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Hello,
I have an iPhone 3G S.
It has iOS 5.1.1, and I would like to update it to 6.1.6.
iOS 8, is already released a couple of months ago, and Yosemite for Mac is also released.
Is my iPhone going to crash, if I update it, because of being simply too old?
Or is it safe to update?
Thanks
-pokekart
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No harm should come to it after updating; just make sure you backup your data first.
There is always the possibility that something will go wrong during the update, but in most cases they complete without any issues.
~Lyssa
No harm should come to it after updating; just make sure you backup your data first.
There is always the possibility that something will go wrong during the update, but in most cases they complete without any issues.
~Lyssa
THanks! This update went fine!
Good to hear 🙂
~Lyssa
I have an old iPhone 3GS which I am looking to give to relative... would I be naive in assuming iTunes would allow to be upgrade the OS to the last version available for that model i.e. iOS 6? Or am I permanently lumbered with the earlier OS and therefore unlikely to be compatible with most apps?
iTunes will always update a phone to the latest version of iOS available for that phone.
So, while iOS 9 is available in general, iOS 6 is the latest version available for the 3GS. You should be able to update the 3GS to iOS 6 just fine.
A newer phone, like the iPhone 4, would have to be updated to iOS 7, as that's the latest version available for that model.
Does that help?
~Lyssa
Can I update my iPhone 3gs to iOS 6?
