in response to paweln66

When you restore, your device is erased and the latest version of iOS will always be installed (currently 8.1, not 8.1.1). At the end of restoring, you'll be prompted to load your last backup, or not load a backup (i.e. starting fresh). After that, if you chose to load your backup then all your apps, music, videos, etc. will be re-loaded .... it may take awhile, so give it time and don't unplug or interrupt the process. BEFORE you restore, make sure you initiate a backup to iTunes (not iCloud) and that is normally offered right when you start the restore process -- be sure to do that if you want to recover your settings, accounts, app data, etc.

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 9, 2014 7:33 PM in response to paweln66

A restore will update your device to the latest software that it will run. For the iPhone 4s, that is iOS 8.1. You generally only do a restore if there is a problem with the device. It will never go back to a previous software, that is not supported. Why do you want to restore it?

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