{"id":1146,"date":"2013-10-21T02:59:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T02:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2020-07-16T03:41:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T03:41:03","slug":"ios-7-upgrade-2-ways-to-update-to-ios-7-effortlessly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/ios-7-upgrade-2-ways-to-update-to-ios-7-effortlessly.html","title":{"rendered":"iOS 7 Upgrade: 2 Ways to Update to iOS 7 Effortlessly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest survey, iOS 7 has been adopted by\u00a0Apple\u2019s\u00a0portable devices at a faster rate than any previous iOS update like iOS 6. Although a few part of people are still unpleasant with the changes of iOS 7 including the new features, flat design as well as the frustrating bugs of the unstable operation system, we\u2019re sure iOS 7 upgrade will become an irreversible trend sooner or later with the continuous improvement and bug fix.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an iPod Touch 5, iPhone 5\/4s\/4, or iPad 2 \/ The new iPad \/ iPad 4 (iPad with Retina display) \/ iPad mini, and are plagued by the question about how to upgrade to iOS 7, you can see this guide. Here are 2 ways for you to achieve iOS 7 upgrade: upgrade to iOS 7 wirelessly or update to iOS 7 by iTunes. Choose the method that best fits your device and check the tutorial below.<\/p>\n<p>Before iOS 7 upgrade, one point to be remembered is to backup iPhone data to a safe place to prevent any data loss that may happen in the upgrade process.<\/p>\n<p>Find more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/3-methods-to-backup-iphone-before-update-to-ios-7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>how to backup iPhone <\/b><\/a>in 3 ways.<\/p>\n<p>After data backup, you can go on to update to iOS 7 by referring to the following guides: (Here take iOS 7 upgrade on iPhone as an example.)<\/p>\n<h2><b>Method 1 <\/b><b>Update iPhone to iOS 7 wirelessly<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>If you current device runs an iOS 5 and later, and there\u2019s enough available space to download and install the update on your iOS device, you can use this method to update iPhone to iOS 7 wirelessly in easy steps shown as below.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1 <\/b>Connect your device (iOS 5 and later) to a power source and ensure the Wi-Fi network on your device is turned on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2<\/b> On your device, check for iOS 7 update by going to \u201cSettings\u201d &gt; \u201cGeneral\u201d &gt; \u201cSoftware Update\u201d, then wait for the automatic downloading of updates available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-software-update-settings.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1151 lazyload\" title=\"Software update settings\" alt=\"Software update settings\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-software-update-settings.png\" width=\"538\" height=\"307\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-software-update-settings.png 768w, https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-software-update-settings-300x171.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/307;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3<\/b> After that, you may find the iOS 7 update available, tap \u201cDownload and Install\u201d to download the iOS 7 update available. You'll need to tap to agree to Apple's terms and conditions before downloading iOS 7 update.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-download-update.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1152 lazyload\" title=\"Download iOS 7 update\" alt=\"Download iOS 7 update\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-download-update.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"405\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-download-update.png 270w, https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-download-update-200x300.png 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 270px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 270\/405;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4 <\/b>When the iOS 7 has been downloaded, tap on \u201cInstall Now\u201d to<b> <\/b>install the iOS 7 update.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-install-update.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install iOS 7 update\" alt=\"Install iOS 7 update\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-wirelessly-install-update.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"405\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 270px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 270\/405;\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Method 2 <\/b><b>Update to iOS 7 by iTunes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>To upgrade to iOS 7 using iTunes, you should ensure your computer is connected to the Internet, and the iTunes installed on your computer is the latest iTunes version. \u00a0It has nothing to do with which iOS version your device is running.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1 <\/b>Open your iTunes, if there is no automatic update prompt to pop up, \u00a0go to the menu bar, and select \u201cHelp\u201d &gt; \u201cCheck for Updates\u201d. If the latest iTunes update is available, download and install it on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2 <\/b>Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3<\/b> Reboot iTunes on your computer, select your device that appears in iTunes Summary pane, click \"Update\" in the Summary pane to check for iOS 7 update available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-set-update.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1156 lazyload\" title=\"Update setting in iTunes\" alt=\"Update setting in iTunes\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-set-update.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"455\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-set-update.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-set-update-300x223.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/455;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4 <\/b>If the iOS 7 update is available, you\u2019ll see an iTunes prompt window, click \u201cDownload and Update\u201d to start to update iPhone to iOS 7. You should not disconnect your iPhone until the iOS 7 upgrade has been finished.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-download-and-update.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Download and update iOS 7\" alt=\"Download and update iOS 7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/update-to-ios-7-by-itunes-download-and-update.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"306\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/306;\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest survey, iOS 7 has been adopted by\u00a0Apple\u2019s\u00a0portable devices at a faster rate than any previous iOS update like iOS 6. Although a few part of people are still unpleasant with the changes of iOS 7 including &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/ios-7-upgrade-2-ways-to-update-to-ios-7-effortlessly.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[302,304],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backup-ios-data","category-ios-using-tips","tag-itransfer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":4117,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}