IOS device 4 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Friday, 25 June 2010

Apple has started distributing its latest operating system IOS device 4 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. What should be prepared?

On schedule, Apple began to spread the IOS operating system 4 for iPhone users, iPod Touch and iPad on June 21, 2010 local time, or June 22, 2010 GMT.

Here are a few things to know before downloading the latest operating system:

1. Readiness Checks Gadgets

IOS 4 can be used on some Apple gadgets, but not all of them. The most compatible device is the iPhone and iPod Touch 3GS third generation.

While for the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch second generation, updates can be done but not all features will be available. For iPhone and iPod first generation, unable to use the IOS 4.

2. Readiness Check iTunes

A few days ago, Apple began to provide the latest iTunes (version 9.2). If you want to switch to IOS 4, iTunes 2.9 is a must. In addition, Apple will also recommend to download Mobile Me Control Panel to use the iDisk feature.

3. Jailbreak?

For those who use the iPhone version of Jailbreak, remember that an upgrade to IOS 4 could mean returning phone 'locked'. Check in the forums about this jailbreak.

4. Data Backup

Before upgrading to IOS 4, iTunes will ask whether users want to perform backups of data. Do this and be patient if it takes a long time.

If necessary, perform data backups are also pictures on the iPhone. Would not it be very frustrating if the memories are stored in your iPhone suddenly just disappear.

5. Update Application

If the update was successful, it is useful to update an existing application on the iPhone. It's quite a lot of applications that are ready to welcome IOS four, which means able to do multitasking.

In addition, Apple also began to provide its application to IOS 4. One is iBooks 1.1 is already available for iPhone.


Size of the download for IOS four to more than 370 MB. Depending on the connection, download times can reach 60-90 minutes, so be patient.