Q&A: Will I Lose My iPhone/iPod Apps After I Update?

In this video, I answer a question that is commonly asked by a lot of users everytime an iPhone or iPod Touch firmware update is released by Apple: Will I lose my apps after I update? The question is really two parts. Part 1 is for devices that haven't been jailbroken and part 2 is for those that have. Unjailbroken devices have their data backed up each time they are synced with iTunes (unless the default settings are changed) If you update your unjailbroken device, the applications, contacts, songs, and pictures are restored from backup. So the general answer is no, you will NOT lose your applications on your device if you are not jailbroken. For those devices that are jailbroken, iTunes will not back up your data so you will not retain all your applications you installed from Cydia. Each time you update and re-jailbreak, you'll need to reinstall applications. So there's your answer regarding applications and updates. Got questions? Email help@bwana.tv and I'll do my best to address them.

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• iphone
• ipod
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• apps
• jailbreak
• jailbroken
• lose
• restore
• backup
• q&a
• cydia
• itunes
• app
• store
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[TheGypsies626]

Songs u can recover but apps u can't unless u no all the names of the and got to the app store and it will say install and those at the apps u purchased

[haimelik12345]

WILL I LOSE MY SONGSSSS ?

[chica311]

Hi i just upgraded my iphone 3gs on 3.1.2 to 5.0.1., and im not really concerned about rstoring my contacts but when i connect my phone to itunes it either says that my computer recognizes it or to set up new iphone and i really dont know what to do? can u plx help thanks so much

[Michelleliem23]

heeey my iphone won't sync how could i reapir that PLEASE NEED HELP!! as fas as you can!! Thankyou before :"(

[Bionicle8089]

2:31 = Constipated face =P

[amrit938]

What about if you update ur iTunes will u have to update ur iPod or iPhone to the newest version

[sare2007]

What about text messages? Will that still be there on a non jailbroken iphone 4 update?

[arasteyg]

On my computer it said could not find song on ipod touch 4g for all my songs

[alfahad10000]

Thanks

[CODeers]

Thanks blavk man!