3Gs upgrade to iOS 5

I still have a 3Gs and planning to upgrade to iOS 5, are there any major issues with the upgrades for 3GS?

The system runs really slow. Safari runs really slow. You can type something and it will appear a few seconds later. Even the sound is delayed. Screen gets fuzzy for a couple of seconds when you zoom in. My advise is wait to upgrade.

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Has anyone with a 3gs upgraded to iOS 6 without issue?

All I see below are a stream of issues people have had. Is that the norm or are others actually having success. No sense in upgrading if it will brick my phone.

No issues here. My iPhone 3GS, which I purchased new in July 2009 upgraded from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 6.0 with zero issues. Battery life is great (I replaced the battery this past June 2012 as it was only getting ~3 hours 3G use rather than ~5 hours it did new.) The GUI is more or less just as snappy as it always was. All in all iOS 6.0 is just as good as 5.1.1 in my old 3GS.

[3GS] Upgraded to iOS 6 and battery exploded.

Hi,
I recently upgraded my 3gs to latest iOS, and today the battery exploded.
When i called the Apple support, they told me its supposed to happend to older
iPhone's (2 years) to protect the battery from being charged when its old.
So when i asked him if its supposed to wreck my iPhone, he just say yes,
and gave me an offer to repair it for $350.
The only thing he kept asking me was if i got burned when it exploded.
So, what do you guys think, is a 2 year iphone old enough to explode?
Regards
Marcus

Not sure about that, but for the repair price of $350 what I do know is that you could upgrade to an iPhone 4s or 5.

3GS upgrade to IOS 5.0

Hi All,
I have Iphone 3GS with OS version Settings -> General -> About -> Version 4.1(8B117), I think its installed IOS 4.1, I am not sure. I am planning to Upgrade it to IOS 5.0 or 6.0, I dont know which one is available for 3GS. But heard 6.0 is faster than 5.0.
But has some doubts on locked/unlocked. I bought it in USA and now using in India (Its unlocked). Bought unlocked one through Amazon few days back. Now If I upgrade OS thorugh Itunes, do I face any issues like Not detecting SIM / carrier? Any issues after upgrade.
Need your suggestions.
Thanks,
Manjunath

If your phone is not officially unlocked, and you upgrade software or restore the phone, it will be re-locked to the carrier it was originally locked to. Since Amazon is NOT an authorized source for iPhones, it is safe to assume iPhones purchased this way have been "hacked" to unlock them, hence the warning you received. Only the carrier, that an iPhone is locked to, can authorize the phone's official unlocking, & the ONLY source of officially unlocked iPhones, out of the gate, in the US, is Apple...no where else.

Album art does not match songs after I-phone 3GS upgrade to IOS 5.0.1

How do I correct this mismatch without losing all my content on iphone 3gs?

Updating to iOS 5
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
Backup and Set Up as New Device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

IPhone 3gs upgrades to ios 5 and now crashed

I have spent the whole day upgrading the families iphones, ipods and ipad. The 32gb iphone 3gs has now crashed and is stuck in a loop of shwoing the Apple logo, then goes into the connect to itunes screen adn then back ot the apple logo. It will not power off, will not hard or soft reset and will not go into recovery mode.
I have trried all resets by being both connected to itunes and not. I have installed all latest itunes. I am using windows 7. I have also tried on another computer using viats, but no difference.
What now?

If your iPhone is in recovery mode, your data is already gone.
If you have been regularly syncing with your computer or backing
up over iCloud, you can restore from there. Otherwise, your contacts
should be in whatever program you use on your computer - for
example, Outlook for Windows and Contacts for OS X. Any photos
not previously backed up to computer or iCloud are gone.

I have itune songs downloaded to my iphone (3gs-32gb) upgraded to ios 6 software, how can i get a isong to be a ring tone on my iphone please ?

HI to you all out there i would like to ask if anyone knows how do i put a itune song i downloaded onto my iphone ( 3gs upgraded to ios 6 ) so i can set it as a ring tone from my phone please ?

Take a look at these instructions:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-ringtones-for-iphone/

Cannot backup iPhone 3GS to my computer after upgrading to IOS 5.0 due to "corrupt backup file"

How do I sync my 3GS to my computer after upgrading to IOS 5.0.1 and getting message "corrupt backup file, delete and retry"?

Some Users have reported that a Restore has Resolved Issues after the Upgrade...
Backup and Set Up as New Device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

After upgrading to ios 5.1 on my iphone 3gs, the battery percentage dosent work well, it dosent move. how can i fix the problem?

after upgrading to ios 5.1 on my iphone 3gs, the battery percentage dosent work well, it dosent move. how can i fix the problem?

Have you tried doing turning the battery level display off and then General -> "Reset all settings"? You won't loose any data and that should do the trick.

I'm using i phone 3gs after upgraded to ios 5 few hours from shop my phone totally shutdown and cannot on.how to solve it.tq

help..help...my i phone 3gs after upgrading to ios 5 for few hours thn my phone "pass away"total cannot on anymore.how to solve this problem.tq

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I do access my email from 2 different sources.
FYI, I use the POP mailserver as I need most of the information to be loaded onto my PC while on a plane / not connected to the interenet.
The primary use of mail on my iPhone is to be available as much as possible - even when I'm away from my office.
Thanks again for your help. I'll start deleting them in segments of 100.......

Reception / Battery problems with iPhone 3GS after upgrading to iOS 4.2.1

There are major reception and battery problems with iPhone 3GS after upgrading to iOS 4.2.1.
I can not believe that Apple did not test this for major bugs like this one is.
I am a business user and can not effort to have bad reception. Apple wants to gain in the business clients... I never had this with my former BlackBerrys!
I need a reliable phone not a play thing like this is right now, it just needs it to work propely. And if a major bug like this comes along, fix it immediately. After the iPhone4 story, now this...incredible! Going back to my reliable BlackBerry! It just ain't reliable and takes forever to fix a problem.

I have the same issue after iOS 4.2.1 update. I am using iPhone 3GS officially unlocked by Apple. I tried using different SIM cards and both carriers show same problem when using phone in 3G mode. Phone falls back to EDGE mode showing 'E' from '3G' at start. I have reset the phone and rebooted several times and moved to different cell areas in the city just to verify the problem.
I had no such issues earlier. I also have Nokia E71 which shows full signal and has no such issues.
I have posted the bug on apple iphone feedback page. I hope they Apple will fix the problem and test the release properly on all models before releasing to public.

HT4623 i cannot activate my iphone 3gs after upgraded to ios 6.1

i cannot activate my iphone 3gs after upgraded to ios 6.1, please help!

read http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424

All that I have read indicates I should be able to upgrade the IOS of a Iphone 3gs from ver 4.2.1 to 4.3 or 5.0 at the least. Most apps have been upgraded to 4.3 minimum. All unavailable to me using ver 4.2.1. How can I upgrade to 4.3 or are there probs

Why cannot the Iphone 3gs be upgraded from ios 4.2.1 to 4.3 or 5.0

Perhaps yours is an iPhone 3G and not a 3Gs...
Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Check for Updates “...
If an Update Appears Install it... if not... you are up to date for your particular Device...
See the Using iTunes Section Here...
How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

I am facing wifi and mobile 2G signal issue after upgrading to IOS 6 from IOS 5 in IPhone 3GS. Please help, restoring setting even didn't helped.

I am facing wifi and mobile 2G signal issue after upgrading to IOS 6 from IOS 5 in IPhone 3GS. The mobile carrier signal as well as WIFI suddenly drops zero and are then restored automatically. Sometimes i cannot conenct to WIFI even standing infront of WIFI router. Please help, restoring setting even didn't helped.

Update: my phone's connecting to the WiFi again. I don't know what did the trick. I did nothing since reinstalling the software. It hadn't worked then, it is now. I tried connecting to my dad's phone's hotspot( he uses a Moto G), and it worked. I then tried connecting to the WiFi at a friend's house, and when I came back home, my phone was able to connect to my WiFi! Is it of any significance that my friend's router doesn't require a password? My issue has been resolved( for now; I hope I'm not counting my chickens before they've hatched). For anyone facing a similar issue, I suggest you try everything I did:
1. Turn your router off for a minimum of 30 seconds, turn it back on and try connecting.
2. Click on the WiFi network you are connected to, scroll to the bottom, tap "Renew Lease".
3. Do a soft and hard reset.
4. Reset network settings.
5. Back your data up, erase all content from settings menu, restore from backup.
6. Reinstall your software( put it in recovery mode).
I am not sure which of the above worked for me. Make sure you try everything. If none of the above works, take it to a genius bar or an authorised service provider. Good luck! :)

IPhone 3GS can not detect SIM Card after upgraded to iOS 6.0.1

Guys I really need your advice please...
I upgraded my iPhone 3GS 32GB from iOS 5.1.1 to 6.0.1 a couple weeks ago and since then it can not detect the my SIM Card ever. Before it's been upgraded, the phone was working just fine, but now it's just like a gameboy to me. I've been trying to find solution and some stores want me too pay quite amount of money to fix it but I refused.
By the way, it has been jailbroken with RedSnow, tethered of course... and all the features are working perfectly, the WiFi is working, syncing is working, Bluetooth is working, downloading apps from App Store is okay, but only Mail and Safari won't work. I haven't got a chance to go to Apple Service Center to fix it yet, but the store I went said that Apple may say the same.
Thanks in advance.
ps to Admin: I'm a newbie, so if I posted this in the wrong room please forgive me.

rzulfikar wrote:
Thanks Chris for your solution.
But just for you know that I bought Apple to get the 'after service', they should've warn the users not to upgrade to a higher OS if it can caused the phone 'dead'. Mine was totally unusable when it's just been upgraded. It stayed in the recovery mode and couldn't be restored. So I brought it to the nearest store and they did that to me, and eventually the phone is working, only it cannot detect my SIM Card...
The problem is not about upgrading an iPhone to a newer version of iOS. Your problem was upgrading a hacked phone, one of the well known consequences of which is re-locking and/or bricking the entire device when restoring in iTunes. You chose to hack your phones firmware and operating system, so you must accept the consequences of going outside the bounds of normal use that Apple prescribes and supports.
Had you not hacked it in the first place, you likely would have never had a problem, and if you had, Apple would have offered support to deal with it. Your choice, your decision, your consequences.

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