Upgrading to iOS 9 on iPhone 5s: Tips for a Smooth Download

[jtbell]

I'm downloading it onto my iPhone 5s right now. It's only a few weeks old so I don't have a boatload of third-party apps on it that might have compatibility issues. So I decided to take a chance on it while I'm in the office and can take advantage of the fast network connection here for the 1GB download. Keeping my fingers crossed...

 

[axmls]

My girlfriend got it yesterday. No issues for her so far. It's supposed to improve battery life I think. The only differences I see are a slightly different font and a different screen when closing apps. Maybe a couple new menus.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I just updated and no problems. No apps are crashing. I don't see much difference right now. Download is 1.8GB

 

[jedishrfu]

ArsTechnica has an extensive review across the whole iOS device platform:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/ios-9-thoroughly-reviewed/1/

 

[phinds]

apparently, there HAVE been problems:

http://news.yahoo.com/apple-customers-report-devices-crashing-ios-9-112600600--finance.html

 

[jtbell]

I got distracted and forgot to follow up... the update took about a half hour altogether, and everything seems to be running OK. I haven't used any apps enough to trip over any changes yet. One thing I did check out specifically was the new "transit" (subway/metro/commuter ) option in the Maps app. So far it works only for a few major cities: New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico City, London and Berlin. You'd think they'd include at least Tokyo and Beijing, too, for the initial rollout.