Updating Your Apples

So today sees yet another new ios update to Apple iPhones and the like. And, given what some have said about the trouble they’ve had in the past, and people moaning about how loooong it takes, I have to say, my update went very smoothly. Before updating, however, I always follow these simple steps, and maybe, so should you: Back up your device to your computer. Back up your device to the cloud as well, if you have an account. Make sure any new purchases you have are transferred. Download but DO NOT install the new update. Read the TOS first, or at the very least what fixes/bugs updates there are. It’ll only take you a minute to read those. Finally … start the update of your device. The data back up took me 10-12 minutes, while downloading of the software update took almost 20. But hey, I walked down the corridor, put the kettle on, and made a brew. Earl Grey. Hot. And voila! The update was ready. Then, and only then, did I …