iPhone 5 iOS 10.1.1 Update: 9 Things to Know in December

How to Prepare for iOS 10.1.1

If you do decide to download and install the iPhone 5 iOS 10.1.1 update you'll want to do a little preperation. 

We've put together a step-by-step process that outlines what we think you need to know before you install iOS 10.1.1 on your iPhone 5.

You won't be able to predict iOS 10.1.1 problems ahead of time and any prep work you do will go a long way toward preventing trouble on your aging phone.

New updates, even small ones like iOS 10.1.1, have a tendency to cause problems on older devices so you'll want to be extremely careful with this update. 

At the very least, we recommend making a backup just in case something goes wrong during or after the installation.