Set up as new or set up from back up?

[JBaby_9783]

My fIrst iPhone (3G) was my last clean iPhone. All other iPhones have been restored from a backup. My 6 won't be any different. I backup to iCloud and once a week I manually backup to iTunes. I have a slow internet connection so restoring from iCloud is painfully slow. I did it with the 5s because my iMac was broken at the time. I ended up going to the hospital to finish my restore there. Their connection is super fast. This year I have a working iMac so it's gonna be easy peasy! #TeamRestore


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[Morganas]

I've always set up as new before, however this time I was thinking of restoring from a back up. I have some texts that I'd rather not delete. Is it possible to ONLY restore the messages or is the whole thing or nada?

 

[FuccDiss]

Setup as new, specially if jailbroken.


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[awtryau89]

I normally set up as new but I just got a new 5s as a replacement and the Apple folks recommended I set it up as new since my backup was old. I did that about 3 weeks ago and I don't expect any issues. I also will probably use an iTunes backup instead of iCloud.

 

[michikade]

When I had to have my 5 replaced only a week after getting it originally (wifi issue) I was told by someone that I should set it up as new and manually re-install my apps. I can't remember why but if I recall I think it keeps the install cleaner and the phone faster. I know that was the case sometimes in android and blackberry (especially with custom OS builds) but I can't remember anymore how valid the advice actually is.

Regardless, I'm going to set up as new. It'll take a while to reinstall my apps but I think I'd rather do it that way than possibly having to do it again if something goes wonky.

 

[rewNATION]

When I had to have my 5 replaced only a week after getting it originally (wifi issue) I was told by someone that I should set it up as new and manually re-install my apps. I can't remember why but if I recall I think it keeps the install cleaner and the phone faster. I know that was the case sometimes in android and blackberry (especially with custom OS builds) but I can't remember anymore how valid the advice actually is.

Regardless, I'm going to set up as new. It'll take a while to reinstall my apps but I think I'd rather do it that way than possibly having to do it again if something goes wonky.

i really don't think it matters how you do it. I think people just say to set up as new because it gives them peace of mind to do it that way even though it creates a lot more work for you. and don't always go by what apple geniuses tell you, most of them have no education