14 DAY TRIAL // A possible resolution to the iOS 4 upgrade problems reported recently has been provided by one Apple Discussions user who was patient enough to offer fellow posters some advice based on experience and know-how. As Softpedia noted last week in a report relating to these very issues, doing a full restore of the device seems to be the best way to start enjoying the new features in iOS 4.
One of Apple’s unfortunate iOS 4 upgraders, identified as "CdrB", decided to hit up the Discussions forums for some advice on how to get applications to run, after installing the new software. He claimed his upgrade to iOS 4 had taken 2.5 hours, “but was successful”, that he had backed up all his apps and added a few new ones in the meanwhile, and that ultimately apps would initialize, but would not load. “I'm also having the wavering wifi issue but my music is OK”, he added.
Fellow forum user blueTitanium was happy to provide some tips on how to get iOS 4 to get along with his second-generation iPod touch. “What I would do personally is do a complete restore without backing up the iPod, and the set it up as a new one”, he wrote. “You'll lose all of your app data, but then again it doesn't sound like you have access to it anyway”.
In a new post, CdrB reveals to blueTitanium that he is a PC user, and suggests he is in doubt about fixing his issues by doing a full restore. Yet blueTitanium insists that this is likely the way to get everything running up to par on his second-gen iTouch. His insightful reply has been reproduced below for our readers. Softpedia believes this post is of good reference for those experiencing iOS 4 upgrade issues.
"When you restore an iPod, it's like formatting your computer’s hard drive and starting over from scratch... it clears out all of the old settings and garbage that might have gotten misinterpreted in the update.
If you do restore, however, when it's done it'll ask if you want to set it up as a new iPod, or from a previous backup. Do not select from backup. That will just reintroduce the settings that are giving you problems.
When it's done you'll have to read all of the applications you want installed, like you did when you first purchased it.
And since this isn't happening to everyone, don't hold your breath for a fix -- Apple probably won't put one out for this kind of issue. (But hold me to it... please!)"
It was revealed on June 25 that, elsewhere on the Apple Discussions forums, iOS 4.0.1 had been confirmed as the upcoming software update addressing some of the issues surrounding the new software. No specifics were given, according to the AppleInsider piece spreading the news on Friday, but the fix was (and still is) expected to address reception issues affecting iPhone 4 users. It remains to be seen whether Apple will fix other bugs with the release, if it is even confirmed.