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iOS 10 Over-the-Air Update Bricking Some iPhones and iPads [Update: Fixed]
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Get on your Mac, update iTunes, plug in iPhone and update it to 10.0.1 through there. Worked for me, download was slow as fudge however.
My iPad Pro 12.9 updated OTA with zero issues. Took about 40 minutes start to finish. It would appear as though they resolved the scrolling refresh issue with Safari on the iPad Pro with this update - yay!
Definitely not mumbo jumbo. My 6s+ downloaded the update over the air, it looked normal while updating, then I see the connect to iTunes message. Nothing odd about my phone. No jailbreaks. It was on 9.3.5 when I started.
Nailed me on the update. Oh well. Will have to wait until I get home where I have access to iTunes to do the restore. So no iPhone for a few hours.
Ah, but I can try to do the update on my iPad now. Won't it be funny if the update bricks that device as well?
Ah, but I can try to do the update on my iPad now. Won't it be funny if the update bricks that device as well?
It's so snappy, the moment I touched the screen it was almost bitten off.
Seems that's your response to everyone replying to you. I feel like maybe you need someone to hold your hand through this traumatizing event. Or maybe just curl up in a ball and cry? That's about the only other thing I can think of to help you. God's speed, Sir.
Same happened with my wife's 6s, however, the restore and reload of iOS 10 worked the second time no problem. Had no issues with our other devices.
If you download iTunes 12.5.1, it should tell you the update failed and it'll ask you if you want to update, restore, or cancel. Select the update button. My wife was able to get iOS 10 this way AND keep all of her settings using update rather than restore.
My wife had a iPhone running 9.3.5 that bricked using over the air and the above steps got her up and running.
Turn off Purify and any other VPN you might be using before trying an OTA update.
I'd been having issues with OTA installs sending my phone into recovery mode on iOS 9 updates. An Apple tech noticed I had Purify on my phone and suggested it might be preventing Apple from signing the security certificate, thus sending the phone into recovery mode.
I've been uninstalling Purify prior to updating and my problems have disappeared. Easy update today about an hour after release.
I'd been having issues with OTA installs sending my phone into recovery mode on iOS 9 updates. An Apple tech noticed I had Purify on my phone and suggested it might be preventing Apple from signing the security certificate, thus sending the phone into recovery mode.
I've been uninstalling Purify prior to updating and my problems have disappeared. Easy update today about an hour after release.
Actually this could be possible to calculate using numbers of devices, which can update and then take a number of adoption rate of iOS 9 for a first few hours and compare it to iOS 10 with a certain % error of course. Considering how many devices are iOS 10 capable and high adoption rate among many users, I don't think the number will be low. Or do you have any evidence it is much less?
I noticed there was an iTunes update. After updating iTunes it's now downloading the 10.0.1 update. Hopefully I can upgrade to that without having to restore.
Yep, it apparently is now a suitable replacement for "temporarily inconvenienced". I remember when "bricked" meant it will never work again and you might as well disassemble it to recycle the parts. The followup phrase used back then to explain it to those with the quizzical looks was, "it has essentially turned into a lump of clay."
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