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Honestly, and this applies to all updates on any system: wait a month. Developers will move over their apps. Any major bugs will be found and shook out. Stac

Honestly, and this applies to all updates on any system: wait a month. Developers will move over their apps. Any major bugs will be found and shook out. Stackoverflow/blogs will be populated with answers on "how do I do $thing_that_has_changed"? And B, upgrade a non-essential machine first. The only thing you gain by upgrading willy-nilly is Internet e-peen points, and after a while you realize those aren't worth losing a day or week or month or year's worth of work (hello rsync -E) to being the first mouse. Yes, this isn't as exciting. As for me, I like my systems very very boring.

juriga 14y ago
I agree, being an early adopter always means that you should prepare yourself for issues. However: > Developers will move over their apps. Any major bugs will be found and shook out. Wasn't this why the iOS6 beta versions were released months before the final release? Now that iOS6 is officially released, Apple is encouraging all users to update and there are quite many average Joes and Janes who don't read the tech press and these warnings. These users are the ones that face the most confusion if something is missing or changed (YouTube, Maps). Since I installed the update as soon it was available, I don't have first-hand experience of when users are prompted to update. Based on previous experience and some update guides[1], the prompt will appear automatically when connecting to iTunes. [1] http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Upgrade-To-iOS-5.htm http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Upgrade-To-iOS...
- stretchwithme 14y ago
  I have not been prompted to update, as, like many users, I no longer need to connect to iTunes.
  - mikeash 14y ago
    You'll get a prompt to update directly eventually. Not sure how long it takes or what triggers it. iTunes is now a purely optional part of the process.

juriga 14y ago

I agree, being an early adopter always means that you should prepare yourself for issues. However: > Developers will move over their apps. Any major bugs will be found and shook out. Wasn't this why the iOS6 beta versions were released months before the final release? Now that iOS6 is officially released, Apple is encouraging all users to update and there are quite many average Joes and Janes who don't read the tech press and these warnings. These users are the ones that face the most confusion if something is missing or changed (YouTube, Maps). Since I installed the update as soon it was available, I don't have first-hand experience of when users are prompted to update. Based on previous experience and some update guides[1], the prompt will appear automatically when connecting to iTunes. [1] http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Upgrade-To-iOS-5.htm http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Upgrade-To-iOS...

stretchwithme 14y ago
I have not been prompted to update, as, like many users, I no longer need to connect to iTunes.
- mikeash 14y ago
  You'll get a prompt to update directly eventually. Not sure how long it takes or what triggers it. iTunes is now a purely optional part of the process.