06-27-2015 12:37 PM
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  1. KingBuick's Avatar
    KingBuick
    I hope to update my mom's iPhone 4S 8 GB to iOS 9 this fall. It has iOS 7 installed and she can't update to iOS 8 because she doesn't have enough storage on the phone. Can she still update to iOS 9?
    06-24-2015 11:55 AM
  2. Just_Me_D's Avatar
    Just_Me_D
    Yes..

    Updating iPhone 4s (iOS 7) to iOS 9-imageuploadedbytapatalk1435165130.778498.jpg
    06-24-2015 11:58 AM
  3. kch50428's Avatar
    kch50428
    Originally Posted by KingBuick
    I hope to update my mom's iPhone 4S 8 GB to iOS 9 this fall. It has iOS 7 installed and she can't update to iOS 8 because she doesn't have enough storage on the phone. Can she still update to iOS 9?
    So... what one does in this situation is back-up and sync the device to iTunes... then delete some content on the device... update the iOS... then restore and re-sync content that was deleted... easy.
    06-24-2015 12:01 PM
  4. KingBuick's Avatar
    KingBuick
    Originally Posted by Just_Me_D
    Yes..

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    So there's nothing in the fine print that says the device has to have iOS 8.4 already installed?
    06-24-2015 12:07 PM
  5. Just_Me_D's Avatar
    Just_Me_D
    Originally Posted by KingBuick
    So there's nothing in the fine print that says the device has to have iOS 8.4 already installed?


    I'm currently running iOS 9, and I've never had iOS 8.4 installed.
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    06-24-2015 12:08 PM
  7. KingBuick's Avatar
    KingBuick
    Originally Posted by kch50428
    So... what one does in this situation is back-up and sync the device to iTunes... then delete some content on the device... update the iOS... then restore and re-sync content that was deleted... easy.
    My mom would want her contacts and text messages to stay on the phone. Is this possible with an iTunes backup?
    06-24-2015 12:09 PM
  8. mekael's Avatar
    mekael
    i want my contacts and text messages to stay on the phone. Is this possible with an iTunes backup?
    06-26-2015 09:00 AM
  9. acerace113's Avatar
    acerace113
    Originally Posted by KingBuick
    I hope to update my mom's iPhone 4S 8 GB to iOS 9 this fall. It has iOS 7 installed and she can't update to iOS 8 because she doesn't have enough storage on the phone. Can she still update to iOS 9?
    Just use the update button in iTunes to update the phone when iOS 9 comes out. Just make a backup first just in case something goes wrong.


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    06-27-2015 12:37 PM
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