Mary491
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Q: iOS 10 and iCloud Drive

Hello, I am asking the community what to do first about upgrading. I have an iPhone 5s with iOS 8.4.1 and would like to update to iOS 10. I also want to upgrade to iCloud Drive. My question is: which should I do first? Upgrade to iCloud Drive, or update my iOS? I wasn't sure about iOS 10 because I didn't know if there were still problems with it. Thanks for your help.

iPhone 5, iOS 8.4.1, iPhone 5s

Posted on Oct 15, 2016 10:14 PM

by sberman,Solvedanswer
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A:

Update your iOS first.

 

This is the general answer to a question like "I wish to take advantage of some features in my operating system.  Should I upgrade the feature first or the operating system first?"

 

You should upgrade the operating system first.  The feature (in this case, iCloud Drive) may well have been upgraded since the operating system you had been using.  Capture that upgrade first, then employ the iCloud Drive with all its latest features.

Posted on Oct 16, 2016 11:57 AM

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  • by sberman,Solvedanswer

    sberman sberman Oct 16, 2016 11:57 AM in response to Mary491
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    Oct 16, 2016 11:57 AM in response to Mary491

    Update your iOS first.

     

    This is the general answer to a question like "I wish to take advantage of some features in my operating system.  Should I upgrade the feature first or the operating system first?"

     

    You should upgrade the operating system first.  The feature (in this case, iCloud Drive) may well have been upgraded since the operating system you had been using.  Capture that upgrade first, then employ the iCloud Drive with all its latest features.

  • by Mary491,

    Mary491 Mary491 Oct 16, 2016 11:56 AM in response to sberman
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    Oct 16, 2016 11:56 AM in response to sberman

    Thanks sberman. That helps a lot!

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    sberman sberman Oct 16, 2016 1:08 PM in response to Mary491
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    Oct 16, 2016 1:08 PM in response to Mary491

    Glad that helped!

     

    One final thought to share is that updates/upgrades are easier if you make them more frequently, thereby allowing each update to be a smaller step.  When you jump from iOS 8 to iOS 10, for example, you skipped over the year that iOS 9 was available, and all the new features (e.g., Notes upgrade) that it offered.  So now, in jumping from iOS 8 to iOS 10, you'll have to incorporate changing and acclimating to this feature in addition to all those that iOS 10 introduced.

     

    Enjoy your Apple gear.

  • by Mary491,

    Mary491 Mary491 Oct 16, 2016 1:45 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 16, 2016 1:45 PM in response to sberman

    To sberman,  I agree with you. But there's another problem as to why I did not update the iOS. It is a little more complicated than I explained in my original question. This all began when there were problems with two different third party apps that I own. One of the third party apps (both are third party apps) performed an entire upgrade and many clients who upgraded lost all of their notes. I was lucky and did not lose my notes on that third party app. However, I did lose the ability to view notes on the other third party note app in which the developers decided that they no longer wanted, or could support iCloud for syncing. The developers (or the company) wanted to create a whole new app and use their own cloud system to store their clients' notes. Basically, the developers on both third party apps made some major changes during that time, which affected many of their clients.

    So, to make a long story long, when I upgraded to iOS 9 on my other devices; iPad 4th Generation, and another older iPad, I lost the ability to view all of my notes on both of the iPads when using the app that could no longer support iCloud. The other third party app was okay, but there was a problem with syncing notes on my iPads and so I held off on syncing and upgrading to iCloud Drive. The reason why I held off in updating to iOS 9 on my iPhone 5s was because I had both of those third party apps on my iPhone 5s and I was fearful of losing notes on both third party apps by updating to iOS 9. It's a long story. Thanks for listening. Maybe I should get a producer to create a movie out of this sob story?

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 16, 2016 8:47 PM in response to Mary491
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    Oct 16, 2016 8:47 PM in response to Mary491

    Yes, that is a sad tale indeed.

     

    So to summarize, it sounds as if the third party jumped in and tried to take advantage of an Apple technology (iCloud) perhaps without the proper preparations or adhesion to Apple's rules.  Yes, I agree that sounds risky, especially if folks plan to entrust important personal information (their notes) to this technology.

     

    As a software oriented person who has worked with other Apple-like companies, I can tell you these major companies would issue strict guidelines about how to interface with their technology, and if the smaller third party developers do not follow these guidelines, defects may occur - if not immediately, perhaps in later technology refreshes from the Apple-like company.  As a consumer caught in the middle, caution and good backups are required.

  • by Mary491,

    Mary491 Mary491 Oct 17, 2016 6:57 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 17, 2016 6:57 PM in response to sberman

    I agree with you. After years of purchasing third party apps, and usually not the free ones, I have learned to research a bit before purchasing. I read the reviews on the App Store, check to see if the company has a website, especially with support, check if the company is located overseas, and check to see if there is any information or videos on YouTube. Still, problems can occur. I suppose it is just a matter of taking a chance just like everything else in life. Thank you for all your help.