You don’t need iCloud for a device to be functional. If it’s not working set it up later but the device will still work.
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Apple Setup Issues: Apple Watch Verification Failed, HomePod Stuck on Configuring
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It's great, until it isn't. The IOT troubles me enormously, I feel like a lot of my products are rented as as soon as a company decides to no longer support devices (e.g. Hue Hub v1) or move the goal posts (e.g. ITTT) then suddenly, it isn't all fun and wonderful.
I'd much rather be able to host my own services, locally. Say, via a Raspberry Pi.
I could not resist to give the Apple watch to my wife already on 23rd. Seems that it was a good move 😅
iCloud is hosted at a mix of multiple providers (and Apple isn't building its own data centers for nothing), but even if it weren't, this problem is entirely on Apple. At the end of the day, they didn't rent enough capacity, whether from Amazon, Google, Azure, or by building more capacity themselves.
Ah yes. Also, children are starving in Africa.
People can have multiple issues and still be unhappy with a comparatively small one. Gifting your loved one something and finding it doesn't work puts quite a dent on Christmas mood.
You're correct, though MobileMe was the start of of iCloud, things are never really great at the beginning, I kind of liked MM, because of the novelty of it. No doubt it was a cluster F*ck mostly, but it was new and did develop into something pretty good.
Me too. Two kids with shiny new home pod minis stuck in configuring. I spent hours trying to fix it and reading other threads. I also had the verification issue. Sooo frustrating
I never keep anything in the cloud. they are not your servers that your information is being stored. They are Apples. Just like I lost access to my huge iTunes Library because my past Macs never got iTunes deauthorized.
So YOUR access to these SERVER FARMS or CLOUD that they like to call it can be revoked at any time.
With all the snooping going on of the NSA. My stuff stays on my LOCAL Hard Drives.
Worried about losing something? BACKUP SOFTWARE. and backup often. DAILY.
So YOUR access to these SERVER FARMS or CLOUD that they like to call it can be revoked at any time.
With all the snooping going on of the NSA. My stuff stays on my LOCAL Hard Drives.
Worried about losing something? BACKUP SOFTWARE. and backup often. DAILY.
I can’t get the minis to even show up on the home app, so I can’t force a software update...
Reset Network settings on my iPhone resolved mine.. I did everything else (several times). I think something is getting hosed when the iPhone transfers network configuration information.
I spoke to Apple Support about it because two new HomePod Minis were stuck Configuring, and an original HomePod that I reset yesterday due to wifi connectivity issues in the last few weeks, was doing the same.
They talked me through various things to try, and the first thing was to turn off Smart Connect on my Synology router (RT2600ac with two additional mesh points), then reset the HomePods and set up again - this time it worked fine and the Configuring message only lasted for about 5 minutes before completing. I was then able to update both of the HomePod minis from 14.1 to 14.3.
They talked me through various things to try, and the first thing was to turn off Smart Connect on my Synology router (RT2600ac with two additional mesh points), then reset the HomePods and set up again - this time it worked fine and the Configuring message only lasted for about 5 minutes before completing. I was then able to update both of the HomePod minis from 14.1 to 14.3.
Thanks for the heads up.
Got a pair of HomePod Minis coming today, and I now know to be prepared for issues after a pair of iPad Airs both went through and got configured from the old units yesterday with no pressing issue, though.
Oh, and don't forget that there seems to have been a need by people to install a lot of iOS updates yesterday before they could activate and transfer configurations from and old iPad to a new one, yesterday. Especially if they hadn't been keeping up with iOS releases for the recent past.
Got a pair of HomePod Minis coming today, and I now know to be prepared for issues after a pair of iPad Airs both went through and got configured from the old units yesterday with no pressing issue, though.
Oh, and don't forget that there seems to have been a need by people to install a lot of iOS updates yesterday before they could activate and transfer configurations from and old iPad to a new one, yesterday. Especially if they hadn't been keeping up with iOS releases for the recent past.
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I'm perfectly happy to buy Apple gear because the setup goes great when doing things like transferring personal effects from an old iPad to a new one, or even doing a cloud-recover of a 'confused' iMac.
I pay more for the Apple, and I expect that extra cost to be backed up by better service.
There is all the more reason Apple should run smoothly as some people in financial straits took a bigger hit buying perhaps needed electronics from Apple because of their reliability, and those people shouldn't have to sit there with bricked equipment.
I pay more for the Apple, and I expect that extra cost to be backed up by better service.
There is all the more reason Apple should run smoothly as some people in financial straits took a bigger hit buying perhaps needed electronics from Apple because of their reliability, and those people shouldn't have to sit there with bricked equipment.
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Unless you keep 100% of your money under your mattress, it's also "in the cloud"
