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Apple Temporarily Pulls iOS 9.3 Update for Older iOS Devices
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Maybe I'm missing something.. It seems unnecessary to receive these prompts after updates. But do people not know their Apple ID password??
I would imagine this would be an issue for people that bought a used device. Obviously would not know the password used to originally set it up.
This is too funny - only 2 hours ago I got a text from my mom's husband because my mom couldn't use her phone (5) because she installed the update and didn't know her username and password. ...she stores her password in the Notes App, which she couldn't access because she couldn't get on her phone. (I just had her go into Notes App on her iMac ...which she had no clue she could do)
8.0.1 all over again.
I saw someone post a comment saying to wait to update on the 9.3 release thread, and I can't believe he was right.
Wait. Always wait before you update, at least a full day.
I saw someone post a comment saying to wait to update on the 9.3 release thread, and I can't believe he was right.
Wait. Always wait before you update, at least a full day.
Well how about that.
I advised waiting three days, and was taken to task by another reader for being hasty.
He was right. I advise waiting four days now. Let others be the lambs to the slaughter.
I advised waiting three days, and was taken to task by another reader for being hasty.
He was right. I advise waiting four days now. Let others be the lambs to the slaughter.
Exactly! If you've got a device you can't be without then do not upgrade right after a new version is released. Even if it's a point release. Wait a week and let others deal with any major bugs that are uncovered.
So it's your current password, even if your password was different when you first set up your device? Or it wants the password the device was originally set up with, even if it's been changed since?
I updated both my 5s and iPad 3, so I guess I dodged a bullet. Never saw that screen, then again, I performed my updates using iTunes on my Mac Book.
If you know your password, this ISNT an issue. If you don't, your fault.
Encountered this initially but I managed to make it work after disabling FMI and reenabling it again afterwards. Was a bit of an annoyance, but glad to have this sorted!
This is starting to become the norm. Issues with every single update, no matter how big or small.
By the way, not the first time Apple pulls an update. Talk about embarrassing and unacceptable
Yeah, if I had an Apple ID password that I couldn't recall and didn't write down I would call it embarrassing and unacceptable!
There is nothing wrong with the software except that they didn't make an option to bypass iCloud setup to get access back to your phone when you don't know your password. While I'm sorry that some people are inconvenienced to have to remember or recover their Apple ID password I also don't expect Apple to spend a lot of time writing test cases for "User forgets password" scenarios.
The same way I don't expect car manufacturers to spend a lot of time minimizing the inconvenience of losing your car keys.
My iPad mini 2 was activated, but now it reboots randomly, even by just navigating inside the Settings app. What made it worst is that aside from not allowed to restore the iPad on 9.3, it does not allow me to restore from iCloud a 9.2.1 backup that I took before the update to 9.3.
This update has bricked my Ipad 2. Im stuck at the activation screen. Nothing has worked (updated itunes and tried the troubleshooting)...
They're still signing that version. Just download the IPSW, restore with it, and use your 9.2.1 backup...
I have an original iPad air and I had this problem. Had to wrack my brain for a bit to remember what the original password and user name was but it finally came to me and I got it setup.
They are going out of their way to help idiots who can't remember their icloud passwords. That's going above and beyond... Just makes me embarrassed by association to said idiots.This is starting to become the norm. Issues with every single update, no matter how big or small.
By the way, not the first time Apple pulls an update. Talk about embarrassing and unacceptable
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This is starting to become the norm. Issues with every single update, no matter how big or small.
By the way, not the first time Apple pulls an update. Talk about embarrassing and unacceptable
Maybe remember your login credentials and everything would be just fine. Users take no responsibility, you forgot your own login info!!