iOS6 OTA asking to plug into iTunes

[skytower31]

Just downloaded iOS6 OTA, it installed and restarted. Apple logo came up with a progress bar, now it has the USB plug and iTunes logo.

I'm at work and I sync with iTunes at home.

Why would it be showing this if it was all supposed to be OTA?

 

[UKFan643]

As I understand it, OTA updates have to have an iCloud backup to do a full download and install and activation. If you only use iTunes to backup, it has to connect to iTunes to restore the phone.

 

[skytower31]

Wow! Didn't know that. My backup is too big for iCloud so I only backup to my computer...guess I'll have to run home at some point.

 

[skytower31]

Just got home. Plugged it in and now iTunes is downloading the OS. Once it is done I hope it will restore from my backup last night.