HOW TO CONFIGURE iOS 5 ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD

HOW TO CONFIGURE iOS 5 ON YOUR iPHONE
OR iPAD

After iOS 5 is installed on your iPhone or iPad, you’ll see the new Welcome screen
when the device is turned on for the first time. Plan on spending about 5 minutes
configuring the new operating system and then, if applicable, restoring your previously
backed up data, personal settings, and apps, which could take an additional
15 to 30 minutes or longer.

This part of the process can be done with your device connected to your primary
computer using the iTunes sync process, or it can be done wirelessly. Configuring
iOS 5 wirelessly on your iPhone or iPad requires that the device have access to the
Web via a Wi-Fi connection.

From the initial iOS 5 setup screen, move the slider from left to right to proceed
to the next Welcome screen. From this screen, select a language. English is the
default, but Spanish and 19 other options are available. Tap on your selection so
that a check mark appears on the screen next to it, and then tap on the blue-andwhite
Next icon.

Next, from the Country or Region screen, select where you’ll be primarily using
your iOS device. The default option is United States, but the pull-down menu lists
almost every other country on the planet. Tap on your selection so that a check
mark appears next to it, and then tap on the Next icon.

The Location Services screen appears next. Your iPhone or iPad has the capability
to pinpoint and track its exact location using GPS, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots,
and cell-tower locations. From this screen, you can turn on this feature or disable
it. However, after iOS 5 is operational, you can customize this feature from the
Settings app, which is discussed in Chapter 2.

For now, tap on either the Enable Location Services or the Disable Location
Services option. When a check mark appears next to your selection, tap on the
Next icon.

When the Wi-Fi Networks screen appears , under the Choose
a Network heading, any available Wi-Fi hotspots will be listed.
TIP If no Wi-Fi hotspots appear, your device will not be able to connect to
a Wi-Fi hotspot, so to continue, you’ll need to keep your iPhone or iPad connected
to your primary computer via the supplied USB cable, and select the Connect to
iTunes option by tapping it.

From the Wi-Fi Networks screen, determine how your iPhone or iPad will connect to the Internet to continue the iOS 5 setup process.

After an Internet connection method has been selected, tap on the Next icon.
You’ll see the Set Up iPhone or Set Up iPad screen displayed next. From this screen,
you can choose one of three options:

Set up a new iPad (or iPhone)
Restore from iCloud Backup
Restore from iTunes

If you’re setting up a brand-new iPhone or iPad, tap on the Set Up As New iPhone/
iPad option. However, if you’re upgrading your existing iPhone or iPad, tap and
select the Restore from iTunes option to continue. This will allow you to restore
your data, personalized preferences, cellular phone number, and Internet account
data (if applicable), as well as your apps.

In the future, after you have set up iOS 5 and an iCloud account, you’ll be able to
restore your device wirelessly from backup data stored on iCloud by selecting the
Restore from iCloud Backup option. Or, if your backup data is stored on your primary
computer, you’ll be able to restore data wirelessly (or using the supplied USB
cable) from your primary computer using iTunes sync. For now, however, depending
on your situation, tap on the Set Up As New iPad (iPhone) or Restore from
iTunes option, and then tap on the Next icon to continue.