Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

The time has come.  For some of us it came yesterday or the day before.  Or others . . . not yet.  Users of iPhones, iPads, and iPods can download IOS 7 for the device(s) they use.  What can you expect?

First, it's not for every device.  If you device is too old, IOS 7 will not work on it and it will not download to it.

Suppose, for instance, that you have an iPod 3.  Sorry.  No IOS 7.  What has been working, however, will continue to work.  Apple did not abandon you to ownership of a piece of junk.

Suppose you have an iPhone or iPad and your Apps icon does not divulge that you have an update to IOS 7 waiting for you?  It's a new enough device, but when you tap the App icon, nothing is downloaded.  What can you do?

Tap on the Settings or System icon.
Tap General
Tap Software Update.

If your device is eligible it will probably tell you that you could download the new IOS 7 and install it.  Or, it might tell you that you don't have enough memory, and you need to choose which apps to uninstall.  Or music to uninstall.  It helps you figure that out and do it.

I recommend plugging in your device so that it has plenty of power for the ten or twenty minutes it will take to download and then install this important update.

What next?

I recommend going to the iBooks app, open it by taping on it, and search for IOS7.  There is a free book you can download and read that provide most, if not all, the help you need to use the new commands.  If you are a MacWorld subscriber, and get their emails, you will find help there.

Enjoy.  I am.

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