Calling All Iphone Techheads ...

So ....................... i phone up the apple shop and ask if they do a "kinda service" as my iphone is running a little bit slow.. she says they will do a service, clean the ports and mic etc.. I said no I dont want that.. I need them to look at my data and see why its running slowly.. she says If i bring it into store they will do a factory reset on it.. so I said.. But I will loose all my info.. she says yes!! so I say well I can do that at home!!! the whole point is I DONT want to lose my data or contacts etc as I dont know how to back them up!!


any help most appreciate please!!!! .....

 

you can back up using iTunes ... make sure you keep all back ground apps closed when not in use

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

this one may help ...

iTunes
How to back up

iTunes can create backups of your iOS device when you:

* Sync with iTunes (disabled if you have iCloud backup turned on)
* Right-click (or Control-click) the iOS device in iTunes under Devices and choose Back Up

Use these steps to manually back up your iOS device using iTunes:

1. Connect your iOS device to a computer with the latest version of iTunes installed
2. Select your iOS device in iTunes under Devices
3. Right-click (or Control-click) the device and select Back Up

iOS device backups preserve your settings, the Camera Roll (or Saved Pictures), and other important data. Learn more about what is stored in a backup.
How to restore from a backup

To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:

* Right-click (or Control-click) the device and choose Restore from Backup
* If you have a new phone, you can connect to iTunes and it will prompt to restore from your backup

 

Thanks matey will it also back up my contacts or do I have to do that manually??

 

The back up 'should' do everything ... you can then do a fresh reboot and restore using the back up.
In theory it is an exact copy of your phone the moment you do the back up.

Worth doing once a week ... remember - back up!

 

LOL

fanks fanks fanks

 

Do you ever turn your iphone off? Worth doing that over night once in a while, helps it clear itself. Most people leave their phones on all the time now, they are like computers so need a bit of off time...

 

umm no I do do the mini reset every once in a while tho??

 

So the moral of the story is

Back UP & Turn off iPhone once a week to keep it happy.....

 

Make sure you close all the open apps once per day. Press the home button twice and it brings up a list of apps running in the background. Hold your finger over one for a couple of secs and little stop signs appear. You can then close them all down. Hope that helps

 

^this. Double click on the home key and kill all the displayed apps. When you close an app down, it actuallystill sits there asleep, still using memory.

 

^^ however the iPhone is made so that it will keep apps open until the memory is full then if you want a new app open it force closes the oldest and least used open app so it shouldn't be a massive issue.

 

Jailbreak it, there are then free apps in cydia to help improve performance