Sorry, I misread the message. I thought it said she wanted to restore the phone back to iOS 7 when she got it. Yes, you can put in iOS 7 encrypted iTunes backup on an iOS 8 phone. Blame my brain, for still being half-asleep when reading that. LOL
Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sherrie, > > To answer your main question, yes, you can use iTunes to restore your iPhone > 5 running iOS 7 backup to a new device running iOS 8. I did this very thing > when I got my new iPhone 6 in February. I restored the iTunes encrypted > backup of my iPhone 5 without any issues. The 5 was also running a version of > ios 8 but even though a restore doesn't allow you to roll back to an older > version of iOS, it will restore all your stuff from that older version backup > onto a device running a newer iOS version. You'll have all your Apps and > settings when you restore an encrypted backup with iTunes and they will just > be running on the new device with its version of iOS. > > I will say that I too, use my wired earpods all the time and my headphone > jack on my old iPhone 5 failed on two different phones which had to be > replaced. When the second one was replaced under AppleCare in January, I > restored my iTunes encrypted backup from my old 5 running iOS 7 to the new > replacement 5 running iOS 8 without any problems. > > It sounds as if the problems you're having with your failed earphones might > be a headphone jack issue. > > If you get an iPhone 6, I'd strongly recommend you get at least 64GB of > memory. As Daniel said, the 6 doesn't come in a 32GB model, just 16, 64, and > 128GB models. > > Good luck if you upgrade. Although I still feel ios 7 was a more consistent > performer than iOS 8, I am loving my iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3. > > Alan Lemly > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 2, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Sherrie <nanagoose4...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I have an iPhone 5 running IOS 7. I love the IOS 7 and would never upgrade >> but I will probably get an iPhone 6 because the 5 is having a few problems >> such as totally shutting down unexpectedly with no warning when battery is >> still well above the 20%. Also earphone problems. >> My question is will I be able to use the restore function in iTunes to put >> my IOS 7 backup onto the 6 running IOS 8? >> I plan to keep the 5 for a backup and do not want to upgrade it to IOS 8 >> before backing it up as the 5 does everything I want right now. >> Too bad it is having issues. I am still trying to decide if the fact that >> only old wired earphones with no mic will work on the 5 for now is >> bothersome enough to justify upgrading to a 6. Since I constantly listen to >> BARD books this is a biggie. And yes, I have tested numerous wired earphones >> with mic and they work in other gadgets and not in my 5. By not work I mean >> no sound at all. For the last two years the Apple earpods would not produce >> any sound but I ordered Samsung ones that worked fine. Now they won’t >> produce any sound either. Reduced to using old earbuds that require me to >> constantly remove the phone from my pocket to do all the things I formerly >> did with the mic buttons. >> I have a Juice pack case for the 5 and as long as I remember to give the >> phone a charge before it gets anywhere near low it seems not to shut down. >> I wanted a 5S but the salesman at Verizon said they do not come in 64 G any >> more and I don’t think I could get by with 32 G. So it will have to be a 6 I >> guess. >> So back to my original question: >> Will an IOS 7 backup restore onto an IOS 8 phone? >> >> Question 2 >> If I did go to a 32 G model would I have to set it up from scratch since my >> iPhone 5 backup has at least 45-50 G of content? >> Thanks in advance, >> Sherrie Gosling >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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