Sherrie,
You've sort of hit the nail on the head as to how manufacturers keep us buying the latest technology. They no longer make the higher memory iDevices in past models available anymore once the new versions come out every September. I understand that a 5S might meet your needs but would urge you to carefully consider whether not to go ahead and take the plunge and upgrade to a higher memory 6. If you want to use features such as Apple Pay and other upcoming developments, at some point the 5S will come up short. Regarding the capacity you really need, go to Settings, General, Usage, and Manage Storage to check where the usage on your 5 actually is. Remember, any BARD books you've got on your 5S will not be restored to your new device so you'll need to make note of the titles and your reading position to get your new device up to speed for BARD Mobile. I feel the same way about using my devices for at least two years or longer which is why I got an iPhone 6 with 128GB the last time I upgraded. Apple has increased the size that apps can be and I've noticed in my Apps Store upgrade list that new releases seem to be getting larger. Since the memory decision is permanent as iPhones don't use SD cards or other external memory, make sure you choose wisely. Good luck. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherrie Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 1:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about restoring IOS 7 backup to IOS 8 phone I would be happy to just upgrade from my 5 to a 5S since the 5S has the thumbprint ID and the component that allows the step counting apps.. But now I am told that the 5S does not come in 64 G any more. If I want to go to the 5S it would have to be a 32G. That is the main reason I was considering the 6 because it does come in 64G. Cost is also a factor as the 32 G 5S is $99 and I could use my Juice pack case. The 64 G 6 is $299 and a healthy chunk for a good case. And the price of the Applecare, too. So my second question was dumb I guess. An old backup of 45 g obviously wouldn't fit on a 32 G new 5S phone., would it. I could probably get by with 32 G if I left off a hundred or so apps I don't use often and cut my Bard list way down. It will bear some more thought since I will be locked into my decision for the next two years. Thanks, Sherrie Gosling From: Alan Lemly <mailto:wale...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about restoring IOS 7 backup to IOS 8 phone 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. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. 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