iOS 9 is coming soon. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 5 users will get the push notification on their devices about the software update. People can update to iOS 9 directly with their iOS devices, and they should connect to Wi-Fi to update the software properly. The problem is, some iPhone 6 users don’t have speedy Wi-Fi connection, so it will take much time to update to iOS 9.

If people use iTunes on their computer, they can take advantage of iTunes to update to latest iOS. Please make sure that you are using the latest version of iTunes on your computer before updating to iOS 9. Then you can check out the following tutorial about how to update to iOS 9 with iTunes.


  1. Plug iPhone into computer via USB, and iTunes should launch automatically. If not, you need to manually start it.
  2. After iTunes recognizes your iPhone, click the iPhone icon and choose Summary in the left sidebar.
  3. Click Check for Update in the right part, and iTunes will check for the latest iOS for you.

iTunes will display a pop-up dialog to show that the latest iOS is available for update. Now you can get the latest iOS 9 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch 5. Please note that iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and the original iPad aren’t support the latest iOS 9.

Another important thing you should do is backing up your iPhone or iPad data before updating to iOS 9. The update will erase all content and settings on your iOS device, so you’d better update your iPhone backup with iTunes or iCloud to save the most important data in your backups. The following guidance will show you how to update iPhone backup with iTunes and iCloud.


  1. Plug iPhone in via USB, and launch iTunes.
  2. Click the iPhone icon and choose Summary in the left sidebar.
  3. Click Back Up Now in the right part. iTunes will start backing up your iPhone.
  1. Tap Settings > iCloud on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Storage & Backup.
  3. Tap Back Up Now.

With iTunes and iCloud, you can save the most important data into the backups, and after updating to iOS 9, you are able to restore your iPhone with the backup to get the files back. Don’t worry, iOS 9 will be compatible with the apps you are using on earlier iOS. Restoring iPhone with iTunes or iCloud is also easy to be done.


  1. Plug iPhone in and launch iTunes.
  2. Click the name of iPhone and choose Summary.
  3. Click Restore iPhone and select the iPhone backup to restore.
  1. Tap Settings > General on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Reset.
  3. Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
  4. Your iPhone will restart and you should follow the setup assistant and choose Restore from iCloud Backup.

With iTunes or iCloud, you will be able to restore your iPhone with backups after updating to iOS 9. Of course, the non-purchased items like CD copies, videos and so on will be erased during the update. But you can backup iPhone data before updating to iOS 9 to avoid the loss of the non-purchased files.