iOS 10: All the new features, tips and guides - Bookmark this guide to everything new in iOS 10.

C-Net ^ | September 13, 2016 | by Sharon Profis

[Swordmaker]

iOS 10 is here. Even though it looks just like iOS 9, a lot -- and we mean a lot -- of features are radically different. Messages is a lot more like Facebook Messenger, the lock screen packs a lot more info, and you can finally delete Apple's default apps.

There's a lot more to know, so bookmark this page as you get started with iOS 10.

Wait -- read this first!

No seriously, wait.

The iOS 10 update was freezing some people's phones. Apple has just issued a fix, but if you already ran into this issue, here's how to fixed that botched update.

Have an iPhone 5 or iPhone 5C? Skip the update. Even though iOS 10 is technically compatible with these older devices, we recommend taking a wait-and-see approach before updating your phone. If you have one of these devices, read this to find out more about the potential drawbacks of updating.

10 reasons to update. If you have an iPhone 6 or newer, we recommend updating to iOS 10. The update brings loads of new ways to use your phone, including these 10 features we love most.

Prep your phone before updating. Ready to update? Here's how to prep your phone, including a guide to properly backing it up.

Now you're ready to download the update. As of now, iOS 10 is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Here's how to install it.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

What about the iPhone SE? Does the new update work on that one?

[Swordmaker]

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[Swordmaker]

What about the iPhone SE? Does the new update work on that one?

Yup!

[Menehune56]

The SE can be updated to iOS 10 but features requiring 3D Touch, which the SE doesn't have, won't work unfortunately but that shouldn't be showstopper.

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/22/3d-touch-in-ios-10/

[Sarah Barracuda]

Been seeing all the issues of bricking regarding this update so will wait..apparently servers are being overloaded with people downloading this so that could be the cause

[AFreeBird]

I started my update to my 6 @12:59. An hour and twenty later, I thought my phone had bricked. Nothing but a black screen for a few minutes. Then the white apple logo appeared and all was well.

Same thIng on the iPad Air 2.

[RickGee]

I downloaded IOS 10 on my iPhone 6 this afternoon and have had no problems. The dowload process did ask my permission to temporarily remove GarageBand in order to make room for the update. After the update completed, GB was restored. The only bad thing was that later there was another, newer, version of GB available, which I then downloaded.

Of course, I haven’t tried all apps or anything, but all seems well so far.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Thanks

[Talisker]

This update seems enormously feature rich. I was hearing that it was going to be really blah, but this stuff is pretty cool, and there’s a lot of it. One of the things Apple does right is smooth and upgrade a lot of seemingly minor interface issues which are actually not minor at all. They’re the difference between, “okay, now I’m interacting with my system/device,” versus not giving it any thought at all. THAT’S good ergonomics.

[Swordmaker]

Been seeing all the issues of bricking regarding this update so will wait..apparently servers are being overloaded with people downloading this so that could be the cause

Very few of those and Apple says it has fixed the issue. Mostly had to do with servers being jammed with traffic. Those that were "bricked" have been handled by connecting to iTunes and updated that way instead of over-the-air updating.

I've done five iOS devices of various vintages over-the-air with zero problems so far.

[Swordmaker]

I started my update to my 6 @12:59. An hour and twenty later, I thought my phone had bricked. Nothing but a black screen for a few minutes. Then the white apple logo appeared and all was well.

None of mine took more than 25 minutes, start of download to finish. One, my iPad Pro, was just ten minutes. . . but then it is hella fast.

[RayChuang88]

I’m installing it first on my iPad Air, then later on my iPhone 6. The iPad Air update is 1 GB, the iPhone 6 update is 1.1 GB.

[hugorand]

Hey Swordmaker, If I’m upgrading from 6s to 7 later this week, should I upgrade my 6s IOS to IOS 10? I’m thinking I don’t need to do this, just update all IOS apps and backup to cloud and macbook pro.

[Swordmaker]

I’m installing it first on my iPad Air, then later on my iPhone 6. The iPad Air update is 1 GB, the iPhone 6 update is 1.1 GB.

Curious. My girlfriend's iPhone 6 was 1.6 GB. I wonder what the difference is? Differing installed software?

[Swordmaker]

Hey Swordmaker, If I’m upgrading from 6s to 7 later this week, should I upgrade my 6s IOS to IOS 10? I’m thinking I don’t need to do this, just update all IOS apps and backup to cloud and macbook pro.

I'm doing the same thing, but looking at this as an opportunity to learn iOS 10 in advance of getting the iPhone 7 Plus I'm upgrading to. Mine is coming the first week in October.

[archaicoldschool]

ping instead of bookmark

[AFreeBird]

I had a few other things on the pipe during the download. It’s the cheapest Comcast pipe. I imagine at 12:59 Apple servers has a few million things going on too.

[jlindseyx42]

Wait for the iPhone 633LGBTQ which will be delivered with the iBlender and a frameable certificate proclaiming that “I Have No Life”.

[Irish Eyes]

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