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Apple Addresses GSM iPad 2 Activation Bug With Revised iOS 9.3, But Broader Issue Remains Unfixed [Update: Fixed]
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Heck I remember this much more vividly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_panic
(and that was back in the day when I thought Macs didn't have the equivalent of Blue Screen Of Death ...boy was I wrong about Macs)
This makes no sense. You used to need to pay for a $99 developer account but now you can just sign up for the free public beta.
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Kind of... but it's only supposed to kick in after resetting a device to factory settings. Popping up after an update isn't intended behavior. At the same time, however, I don't see the problem with it. It is indeed another way to prevent theft.
That said, since it's unexpected and undocumented behavior, it needs to be fixed. But it's not the end of the world as some people want to make every Apple mistake out to be.
EDIT: Now I wonder if I'm missing something here. It seems like I'm required to enter my Apple ID password upon every update. Am I crazy or what?
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Steve wasn't perfect. Examples: PowerMac G4 Cube, iOS 2, MobileMe, iTunes Ping, iPhone 3G launch, and I'm sure there are others I can't think of at the top of my head.
No, it's to make sure that someone, like the FBI or a thief, doesn't just install a custom build of iOS that allows them to see your data such as credit card numbers or texts.
Didn't Tim commit to looking at the option to merge multiple Apple IDs some time ago? What happened to that?
I have a hard time sympathizing with people who "can't recall" their AppleID and password. This reeks of "get your sh*t together"/user error, not an OS problem.
we sent an old iPad to my wife's family in mexico. a few days ago they told her that one of the girls there had updated the OS.. and now they can't get it to work. they mentioned something about needing my id/password. i couldn't imagine why... since i had logged out and wiped the device. wonder if this is whats going on.
My 5 year-old iPad 2 still running iOS 7, i want to upgrade to the new 9.7" iPro Pro but since it has 2, not 4 gigs of RAM will keep the 2 for a little more time
I think the issue was a request for the ID and password from the original set up. It could be totally different from the current info. bsolar posited a scenario in the earlier thread that brought this into focus more clearly. What if the ID was changed because the previous ID was compromised? That's not one you'd want to use again to update your products. That's not one you'd want to even exist anymore in any fashion.
Thanks for clarifying. In that case, this is definitely a bug that needs to be squashed. Why would there ever even be a scenario where the original Apple ID would be required? The only ID that should matter is the one the device is currently activated with. I guess what I'm saying is that this bug shouldn't have ever been possible in the first place. Weird.
Our work issue iPad2s that we have struggled in vain to get replaced did manage to update (for the ones still using theirs) but I fully expect this to be the end of the line soon.
Yes, I read that too, but with new watch bands, non working OSX and IOS updates, FBI and privacy, environmental issues, building the space ship and iCars, tax investigations and Donald Trump promising to bring the iPhone production to USA where is one to begin?
Looks like a full plate (And , I excluded: counting money)
Not having Night Mode doesn't make it "obsolete"
I mean... you never had Night Mode. So nothing has changed in that respect.
The difference between 2 GB and 4 GB doesn't really matter much when iOS barely even uses 1 GB in general.
Why stick with a 5 year old device that has only 512 MB of RAM?
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So you will keep using your iPad 2 with 512MB of RAM because the 9.7" iPad Pro has only 2048MB of RAM ??
Hmmmm. It would still be a hell of an upgrade going from iPad 2 to 9.7" iPad Pro. Not only is it faster... it already has 4 times the RAM you currently have.
And the 9.7" iPad Pro might never get 4GB of RAM. Are you prepared to wait forever?
I don't blame you for staying on iOS 7 with your iPad 2, Mine is still on 7.1.2 and I gave it to my dad, bought a used iPad 4 for myself. You can get them pretty cheap, most powerful 32bit iOS device Apple ever made, runs iOS 9 just fine unlike the iPad 2 (or 3 I hear).
I can understand if a new feature is not included because of hardware constraints but this is clearly an example of not including a new feature to incite upgrading the hardware. How do I know? Flux worked flawlessly before Apple banned it.