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Apple Releases iOS 9.3 With Night Shift, New Quick Actions, App Improvements, '1970' Bug Fix and More

TheIntruder said:
Just updated my iPad Air via iTunes, albeit with a minor incident.

After the payload had been delivered to the iPad, iTunes bounced its icon and threw up a dialog that said "iPad could not be updated, because an appropriate response has not been received" or something to that effect. The progress bar on the iPad screen was paused, with a small bit of white.

Is that the activation error some are referring to?

After a brief panic, I checked the updater logs, which said the restore was finished and successful, which put my mind at ease. After a minute or so, the progress bar started to move, and finished the update process.

I've seen glitches like this before, where iTunes throws up a false(?) error dialog but updates complete successfully.

Apple really needs to do something about iTunes.
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Always do a back up before updating. That is all.
 
44 minutes to go ....

My iPhone 6 , iPad Mini 3 and  Watch are fine . Great update. I love the possibility to lock notes and night shift . I have installed F.lux on my MBP . Not pretty but good for the eyes ;-)
 
I was able to add my Ally debit card with iOS 9.3. Any other new cards with this new release?
 
Durentis said:
I saw that. And if anything, it supports what I said. Ridiculous.
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Apple hasn't really made a new 32-bit device in quite a while, and has been shifting to being on 64-bit for hardware and software for some time now. Why would it be ridiculous to use the latest technology that has been in the process of being phased in for years now to develop new features? Seems like fairly normal technological progression.
 
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Yptcn said:
Yup ! It always does even though I have fast WiFi . I could kick myself for not waiting until tomorrow ..
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Ok... They responded to my DM now, waiting for another message..

WHY DID I UPDATE SO SOON?! Just wasted 2 hours of what I thought was going to be a good evening into a bricked iPad and waiting for help.. Although I appriciate their help so far.
 
What's the discrepancy in the download sizes? I had 1.5GB on a 6s, others had around 300mb for the same device. (OTA update)

Upgrading from a beta vs 9.2?
 
I am done with the update. Everything works and seems smoother than before. I like it so far. I will stick with 9.3 until 10.3 comes around. Why? Because 10.0 is going to be a mess just like 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 before it. That is the way it is with the new Apple.
 
Carl%R said:
OK, my wife's iPhone could be activated through iTunes. Husfriden återställd, puh. iPad still refuses.
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Glad to hear... I've had an absolute nightmare this evening. First the iPad got bricked and now OS X downloads everything at SUPER slow speed.. Downloaded really fast and then when it got to 984MB it slowed down SIGNIFICANTLY! 1 hour and 15 minutes to download 10.11.4 + iTunes 12.3.3 on a 250 mbit/s connection..
 
Kiriko2 said:
What's the discrepancy in the download sizes? I had 1.5GB on a 6s, others had around 300mb for the same device. (OTA update)

Upgrading from a beta vs 9.2?
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Full update vs. delta update.
 
Shanghaichica said:
You have to open the app and then force close it. After you do that the 3D touch options show up when you press on the app icon.
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Interesting find. I typically close all apps prior to updating iOS (most times I reboot device as well) never seem to have any issues with OTA updates that way. Maybe coincidence but its easy enough to do and I have had good results doing that since iOS 5.0.
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Kiriko2 said:
What's the discrepancy in the download sizes? I had 1.5GB on a 6s, others had around 300mb for the same device. (OTA update)

Upgrading from a beta vs 9.2?
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C DM said:
Full update vs. delta update.
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My 6s was 1.5gb OTA coming from beta 7. Wifes iPhone 6 was 300mb coming from 9.2.1. Guess beta needed the full package.
 
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Durentis said:
Was looking forward to night shift since it was first being reported despite the demented(?) decision to disable it in low power mode. It was the first and only thing in 9.3 that I looked for right after the update and couldn't find. Then I found the compatibility list here. I have an iPhone 5.

f.lux iOS (not allowed in store) doesn't seem to have this limitation, so I assume that Apple is still actively promoting unnecessary, wasteful, and (to many) financially foolish hardware updates with intentional but unnecessary software limitations. It's as though they're saying "Look at this cool feature.. we could make it work for you but feel that it's in our better interests if you update your phone regularly. Please don't evade our marketing decisions by jailbreaking." Reminds me of not supporting native res on the first rMBP despite having a number of scaling options, requiring a 3rd party hack or Windows in bootcamp to get the most out of the display. Who'da thought I'd need to turn to Microsoft to make Apple hardware shine. Why Apple seems to feel the need to cripple their hardware in various ways is still beyond me.
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C DM said:
Apple's implementation is 64-bit.
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I'm not upset with Apple, as I can push this to my 6s, but I was hoping that Night Shift would work on my 4s. I guess that one will stay jailbroken on 8.4 so f.lux will work..

Or I may call time on it, and hand it down to my children or sell it to a relative who doesn't need something feature-filled but would like an iPhone, and pick up an iPod Touch. That's all it's being used for, anyway.. :oops:

BL.
 
Surfheart said:
iPhone 6 Plus users how is the performance now? I'm still on 8.4.1 because I couldn't stand the UI lag in 9.x
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I get UI lag when scrolling the homescreen from the last page to the first by pressing the home button but that's the only noticeable lag I have. Was there in 9.2 and still there in 9.3. 6S Plus too so I hate to think what the 6 Plus is like.
 
the iTunes method went to 4 hours :( guess I'm doing OTA it takes like 4 mins. is there a way to do a clean install with OTA? just the erase all content and settings?
 
I know I've been quite active here regarding last night's update nightmare, but I can gladly announce that it's over!

And for anyone else with the activation issue, plug your iOS device into the newest version of iTunes, activate it through there and enjoy! :D
 
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