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Apple Setup Issues: Apple Watch Verification Failed, HomePod Stuck on Configuring
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Almost nobody will know or think to check Apple’s system status.
And also, while there are benefits to be sure, this shows the fragility of having devices excessively depend on online services. Why does a Watch need a server for activation? Why does it need activation at all? These are design choices Apple made, and this is one rare instances where it bites them in the back.
Imagine how many returns the next day with not-so tech people giving up.
No new device this Christmas but ran into the issue a couple of years ago with an iPad on Christmas Day.
Tim time to build more cloud servers!
No new device this Christmas but ran into the issue a couple of years ago with an iPad on Christmas Day.
Tim time to build more cloud servers!
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Where I used to work, in each of our offices there is a camera capture system that we use on a regular basis. All of my colleagues got the latest and greatest setups with direct computer control etc. I refused and absolutely demanded that mine was a self-contained unit. After 15 years, mine was still in use, whereas the others had all been mothballed in half the time, because the manufacturer no longer produced drivers for the hardware for newer OSes, so the hardware could no longer be used.
The ironic part was that mine was actually the cheapest setup, because it didn't come with a whole bunch of superfluous proprietary software that nobody used. And it was good that nobody used that software because that was no longer supported after a half-dozen years either.
In any case, with regards to Apple hardware, just in case I keep fully functional copies of all the versions of OS X on an external drive. It actually came in handy recently when I wanted to update an old iSight. (I keep some old hardware that can run that stuff.)
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And it is. A couple hours of something like this doesn’t change the larger picture.
You guys love to overreact.
The question is, did Apple really not expecting a lot of traffic to their servers in this gifting season? They tracked how many of their stuff sold, so one would think they at least could’ve estimated the traffic.
Apple, be proactive, don’t be reactive.
Apple, be proactive, don’t be reactive.
I do exactly the same thing and I’ve never had a problem.
STill a Hell of a lot better than ‘MobileMe’ ever was
This is the new 'batteries not included' problem when you'd get walkie talkies and your parents forgot to get batteries. And back then all the stores were closed. But now it's the servers are overloaded and you can't use your device until set up is complete. We'll laugh about this someday.
Setting up a cellular Apple Watch for my dad with Family setup. After 5 failed attempts, I gave up.
And here's you, whining about... huh. Whining about the fact that people are complaining. The difference being that the people complaining about an inability to set up their devices actually spent a nonzero amount of time trying to get their devices set up. The process failed, and there's only the speculation that it's an outage. In my own case, my several attempts took about an hour and a half of time in all, at the end of which my dad didn't have a functional gift. It wasn't the end of the world for either of us, but only an ass would wave it airily aside. You, on the other hand, have suffered exactly zero inconvenience, other than the time you spent voluntarily reading about other people's misfortunes, and the nonexistent amount of time you lost empathizing. You're just whining for no reason at all. Do remember to see the self-accusatory nature of your own post.
still better than the old days of having to set up almost every Apple device with iTunes, which regularly failed on average at least 30% of the time.
With iCloud, and all of these services for that matter, it’s extremely simple. If I’m setting something up, and it fails once, I think it’s a fluke and I try again.
if it fails a second time, then I hit up Twitter, search something like “Apple set up problems”, look at the latest tweets, and usually, that answers my question pretty quickly
With iCloud, and all of these services for that matter, it’s extremely simple. If I’m setting something up, and it fails once, I think it’s a fluke and I try again.
if it fails a second time, then I hit up Twitter, search something like “Apple set up problems”, look at the latest tweets, and usually, that answers my question pretty quickly
I'm glad I found this article so I can step away from this HomePod Mini stuck on configuring. I was able to update it to 14.3 by plugging it into my MacBook...who knew the USB-C gives you that option? Shows up in the finder...but even with the update and a reset after that...still "configuring" and none of the advanced features are available. So, Imma just going to walk away and try again sometime in the next few days. I guess the question is, does "trying again" mean another reset?
Stock exchanges are closed today.
Same issue here trying to activate my daughters new m1 MacBook Pro. Issue so far has been going on for almost 20 hours now.
Spent 2 hours on the phone last night with Apple care, they couldn’t resolve it, and at that stage there was no outage declared (Apple and I both checked status page)
When signing into iCloud, it wants Apple ID password, then MacBook Pro password twice, and then finally comes up with error saying it can’t verify MacBook Pro password
Tried removing the device from her iCloud account, doesn’t make any difference.
Spent 2 hours on the phone last night with Apple care, they couldn’t resolve it, and at that stage there was no outage declared (Apple and I both checked status page)
When signing into iCloud, it wants Apple ID password, then MacBook Pro password twice, and then finally comes up with error saying it can’t verify MacBook Pro password
Tried removing the device from her iCloud account, doesn’t make any difference.
Oh, boy, just wait for that Apple iCar and the people who get one for Christmas ("Love, Mom & Dad") , but then the only way they can unlock it, start it up, and actually go anywhere, is to first activate the car via their iCloud account....
"Hilarity ensues!"
"Hilarity ensues!"
“It just works.”
What a great experience for new users. It’s rather inexcusable that after so many years of huge launches and holidays, they still can’t seem to get it right. And as someone who admins over 300 websites, I’m sure they had to work over Christmas.
What a great experience for new users. It’s rather inexcusable that after so many years of huge launches and holidays, they still can’t seem to get it right. And as someone who admins over 300 websites, I’m sure they had to work over Christmas.
I bet Apple post record sales this xmas , what with the lockdown etc
I know I bought more apple stuff this year than ever before
I know I bought more apple stuff this year than ever before
I was thinking this too, especially as the bombing seems like it may have been deliberately targeting a key AT&T facility.
However, I’m not sure the timing checks out. Apple lists the issue as starting at 9:45am UTC, which is 3:45am in Nashville. Well before the explosion.
call me a Luddite but I think a cloud is for storing rain not my data
I noticed the issue too while setting up my new Home Pod Mini but forgot about it as I helped my kid put together a LEGO set, had a Nerf gun fight with the other kid, overindulged in holiday leftovers, visited my parents, had a movie night with the family as we watched the new Wonder Woman, took a sweet nap, texted with friends and shared pictures, etc.
Did not waste my Xmas troubleshooting electronics when I knew it would resolve itself the next day.
Did not waste my Xmas troubleshooting electronics when I knew it would resolve itself the next day.
You do realize that iCloud is hosted on AWS servers? So before you crucify Apple maybe Amazon is the one you should be upset at.