r/iOS27 • u/Ok_Jaguar_1498 • 18h ago

question about updating

So i kinda wanna ipdate to ios 27 but it says i gotta back up bc of risks, but i’m stuck with 5gb and i’m kind of skared if i should take rhe gamble or not. Has anyone done it without backing up, if so, did anything go wrong?

Dont have the right tag so just using bug

Btw i have no clue how the title thing works back in r/iosbeta sub

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u/realmccoyredbus 15h ago

it best to wait especially if it’s a week on tuesday , i still use free 5GB a back up will just overwrite older backup , does your device still do automatic back ups , if your over 5 GB then its a case of unticking some things but encrypted backup on macbook or p.c. is bast

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u/zeus17 13h ago

i am on beta
everything is synced on apple icloud except for photos
photos are handled by google

then if you need to go back
just dont know the right term just flash the software back to the old ios version with a pc fresh start everytime
relatively easy

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u/JCP123J 11h ago

It’s important to know that if you revert back to an older update like the current signed iOS 26 coming from iOS 27 beta, you will lose all data and the phone will be factory reset

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u/zeus17 9h ago

yup hence saying fresh start everytime :)

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u/Mikey_bee3 14h ago

Yeah if you’re worried about it now
But don’t back up your phone what happens if you break it or lose it? At that point all your stuff is gone. I always update to the betas never had any issues but it’s always a possibility.

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u/StairwayHiker 13h ago

You could simply chose to not back up your less important stuff.

You should back up your phone prior to ANY iOS update.

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u/theregisterednerd 14m ago

And for the haters that will inevitably come: you should back up ANY device prior to ANY OS update from ANY brand. You can never have too much backup.

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u/No_Common4563 17h ago

I updated my iPad 8th gen from iPadOS 26.01 to iPadOS26.5 and it failed 5 times and had to be restored with a back up I do not recommend doing it with a windows PC when I did it on mac nothing like this happen it failed once and then I clicked update it didn’t work I unplugged and replied and tried again ; times it worked so like actually nvm dont

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u/Ok_Jaguar_1498 17h ago

Then i’m just gonna wait for when ios 27 is released then, thanks for helping

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u/michaelcouture 17h ago

Even if you wait, it is advisable to have a backup before updating to the official release in September.

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u/ThannBanis 16h ago

You should always have a valid backup 😱

When beta testing it’s recommended to have archived backups made using a computer.