Since I acquired my iPhone 8 in 2018, I solely up to date it as soon as from iOS 11 to iOS 12 again then, and haven’t up to date it since.
Now, 6 years later, I can’t take care of iOS 12 anymore as a result of many apps are beginning to cease working with out an replace. For instance, YouTube stopped working for me the day earlier than yesterday, and WhatsApp will in all probability be the identical quickly. Since I completely want the app in my every day life, I need to replace my iOS.
iOS 16 is the final accessible replace for the iPhone 8. It says within the settings that the replace is 4.71 GB and that I can’t replace wirelessly anymore, solely by a cable by way of a pc.
I’ve gotten a Mac from my job, and I’d wish to replace the iPhone with it as a substitute of utilizing my private Home windows laptop computer (I’ve learn that some folks had issues updating with Home windows).
I’ve two questions:
- For the reason that leap from iOS 12 to iOS 16 is a giant one and likewise takes up a variety of GB, I wished to ask right here if anybody is aware of how lengthy such a software program replace would possibly take, it could assist me to not fear an excessive amount of if it takes some time. (I all the time learn on-line that it takes about half an hour, however I assume that’s solely the case once you don’t skip that many iOS variations? No concept…)
- Since I don’t even have sufficient storage on my iPhone (61.8 GB out of 64 GB used) and I’m attempting to delete rather a lot to create space, I learn someplace that once you do the replace by the pc, it makes use of up much less storage than when updating wirelessly. Is that true, and the way a lot much less area does it take, roughly?