For anyone wishing to update their iPad, iPhone of iPod Touch via wireless to iOS 5.1:
Here's how you can install iOS 5.1 via wireless to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. 1. Make sure your iOS device is connected to a power source. 2. Go to Settings then General then Software Update. 3. iOS will look for an update automatically. 4. If an update is available, tap Download. 5. After iOS 5.1 downloads, tap the Install button to update your device. Cheers, Ronni On 08/03/2012, at 9:27 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Forgot to ask Wendy, > > You do have the iPad connected to Power? > It’s a big download, you need to be connected to a power outlet. > > On 08/03/2012, at 9:24 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Wendy, >> >> Yes, leave it for awhile, the servers have become overloaded in the past few >> minutes I’ve noticed. >> I was almost through downloading when it slowed to an absolute crawl. >> >> I would suggest people try later or even tomorrow perhaps ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 08/03/2012, at 9:21 AM, Wendy S Austin wrote: >> >>> Thanks for this Peter however when I try it this way I receive an error >>> message 'Unable to check for update. An error occurred while checking for >>> a software update'. >>> >>> I have just downloaded the latest iTunes and when I try to upgrade the iPad >>> through there on the iMac, it spends ages trying to contact to the update >>> server and never connects. I am guessing the servers are over loaded and >>> should try later. Yes? >>> >>> Wendy >>> On 08/03/2012, at 11:48 , Peter Hinchliffe wrote: >>> >>>> I just upgraded my iPad through the Settings > Software Update command. >>>> The whole thing went extremely smoothly, and as promised, there was no >>>> need at all to connect physically to my computer, or to get iTunes >>>> involved in any way. >>>> >>>> Very impressive... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Wendy S Austin >>> 211 Bathurst Street >>> Hobart Tas 7000 >>> Home: (03) 62852733 >>> Mobile: 0409951971 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
