How Long Does it Take to Update iPhone to iOS 8?

iPhone 5 Being Upgraded from 7.1.2 to 8.0
iPhone 5 Being Upgraded from 7.1.2 to 8.0

I’m always curious as to how much time it’s going to take for me to update my iPhone so I went ahead and timed it this time so I could share with others.

How Long Does it Take to Update iPhone to iOS 8?

Answer: For me 32 minutes, 55 seconds.

Hardware:

32 minutes, 55 seconds to update my iPhone to iOS 8
32 minutes, 55 seconds to update my iPhone to iOS 8

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I had 5.78GB of free space on my 64 Gig iPhone so if you have less stuff on your iPhone it may not take as long for you.

iOS 8 Update Completed Message
iOS 8 Update Completed Message

Other Notes:

I did get an error in iTunes on my Mac after the iPhone was rebooting, something along the lines of: “Could not connect to iPhone Session ID is invalid.”  It didn’t cause a problem though and the iPhone 5 kept progressing.

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2 Comments

  • how can i force-update my IOS 7.1.2 to IOS 8? it says my current update is up to date. but i want 8.0

    • James, let me guess, you have an iPhone 4. If that is the case, the newest version of iOS that supports that phone is 7.1.2, see this screenshot from Mactracker:Max iOS Version iPhone 4

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