To check your current OS version on iPad you can by clicking on Settings->General->About->Version:
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| iPad - check OS version |
Apple released new OS version 2 weeks later - version 5, so I had to upgrade my iPad2 OS version by myself. I will describe my experience of upgrading IOS version 4.3.5 to version 5.0.
I missed some printscreens, but here is what I have.
Prerequirements:
1) Make sure your iPad has enough battery charge, because when you connect iPad to computer, it's battery is not charging. You will need battery to keep power for the synchronization and upgrading IOS for at least 30-40 minutes.
2) Download iTunes from following url and install it to your computer
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Process:
2) Plug in iPad by USB cable to computer.
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| iPad2, connected to laptop by USB cable |
iTunes will be run automatically with following message:
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| iTunes: prompt to download new IOS version 5 |
you can cancel it and you will be able to do it from main screen:
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| iTunes: iPad2 information |
click on "Update" button.
If you have purchased items, you have to transfer it to local computer. You will be probably see following screen:
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| iTunes: alert about purchased items to be transferred to iTunes Library |
Of if you click on "Sync" button at the right bottom corner of the iTunes window
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| iTunes: Sync button |
you will probably see following dialog box:
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| iTunes: Need computer authorization to transfer purchased items |
To authorize your computer to sync purchased items at Apple store you should do following:
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| iTunes: Authorize this computer |
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| iTunes: computer authorization was successful |
After you authorize your computer, click on "Sync" button again and you will see synchronization progress:
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| iTunes: transferring purchased items |
After sync is done you will see message that device can be disconnect, but we don't want it:
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| iTunes: iPad sync is complete |
4) start IOS update:
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| iTunes: start updating IOS |
click "Update" button and you will see software update dialog box, which will describe what new features will be available in IOS 5:
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| iOS 5 Software update dialog box |
You able to save text to file by clicking on "Save" button if you need it.
In anyway, click "Next" button and read "License Agreement" if you really enjoying it :-) and click on "Agree" button. iTunes will start download iPad software update.
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| iTunes: iPad Software Update |
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| iTunes: Extracting software |
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| iTuned: iPad2 - preparing to restore |
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| iPad2: Connecting to iTunes |
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| iPad2: Update in progress |
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| iPad2: Select language |
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| iPad2: Country select |
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| iPad2: Enable Location Services |
4) Restore settings
restoring apps...
....
Done.
Post upgrades steps:
Everything went smooth during upgrade, but .... as always there is something wrong.
I found that my 3G connection didn't work anymore. My 3G data plan service provider is Rogers.
I tried login to cellular data by using Rogers credentials and saw that my plan is still active:
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| iPad2: after upgrade to IOS5, Rogers Canada 3G didn't work, but dataplan was active. |
but when I used Safari, I was getting message to buy new plan.
I tried different options, including network reset but it didn't help. I even tried visit support web site but it has an issue too.
I thought that it is temporary but on next morning I got the same problem.
I gave up and went to Apple store to get new SIM card from another service provider to avoid future problem, such as keep calling to Rogers support and keep spending my time.
My old data plan was almost exhausted, so I made that decision and selected Bell. I paid for new plan - it took me ~10 minutes and it started work:
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| iPad2: Cellular Data Plan has been activated with Bell Canada |
